Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|20-05-2025
CSK vs RR Playing 11: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will square off against Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals in the 62nd match of the IPL 2025 season on May 20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
Chennai Super Kings has three wins out of 12 games, with their wins coming in the games against Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders.
On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals also have three wins in 13 games, with their wins coming in games against the Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans.
Both franchises in the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table and have been knocked out of the tournament.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Sanju Samson said, “We will bowl first. Looking at the last game against DC, there was something in it. There’s no hiding in this game. We got to do it today.”
“Everyone has to be a match-winner. They have to think like that. We need to be smarter and braver. We have a couple of changes. Yudhvir comes in,” concluded Sanju Samson.
Meanwhile, MS Dhoni said, “We want to express ourselves in our batting department. Need to figure out which individual will do well in which slot next year. Need to work on our bowling.”
“Once we were out of the tournament, we wanted to find the answers for the next year. Need to look in to the combination and a couple of players we can pick in auction.”
“We are on a roll in the batting department and we want to continue doing that, we struggled at the start of the season. When you are constantly under pressure that doesnt’ work. You don’t need to play all kind of shots, need to be selective,” concluded MS Dhoni.
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Ayush Mhatre, Devon Conway, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Ms Dhoni (W/C), Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, NOor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (W/C), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Tushar Deshpande Madhwal