In Match 43 of VIVO IPL 2018, today the Ajinkya Rahane-lead Rajasthan Royals will clash with the MS-Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings.

MS Dhoni’s side bags 7 wins from 10 outings, and they will now be eyeing a top-two finish while Rahane’s side won only two of their last 7 matches.

Earlier RR received two points beating Kings XI Punjab in their previous match, while CSK crushed Kohali-led Royal Challengers Bangalore before their five-day break.

Outstanding Players

Ajinkya Rahane (c)

16, 14, 65, 5, 9 Runs in last few outings

Jos Buttler

6, 10, 67, 51, 82 Runs in last few outings

Sanju Samson

52, 40, 8, 28, 22 Runs in last few outings

Shane Watson

7, 12, 78, 36, 11 Runs in last few outings

Ambati Rayudu

82, 46, 41, 21, 32 Runs in last few outings

MS Dhoni

70*, 26, 51*, 43*, 31* Runs in last few outings

Teams

Rajasthan Royals 

 Ajinkya Rahane(c), D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin, Jofra Archer, Stuart Binny, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Ish Sodhi, Heinrich Klaasen, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera

Chennai Super Kings:

Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Billings, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Mark Wood, Karn Sharma, N Jagadeesan, David Willey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Monu Kumar, Kshitiz Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Lungi Ngidi, Kanishk Seth, KM Asif, Suresh Raina