May 20: CSK vs RR Match Prediction: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who are already out of the playoff race and are in the last two positions, will be eyeing to save their reputation by winning this match when they clash in the IPL match here on Tuesday. Tuesday’s match is the last match of the 2025 season for the Royals. The team has nothing to show this season except finding an extraordinary talent in the form of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The Jaipur team has suffered the most due to poor bowling options in the auction and apart from this, the performance of its middle order has also not been impressive.
Royals will play for respect
If the Royals team is at the ninth position in the table of 10 teams, then the main reason for this is the average performance of their bowlers and excessive dependence on top order batsmen. The Royals have faced many challenges due to letting Jos Buttler go from the team and the poor performance of Jofra Archer. The lack of a good Indian bowler who has the ability to put pressure on the opposition team has also been a big weakness of the team. If the Mumbai Indians team was successful in making a comeback, the biggest reason for this was star fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
If Gujarat Titans are in a strong position, then it is because of Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna who together have taken more than 30 wickets. This was not seen with the Royals team in the current season. They made some great starts in batting like against Punjab Kings on Sunday when they scored more than 70 runs in the first five overs but the team still lost the match. This story was repeated again and again with the Royals in the current season. The team can play for respect and end their campaign with a win.
Chennai will have to improve batting combination
The Super Kings will have to improve their batting combination during the next auction. The Chennai Super Kings team is going through a phase of change and its old formula of including tried and tested players failed completely in the current season, which has badly affected the performance of the team. Super Kings had high expectations from Rahul Tripathi and Deepak Hooda. The experience of playing for India may have earned him a contract with the franchise but he could not consistently deliver match-winning performances under pressure.
The arrival of young players like Ayush Mhatre, Sheikh Rashid and Urvil Patel has started the process of rebuilding the team. Twenty-year-old Mhatre came close to scoring a century against Royal Challengers Bangalore and also performed well against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. Patel joined the team late but showed his potential by playing a blazing innings against Kolkata Knight Riders.
What he has done so far can be called a trailer of the next season. The team’s problems increased further with captain Rituraj Gaikwad being out of the tournament. Many hoped that Dhoni’s return as captain would change the team’s fortunes but with such limited resources, he too could not do much. There were high expectations from foreign players like Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra but nothing worked for the Super Kings.
CSK vs RR: The probable playing 11
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Sheikh Rashid, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Quen Mphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
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