Rajasthan Royals host Chennai Super Kings in match 37 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday (April 27) with the match set to start at 7:30 PM IST.
Sanju Samson's RR head into the match on the back of their third defeat of the season, while CSK, who will be led by MS Dhoni, are fresh from a three-match winning streak. RR has won 4 of 7 and CSK has won 5 of 7 matches so far.
The two sides clashed in Chennai earlier this season, and it was the inaugural champions, who emerged victorious by 3 runs over the four-time champions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Now, the two sides will clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, which will host it's second match of the season. The Royals suffered a 10-run loss to Lucknow Super Giants in the one IPL 2023 match hosted in Jaipur so far.
Ahead of RR vs CSK 2023 meeting at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, we take a look at the pitch report and weather forecast for the day as some parts of the country have received summer showers.
A partly cloudy day with a maximum temperature of 35o C, but will turn into a cloudy evening during the playing hours with max temperature of 25o C. There also prediction for rain in the noon, but weather is unlikely to play spoilsport when Rajasthan Royals host Chennai Super Kings.
RR vs CSK IPL 2023: Head To Head, Stats, Record in Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has been known produce some competitive wickets in the IPL, but not many matches have been high-scoring at the venue with the average score batting first in IPL being 158.
The IPL record at the venue shows that teams batting second have had the most success, but the recent games, including RR's defeat to LSG, has seen teams chasing to cross the line in a run chase. In the season opener, RR restricted LSG to 154, but could only reach 144 in response.
The wicket on that day favoured bowlers who used their variations especially the pacer that made use of their change in speed cause trouble to the batters. If the wicket is similar, than CSK will be at advantage with slower bowlers available.