Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – 22/09/2020

Rajasthan v Chennai – IPL Match Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Team News, Predictions – 22/09/2020

The Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings will play the fourth match of the 2020 Indian Premier League.

Chennai are full of confidence after upsetting the reigning champions Mumbai Indians prior to this match. This will be Rajasthan’s first of the IPL 2020.

Discover our IPL betting tips and information about the best betting sites in India.

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Match Preview

The last five meetings between these two sides have brought four victories for Chennai and one for Rajasthan. The Royals were defeated on both occasions in the 2019 IPL.

The Royals, who won the IPL back in 2008, are underdogs for this match against the three-time champions Super Kings.

Where: Sharjah Cricket Stadium

When: Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Start time: 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)

Pitch conditions: This will be the first IPL 2020 match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Like in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the pitch could offer a bit of extra bounce for the spinners. Six of the last eight completed T20Is here were won by the team that batted first.

Weather conditions: No rain and temperatures in the high 40 degrees celsius is predicted for Sharjah on Monday. Hot and humid, indeed. Players from abroad will have to acclimatise quickly.

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Latest Odds

22Bet are among the best online cricket betting sites in Indian rupees. They have a variety of markets for the IPL.

They have Rajasthan priced as the underdogs at 2.235. Chennai are the favourites at 22Bet at 1.65.

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Team News

Head coach has confirmed Steven Smith is available for selection. Smith has recovered from another concussion.

They will definitely be without Jos Buttler, who has to quarantine after a late arrival in the UAE.

Fast bowler Oshane Thomas played in the recent CPL 2020, while batsman David Miller has joined from the Kings XI Punjab.

Jaydev Unadkat is back with Rajasthan. His role with the ball will be key if the Royals lose Ben Stokes, who is with his ill father.

Star batsman Ajinkya Rahane has left the Royals. Rahul Tewatia and Mayank Markande have joined from Delhi.

Ruturaj Gaikwad wast not available for Chennai’s opener against Mumbai. Let’s see if he returns for this one.

Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh won’t be around for this match – and the rest of the tournament. The roles of the rest of the batsmen and spinners comes more into play because of this.

Chennai have two excellent all-rounders in Mitchell Santner and Dwayne Bravo. Santer will have a lot more responsibility after Bravo was ruled out of the first couple of matches of the IPL 2020.

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Squads

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Betting Tips and Prediction

Here are some more free cricket betting tips for today’s match. They have been put together by our experts, who have followed the tournament from the beginning and are aware of the form and trends.

Bet on du Plessis to Be the Top Batsman for Chennai

Faf du Plessis was in excellent form in the tournament opener, as Chennai upset Mumbai. He scored a 50 and took three outstanding catches in that victory.

Funbet, who are new to the Indian betting sites we have reviewed, have du Plessis priced at 3.75 to be the top batsman for the Super Kings this time.

That’s a good value bet – and placing it can help you get to grips with these new offerings from Funbet.

Pick Curran to Be the Top Bowler for Rajasthan

Bodog India have Tom Curran priced at 4.6 to be the top bowler for Rajasthan. He’s had recent match practice for England against Australia.

His slower balls will come in handy. Curran will likely come up against his brother, Sam, at some stage in this match.

That’ll be a particularly interesting battle.

Choose Sharjah to Produce a Centurion

This is the first time the Sharjah pitch will be used in the IPL 2020. It should be fresh and full of runs.

Plenty of big hitters will be on display in this match. Dafabet India have over 100 markets for this fixture alone.

One of them is a century to be scored by any batsman at 8.2. Those odds are bigger than the same market on other betting sites in India.

Read our round-up of best bets for this match to help you with your predictions.