IPL 2021: CSK vs RR, Stats Preview – Upcoming records and approaching milestones

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, both the teams, lost their first game of the season in IPL 2021 but made a good comeback by winning the second match. Both sides will hope to continue the same momentum when they meet on 19th April at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. CSK registered a commanding victory against Punjab Kings defeating them by a big margin.

On the other hand, RR won a thriller against the Delhi Capitals. Chris Morris and Jaydev Unadkat were the major contributors in their victory. Capitan Sanju Samson has also smacked a century so far this season. For CSK, Deepak Chahar displayed his magic with the ball picking up 4 wickets against PBKS.

Let’s look at important stats and numbers before the IPL clash between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals:

200 – MS Dhoni will be playing his 200th T20 match as CSK captain. He will become the first player to lead one team in 200 T20 matches. He has captained CSK in 199 matches among 200 played, while in 1 match he has played under Suresh Raina in Champions League T20.

2 – Suresh Raina has smashed 198 sixes in IPL and is 2 maximums away from completing a double century of sixes in the league.

48 – Shardul Thakur has picked up 48 wickets in 47 IPL matches. He needs 2 more wickets to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.

3 – CSK’s new-ball bowler Deepak Chahar picked up 3 wickets in the powerplay in the last game against PBKS. He is going to be a big threat for the RR captain in this clash. Chahar has dismissed Sanju Samson three times in a span of 28 balls bowled in IPL.

88 – David Miller has aggregated 1912 runs in 79 innings so far. He is 88 runs away from completing 2000 runs in the league. He will become the sixth Proteas player to reach the landmark.

609 – For CSK, Suresh Raina has scored the most runs (609) against Rajasthan Royals including 4 fifties.