Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Betting Tips 05/05/2021

21:01, 3 May 2021

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21:01, 3 May 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.

The 32nd fixture of the Indian Super League (IPL) 2021 sees Rajasthan Royals take on Chennai Super Kings on May 5 (Wednesday) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30pm IST.

Teams Status

Rajasthan Royals

After losing three of their first four games of the season, Rajasthan Royals have shown a bit of resurgence of late, winning two of their last three matches and climbing to fifth on the points table.

During this sequence, both the sides they’ve beaten (Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad) are dwelling at the bottom of the table. Sandwiched between those win, when they met a contender in the form of Mumbai Indians, they were brushed aside by seven wickets, which goes to prove that Rajasthan are well and truly a mid-table side too strong for the rubbish but too rubbish for the strong.

The man responsible for their last win, the one over Sunrisers Hyderabad, was Jos Buttler, who smashed a 64-ball 124 to help his side to a gargantuan 220. The Englishman was due a big knock but no one thought it’d be this big and monstrous.

While CSK certainly represent a much bigger challenge than KKR, innings like Buttler’s are capable of being a catalyst for something bigger. Thus, this game against CSK comes as an instant litmus test for Rajasthan.

Chennai Super Kings

After the aberration of last season, normal service has resumed for Chennai Super Kings. The MS Dhoni-led side has proven that what happened last year (finishing second to last) was a one-off occurrence. At the halfway mark of round robin stage this year, CSK are near the summit of the points table and back being the contender we had known them to be – until last year.

They did lose their last game, which was against Mumbai Indian, but the manner of the victory means they will not be too worried. Not only did they amass 218 runs, it needed a Kieron Pollard special for Mumbai to beat Chennai, and that too happened on the final ball of the match.

CSK found runs from different sources as well, with Ambati Rayudu contributing a brilliant 72 off 27 and Moeen Ali 58 off 36.

Granted that they lost but Pollard, in the mood he was, could have dismantled just about any bowling attack in the world.

Chennai, against a mid-table opposition, would want to settle for nothing less than a victory here.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Home team name	Away team name
	2.10	1.72
	2.104	1.73
	2.18	1.66

CSK are the clear favourites. 22Bet has them at 1.73, Bet365 at 1.72 and LeoVegas at 1.66. Similarly, Rajasthan are priced at 2.18 on LeoVegas, 2.10 on Bet365 and 2.104 on 22Bet.

Tipster’s Angel

Tip: Chennai Super Kings to win @ 1.73

A look at the composition of both the sides will reveal why Chennai are the favourites here. Chennai’s batting runs deep and it has battle-hardened experience spread all over their playing eleven. Two of their most experienced players, Suresh Raina and captain MS Dhoni, have not even started performing yet and CSK are still near the top of the points table, which tells a lot about their strength in depth. If all goes according to plan, and the bubble breach does not make it to the CSK roster, they should come out on top easily.

Tip: Sanju Samson to score 50 – Yes @ 3.5

Thrice now Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has failed to complete his half century despite coming close. Scores of 42, 42 and 48 in his last three innings indicate that he is in good touch and could cross the 50-mark soon. In their last meeting, Samson was out for just one so he’d be motivated as well to atone for that failure.

Conclusion

CSK have a 62.5%-win percentage against Rajasthan, although to be fair, CSK have a high win percentage against almost everyone – except Mumbai Indians. They should win this one.