Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be up against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 62nd match of IPL 2025 today, May 20, in Delhi. Both these teams are already out of the playoff race. In the reverse fixture earlier this season, RR defeated CSK by six runs.
Here are the top three battles to watch out for in today’s CSK vs RR clash in the IPL 2025:
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Khaleel Ahmed
Jaiswal is having a great IPL season, scoring 523 runs from 13 matches at an average of 43.58 and a strike rate of 158.01. Khaleel has taken 14 wickets from 12 matches. Jaiswal has faced Khaleel in four IPL innings, scoring 34 runs and getting dismissed twice at a strike rate of 200.
Shivam Dube vs Wanindu Hasaranga
Dube is having an ordinary IPL season with 301 runs from 12 matches at an average of 33.44 and a strike rate of 130.87. Hasaranga has taken 10 wickets from 10 matches. They have faced each other in three IPL innings, with Dube scoring 43 runs and getting dismissed only once at a strike rate of 215. This battle will be crucial in the middle overs.
Shimron Hetmyer vs Matheesha Pathirana
Hetmyer has scored 227 runs from 13 matches this season and has not been very effective for RR. Pathirana has taken 12 wickets from 10 matches this year. In the past, Hetmyer has struggled to score freely against Pathirana, having played him in the IPL earlier and scored eight runs while getting dismissed once at a strike rate of 72.7.