CSK vs RR Pitch Report and Weather Report Live Today Of Chennai Stadium- IPL 2023, Match 17: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be looking to continue their fine start to the season when they take on each other in the 17th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
The match is scheduled to take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. As usual, the weekday match will begin at 19:30 (IST). Both Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have started their respective campaigns in IPL 2023 in a similar manner.
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Both the teams have two wins and one loss from their first three games. Chennai Super Kings began their campaign with a 5-wicket loss at the hands of reigning IPL champions Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
However, they won the following two games to gain the early momentum. In their second game, the MS Dhoni-led side beat Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs in a high-scoring contest at the Chepauk. It was followed by a thumping 7-run win against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, began their campaign with a 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. It was followed by a narrow loss at the hands of Punjab Kings in Guwahati. Chasing 198, the Royals came up with a good batting effort but eventually fell short by 5 runs. In their next game, they bounced back by thrashing Delhi Capitals by 57 runs.
In the points table, Rajasthan Royals are at the second spot behind Lucknow Super Giants. Chennai Super Kings are at the fifth spot despite having the same number of wins and losses as Royals due to their net run-rate.
Here is the points table of IPL 2023:
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.048 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.067 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.375 |
| Gujarat Titans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.431 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.356 |
| Punjab Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.235 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.879 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.502 |
| Delhi Capitals | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.576 |
(Table updated after 16th game of IPL 2023)
CSK vs RR Pitch Report and Weather Report Live Today Of Chennai Stadium- IPL 2023, Match 17:
The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While in recent seasons of the IPL, the ground has witnessed low scoring matches, the first match played out at the venue in the ongoing season was an exception. Chepauk has traditionally offered low bounce and spin, thus making it difficult for batsmen to score big.
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Here are the recent records at the MA Chidambaram Stadium:
Here are the records of the last two IPL seasons played at the venue – 2019 and 2021. No matches took place at the venue in 2020 due to Covid-19 outbreak.
Total matches played: 18
Matches won by the team batting first: 9
Matches won by the team batting second: 8
Matches tied/went to Super Over: 1
Highest score batting first: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 204/4 vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2021
Lowest score batting first: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 79/10 vs Chennai Super Kings, 2019
Highest total chased: Chennai Super Kings 175 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2019
Lowest score defended: Royal Challengers Bangalore 149 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2021
Total wickets taken by spinners: 102 in 18 games
Total wickets taken by pacers: 107 in 18 games
Here is the record of T20I matches played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium:
Total T20I matches played: 2
Matches won by the team batting first: 1
Matches won by the team batting second: 1
Highest score batting first: West Indies 181/3 vs India, 2018
Lowest team score while batting first: New Zealand 167/5 vs India, 2012
Highest successful chase: India 181 vs West Indies, 2018
Lowest Score Defended: New Zealand defended 167 vs India, in 2012
Total wickets taken by spinners: 4 in 2 games (2 wickets per match)
Total wickets taken by pacers: 12 in 2 games (6 wickets per match)
CSK vs RR Pitch Report and Weather Report:
The above stats make it pretty clear that both pacers and spinners have managed to make an impact at the Chepauk pitch in recent IPL games. Both spinners and pacers can look forward to getting some assist from the pitch.
Talking about the game played at the venue in IPL 2023, only one game has taken place so far. Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants played the first game of IPL 2023 in Chennai and it was a high-scoring game.
Asked to bat first, Chennai Super Kings scored 217 for 7 with Mark Wood and Ravi Bishnoi picking up 3 wickets apiece. In reply, LSG scored 205 for 7 with spinner Moeen Ali picking up 4 wickets. Seeing the recent stats, one can say that the pitch will have something for everyone.
As far as the weather is concerned, there are no predictions of rain. The temperature will be hovering around 27 degree Celsius at night while the humidity will be hovering just above 60%.