Rajasthan Royals will look to continue their unbeaten run at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, but Chennai Super Kings are sure to provide them the stiffest of tests when the two sides lock horns in an IPL-6 game Sunday.
CSK are sitting pretty at the top of the points table with ten wins from 13 games, while RR are right behind them in third place with nine wins in 13.
Jaipur has been a fortress for the Royals in IPL-6, and CSK will know they will have to be at their best to stop the home side at their own backyard. CSK will be buoyed by the fact that the last time they faced a side unbeaten at home they trounced them - in their last game at the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
"It is an important match from the way we see it," CSK fielding coach Steve Rixon said. "It probably ensures us of a top two berth if we win it, plus we have one home game to get going, which is also pretty convenient. So, it is an important game.
"It gives momentum going into the finals. We won seven in a row, then had a massive defeat against Mumbai Indians and then bounced back very well against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and now we want to get a real start again. So it is an important match for us."
Rixon is keen to see CSK perform at their peak on all aspects of the game - bowling, batting and fielding.
"What we have probably been hunting for is consistency," he said. "Something that escapes us is in one of the roles. Whether it is fielding or batting or bowling, we haven't really got the three going together.
"Which I guess is quite exciting considering that it is still to happen. Come finals time, if we can get that right we can be a force to reckon with. But, consistency is the key at the moment and we are looking to get on a bit of a roll there."
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