Check out all the details about the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings 68th game of IPL 2024
Preview
Chennai Super Kings will travel to Bengaluru to take on the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in a huge game on Saturday (May 18). Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have to win the game to keep their hopes of playoffs alive. After being stuck at the bottom of the table for most of the season, RCB made a tremendous comeback with five wins on the trot. The washout on Thursday, which gave Sunrisers Hyderabad one point, has more or less made things difficult for RCB. Faf du Plessis has to beat CSK by a better margin to make it through as the 4th team in the table.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) just have to win on Saturday to make it through to the playoffs. With three wins out of 5 games, the defending champions have been plagued with inconsistency this year. Injuries to two key bowlers and the loss of Mustafizur Rahman to international duty has hurt the Super Kings. One thing that is going in favor of the men in yellow is the fact that their batters are in good form and will fancy taking on the RCB bowlers.
Match Information
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 68
Indian Premier League, 18 May 2024, Sat, 7:30 PM IST ,Bengaluru
Probable PlayingXI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
F du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, RM Patidar, GJ Maxwell, C Green, MK Lomror, Swapnil Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, KV Sharma
Bench: Anuj Rawat, SS Prabhudessai, S Chauhan, M Bhandage, TK Curran, MJ Dagar, WG Jacks, Vijaykumar Vyshak, RJW Topley, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, LH Ferguson, Akash Deep
Chennai Super Kings
RD Gaikwad(C), Sameer Rizvi, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, S Dubey, RA Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, MS Dhoni, Shardul Thakur, TU Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh
Bench: Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, MM Ali, Nishant Sindhu, AJ Mandal, A Avanish, RS Hangargekar, DL Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, M Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, RJ Gleeson
Injury News
Weather Report: Likely rain
Win Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Pitch Condition: Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score: 197
Pitch Report
Captains
Virat RCB | bat – 9
Virat Kohli has been at his best with the bat this season once again and been a key player for RCB. If the Faf Du Plessis led side have to make it to the playoffs, Virat Kohli will again have to do well with the bat.
Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in prime form with the bat this year. With his team needing a win to secure their place in the playoffs, Gaikwad will want to score a big one and help his team go through.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper didn’t begin the season well but has found his form with the bat. The South African has been a major reason behind the resurgence of RCB as he has given his team flying starts with the bat.
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New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell has been in amazing form with the bat in the last few matches. 168 runs from 5 matches with 2 half-centuries shows the value he adds to the CSK side.
The 30-year-old batter from Madhya Pradesh has played a pivotal role in the success of RCB in the last few games. In the 4 innings that he has batted in the last five matches, Patidar has scored 3 half-centuries to help his side win the games.
Chennai Super Kings star Ravindra Jadeja has been a silent performer with the bat and ball this season. His contribution with the bat and ball in the game against Punjab Kings was pivotal for his side to win a key game in the latter stages of the season.
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RCB’s veteran spinner has been a key figure in his side’s improved performances. Karn Sharma has picked 5 wickets from five matches and also scored crucial runs for his side with the bat.
In what is likely his last ever IPL, MS Dhoni has done everything right with the bat. The 42-year-old has scored 136 runs so far and is striking over 226. His record at the Chinnaswamy Stadium will also send chills down the opposition spine.
The 29-year-old pacer has come into his with the ball in the absence of three of CSK’s regular pacers. Tushar Deshpande has been in red hot form with the ball and been the lead pacer by picking wickets with the new ball.
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