Preview: On Saturday, May 18, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the reigning champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will square off. In the season’s first match, the two teams squared off, with CSK winning handily by six wickets.
In the last five games, the home team has won two and successfully defended once. In order for RCB to be eligible for the playoffs, they need to triumph over CSK. They must set a goal and defend it with a margin of eighteen runs if they choose to bat first. On the other hand, if they bat second, they have eighteen overs to chase down the CSK total.
In the meantime, CSK has emerged victorious from seven of their 13 games thus far, most recently defeating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets. But because they are also in a do-or-die scenario, CSK find themselves in a difficult situation. The five-time champions need to win against RCB to guarantee their postseason spot.
Indian Premier League 2024, 68th T20 match, IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
Date & Time: Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium’s surface is in the hitters’ favor. High-scoring games are usually anticipated at this location because of the ground’s compact size and lightning-fast outfield. The bowlers will have a difficult time keeping the other team from scoring large totals because they will have to be extremely alert and cautious the entire time. At this location, the team that wins the toss will attempt to bowl first.
PROBABLE XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB):
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Swapnil Singh
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Samir Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh
