IPL 2024, CSK vs RCB Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

IPL 2024, CSK vs RCB Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:  CHE vs RCB Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   22 Mar, 08:00 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:  MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 06
RCB Won: 01
CHE Won: 04
No Result/Tie: 01

Recent Form: 
CHE 
 W,  W, W,  L, W
 ✅✅✅❌✅

RCB 
L,  W, W,  L,  L
❌✅✅❌❌ 

Info: 

• After averaging 42.14 in the 2023 IPL, we are backing top order batter Ruturaj Gaikwad to be CSK’s highest run scorer against RCB. Ravindra Jadeja is a top level player with an excellent record in Chepauk. The bowling all-rounder is our pick for CSK’s top wicket taker in this game.
• Virat Kohli, the all time leading run scorer in the IPL, will return to competitive cricket in this match after missing the five-match Test series against England and is our tip for RCB’s highest run scorer on Friday. Mohammed Siraj took 19 wickets last year and the right-arm pacer is a strong choice for RCB’s top wicket taker in Match 1.
• With 152 wickets in total across his IPL career, we recommend backing Ravindra Jadeja to take over 1.5 wickets in this tournament opener.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: You can watch this match live on Sky Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, Sky Sport NZ, SuperSport and Willow TV.

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: The fixture will be live-streamed on SkyGo, Jio Cinema, Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

With over 60% of IPL games in Chepauk won by the team batting first, we predict that both teams will want to bat first ahead of this match.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

The forecast is for consistent weather throughout Friday evening in Chepauk with the humidity levels remaining at 75% and the temperature staying at a constant 29 degrees.

Pitch Report: 

It is often a good contest between bat and ball at the MA Chidambaram Stadium with consistent bounce but also plenty of turn for the spinners. A par score is likely to be around 170-175.

 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 

Total matches: 06

Matches won batting first: 5 

Matches won bowling first: 1 

Average 1st Inns scores: 150

Average 2nd Inns scores: 119

Highest total recorded

182/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI

Lowest total recorded

80/10 (17.5 Ov) by PAKW vs ENGW

Highest score chased

182/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI

Lowest score defended

103/8 (20 Ov) by WIW vs PAKW

Team NEWS: 

CHE Team News: 

The 2023 Champions will certainly be without Sri Lankan pace bowler Matheesha Pathirana and New Zealand opener Devon Conway for this and a number of games at the start of the tournament. Shivam Dube and Rachin Ravindra have both had niggles but should be fine for this match. 

RCB Team News: 

Unlike most of the other sides in the IPL 2024, RCB come into this opening fixture with nearly a fully fit squad and there is only a slight doubt over Rajat Patidar’s ankle. Equally, they have suffered no withdrawals across their squad so far this year.

Predicted Playing11: 

GUJARAT 

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad

2. Rachin Ravindra

3. Ajinkya Rahane

4. Daryl Mitchell

5. Moeen Ali

6. Ravindra Jadeja

7. MS Dhoni(WK)(C)

8. Shardul Thakur

9. Deepak Chahar

10. Maheesh Theekshana

11. Tushar Deshpande

CHENNAI 

1. Faf du Plessis(C)

2. Virat Kohli

3. Rajat Patidar

4. Glenn Maxwell

5. Cameron Green

6. Mahipal Lomror

7. Dinesh Karthik(WK)

8. Alzarri Joseph

9. Yash Dayal

10. Mohammed Siraj

11. Akash Deep

Players Matchups: 

R Gaikwad against A Joseph
25 balls 47 runs 01 Dismissal

R Gaikwad against M Siraj
39 balls 53 runs 01 Dismissal

M Santner against M Siraj
08 balls 02 runs 02 Dismissal

M Santner against G Maxwell
09 balls 11 runs 02 Dismissal

R Jadeja against A Joseph
15 balls 09 runs 02 Dismissal

R Jadeja against G Maxwell
02 balls 06 runs 01 Dismissal

R Ravindra against M Siraj
04 balls 04 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dube against G Maxwell
18 balls 22 runs 01 Dismissal

V Kohli against M Ali
08 balls 05 runs 01 Dismissal

V Kohli against D Chahar
27 balls 40 runs 01 Dismissal

F du Plessis against M Ali
09 ball 08 runs 03 Dismissal

F du Plessis against M Theekshana
12 balls 15 runs 01 Dismissal

G Maxwell against M Theekshana
36 balls 69 runs 03 Dismissal

G Maxwell against R Jadeja
21 balls 35 runs 02 Dismissal

G Maxwell against M Santner
23 ball 35 runs 02 Dismissal

D Karthik against S Thakur
15 balls 21 runs 01 Dismissal

D Karthik against R Jadeja
30 balls 42 runs 01 Dismissal

C Green against R Jadeja
05 balls 03 runs 01 Dismissal

C Green against T Deshpande
02 balls 01 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

CSK Team Info – 

• CSK, the 5 times IPL Champion will be looking to start their campaign from where they left in the last season, winning the finals against Gujarat titans.
• Ravindra Jadeja smashed 10 runs off the last 2 balls and lifted the trophy for CSK.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra will probably open the inning.
• Ajinkya Rahane will bat at the one-down position.
• Rachin Ravindra and Ajinkya Rahane might swap their positions with Ajinkya opening and Rachin coming at 1 down.
• Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali will handle the middle-order batting.
• MS Dhoni will lead the Chennai Super Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
• MS Dhoni will do the Wicket Keeping for Chennai Super Kings.
• Ravindra Jadeja and Maheesh Theekshana will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar will lead the pace attack of his team.
• CSK has bought back Shardul Thakur and he will be a crucial bowler in this bowling unit.

RCB Team Info – 

• RCB team did good in the auction having traded Cameron Green and buying Aljari joseph, Lockie Ferguson to strengthen their bowling.
• They are a batting heavy side and will be hoping for their bowlers to put up a great impact this season.
• Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will probably open the inning.
• Rajat Patidar will bat at the one-down position.
• Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green will handle the middle-order batting.
• Faf du Plessis will lead the RCB as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Dinesh Karthik will do the Wicket Keeping for RCB.
• Glenn Maxwell is likely to bowl spin for the RCB Team.
• Mohammed Siraj and Alzarri Joseph/Lockie Ferguson will lead the pace attack of his team.
• RCB Bought Yash Dayal in their side who will be the left handed bowler that provides a variety in this bowling attack.

Winning Chances: 

Cricket fans across the globe will be clearing their diaries and setting early alarms if necessary to watch this opening fixture of this year’s IPL. With two of the strongest sides locking horns, it promises to be a fascinating contest in Chennai on Friday evening and it would be no surprise if there were some incredible individual performances. We are predicting a tight match but are backing CSK, with their long batting line-up, to emerge with the win.

Chennai Super Kings to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

 Chennai Super Kings a 65% chance to win this match 

 Royal Challengers Bangalore have a 35% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

CHENNAI 

Ruturaj Gaikwad 

The 27 year old right-handed batter has averaged over 42 in three of his four IPL seasons and has made a score of 90+ in each of his last three IPL campaigns.

Daryl Mitchell 

The New Zealand batting all-rounder has been playing at a very high level for the last four years of his career across all formats.

Ravindra Jadeja 

The India international all-rounder picked up 20 wickets during the 2023 IPL, his best return across a campaign so far.

Tushar Deshpande 

The right-arm pace bowler took 21 wickets across last year’s tournament after taking only four during the 2020 and 2022 competitions.

BANGALORE 

Virat Kohli 

The right-handed opener needs only six runs in this game to bring up 12000 T20 career runs, 639 of which came in last year’s IPL.

Faf du Plessis 

The South African skipper was in fine form towards the end of this year’s SA20 and averaged 56.15 across the 2023 IPL.

Mohammed Siraj 

The right-arm pace bowler will pitch the ball up and make the most of any swing on offer in the opening overs and is a great competitor.

Lockie Ferguson 

The New Zealand quick bowler will be hoping to knock over some of his international team-mates in this game. He had a strike-rate of 13.84 during the 2021 IPL.

Team Forms: 

CHE Team Form: 

CSK lost just one of their last six matches in the 2023 season on their way to winning the tournament.

RCB Team Form: 

A run of only three wins from their final seven games saw RCB miss out on the play-offs at the end of last year’s tournament.

SQUAD: 

Chennai Super Kings (CHE) Squad: 

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(WK)(C), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Mukesh Choudhary, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Devon Conway(WK), Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Ajay Mandal, Aravelly-Avanish Rao(WK), Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet- Singh, Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad: 

Faf du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Lockie Ferguson, Rajan Kumar, Will Jacks, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat(WK), Saurav Chauhan, Reece Topley.

Grand League Team: Pre-Toss