The first match of the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League will see Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore. Get our latest expert CSK v RCB match betting tips, predictions and picks below. You can start betting on the IPL 2024 by opening your account with 1xbet here.
Chennai v Bangalore Match Information
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date: Friday, March 22
- Time: 8 pm local (2.30 pm GMT, 10.30 am EDT)
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As is the case usually, both these teams come into the tournament with a lot of hype around them.
Chennai will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad*** but will continue to have the services of MS Dhoni, who seems to defy age and in turn outwit opponents into submission. On the other hand, Bangalore have Faf du Plessis captaining them again, who himself is no spring chicken at 39 years of age.
Over the years, however, while Chennai Super Kings have delivered for their fans, Royal Challengers Bangalore have been a case of all boast, no roast.
This time around, the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s team won the WPL title and that could pave the path for the men to get inspired and turn things around.
Can Bangalore pull off one of the biggest upsets here given their poor track record against the Super Kings?
***Gaikwad was announced as the CSK captain a day before the start of the IPL 2024.
What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
Chennai Super Kings are one of the two teams in the league to have won the title five times, Mumbai Indians being the other. That they have done it while playing two lesser seasons is even more commendable (they were suspended for two years).
Not to forget CSK are the defending champions and has a solid record while playing at home.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have struggled to get going in most of the previous seasons.
For a team that has had Virat Kohli playing for them from almost inception and having had a plethora of super-starts, it’s a surprise they have never won the title and made the final only three times.
Interesting CSK vs RCB Stats
- CSK vs RCB Head-to-head: Chennai are a whopping 20-10 ahead on head-to-head against Bangalore. In Chennai, CSK leads RCB 7-1 on head-to-head.
- Overall, CSK have played 225 games in the IPL so far and won 131 of them, giving them a winning percentage of 58.96%. RCB are way behind on this with just 48.73% of their matches won in the IPL.
- At 2721 runs, the RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is the third-highest scorer for CSK in the history of IPL.
Possible Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings
Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Mitchell Santner/Mahesh Theekshana, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep/Yash Dayal
CSK vs RCB Predictions with Latest Odds*
- Prediction 1: Chennai Super Kings to win: 8/11 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Prediction 2: Team of Top Batsman – Royal Challenger Bangalore: 8/11
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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