🏏IPL 2023: Match 24 - CSK vs RCB on 17/04/2023 at 7:30 PM IST 🏏 - Page 2

Originally posted by: Savera84

RCB vs CSK IPL 2023: Fans are eagerly waiting for Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in action against Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 24th match of the cricket tournament will take place on April 17th at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Till now, both teams have won two games each so far in their first four matches. This match is going to be a vital one for both teams. All CSK fans hope their inspirational skipper MS Dhoni takes the field. RCB on Saturday won against Delhi Captials, with Virat Kohli's form being the biggest positive for them. Here's everything you need to know about CSK vs RCB.

Overall Heat to Head record:

Played: 31

Won by CSK: 23

Won by RCB: 10

No result: 01

Win-Loss Record of RCB and CSK in IPL 2022:

In BANGALORE:

Played: 9
CSK Won: 4
RCB won: 4

No Result: 1

stats ain’t helping either😂😂

Thanks for the thread, Raji. 🤗

It's difficult to choose between these two teams.

Best wishes to both teams. ⭐️⭐️

Team Watch:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB's Indian middle-order that is missing Rajat Patidar have managed a best score of 26 (Lomror) in the four games so far and that adds to the pressure on their 'Big 3' and also forced them into a panic Impact Substitute move in the last game, of getting Anuj Rawat in when they would have otherwise beefed up their bowling ahead of a target defence. Thankfully for them, however, even with that change they have enough of a bowling depth to go around.

Tactics & Matchups:

RCB have been the best bowling side (CSK are the worst) in the PowerPlays this season with Mohammed Siraj in particular conceding at just 4.7RPO and taking three wickets across 10 PowerPlay overs. He has never dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad over 36 balls in the IPL but with both men in equally good form, the winner of their battle could set up how the rest of the game develops.

Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Vyshak Vijaykumar

Chennai Super Kings

CSK will have at least one enforced change from their last game with Sisanda Magala out with a split webbing. Both Dwaine Pretorius and Matheesha Pathirana bowled in the nets on the eve of the game with the latter having just recovered from a bout of Covid.

Tactics & Matchups:

Ravindra Jadeja will be a big match-up factor against both Kohli and Maxwell. Jadeja has dismissed the latter six times in 40 balls in the IPL. He has dismissed Kohli thrice and conceded at only 106.87 to the former RCB captain. In fact, the game could be decided in the middle overs. CSK have the best record here in IPL 2023, their spinners having taken 12 wickets while going at just 6.85 in this phase. Even historically, this has been a strong point of Dhoni's team in these clashes. For example, since 2018, their spinners have taken 36 RCB wickets at an economy of 6.42. As if to encapsulate this factor, RCB have lost 14 wickets to spin this season, behind only laggards Delhi Capitals in this metric.

Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu/Akash Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Dwaine Pretorius/Matheesh Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

stats ain’t helping either😂😂

Honestly, stats doesn't help as teams have changed, the pitch changed and it has been 2 seasons with no match between the teams on this ground.

Faf is doing captaincy against CSK for the 1st time in Chinnaswamy and Karn Sharma too is there who was earlier in CSK.

Form guide

Royal Challengers Bangalore WLLW (most recent match first)

Chennai Super Kings LWWL

Team news

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has linked up with Royal Challengers and will complete his rehab in India. He is unlikely to be available for selection for Monday's fixture.

Thanks for the Tag

RCB to win 😎

Did you know?

- MS Dhoni averages 92.60 and has a strike-rate of 180.86 in 10 innings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

- Virat Kohli is yet to be dismissed by a seamer in IPL 2023

- Ajinkya Rahane has a particularly good IPL record in Bengaluru. He once hit six fours in an over off Sreenath Arvind in a knock of 103 back in 2012.

Guys

https://twitter.com/CSKFansArmy/status/1647859123160236033?s=20

Chennai Super Kings have won two of their four matches this season so far, and are placed fifth on the points' table with 4 points to their tally and a net run rate of +0.225.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have also won two of their four games so far, they are standing seventh on the points table with 4 points to their tally and a net run rate of -0.316.

Another nail-biting encounter is anticipated here between these two sides today.

Both teams are highly competitive with full of talented players, and most of them are match winners on any given day!

me @rcb