IPL 2024 CSK vs RCB Match Preview: RCB have n't beaten CSK in Chennai since IPL 2008. Does that run finish on Friday or maintain?
Match facts
Great picture: Can RCB crack the Chennai hex?
Just last month, Faf du Plessis scored a blinder to make the SA20 finals for the Joburg Super Kings. And just before the Texas Super Kings announced Ruturaj Gaikwad as their new captain, MS Dhoni, four weeks from today.
Because of the fact that RCB in Chennai faces a formidable challenge, Gaikwad has a strong history to protect. When Fleming was also a person, they last defeated CSK at Chepauk in the final IPL game in 2008. RCB have lost seven on the walk since. In their most recent clamp it in 2019, they were spun out for 70 in 17.1 innings. That RCB made CSK job until the 18th over of the hunt for defeat was down to Yuzvendra Chahal and Moeen Ali.
Chahal is now with Rajasthan Royals while Moeen was lines up against RCB on Friday along with three different spinners- Maheesh Theekshana, Ravindra Jadeja and component- timer Rachin Ravindra- on what could be another delayed pitch. In contrast, RCB do n't have a world- class spinner in their ranks: their options are Mayank Dagar ( left- arm fingerspin ), Himanshu Sharma ( mystery spin ), Karn Sharma ( legspin ) and Swapnil Singh ( left- arm fingerspin ). This year, RCB seems to have put all of their best foot forward in both their home and away game.
Team information: Dhoni and Kohli gain
Dhoni, 42, is set to return to actions after almost a year, having undergone hip surgery following the previous IPL time. Shivam Dube, who was the designated spinner for CSK, is likewise recovering from his injury-related absence from the Ranji Trophy victories. Nevertheless, they will be without their demise- overs professional, the Sri Lankan slinger Matheesha Pathirana, who may miss the first stages of IPL 2024 with a hamstring injury.
For RCB, Virat Kohli may even return to aggressive cricket after a two- quarter break. He has played just two T20 games- against Afghanistan in January- since the previous Cricket and this time will work as his runway to the 2024 T20 World Cup in June. Kohli displayed an unusually violent method first in those two innings against Afghanistan, did he bird the same way for RCB?
Toss and Impact Player plan
Considering Dube is working his way up from injury, CSK may enjoy him as a batter only and choose one of Mukesh Choudhary or Tushar Deshpande, next season's highest wicket- taker for them, while bowling.
Possible bat- first XI: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad ( capt ), 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Ajinkya Rahane, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 MS Dhoni (wk ), 9 Shardul Thakur, 10 Deepak Chahar, 11 Maheesh Theekshana
Possible bowl- first XI: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad ( capt ), 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Ajinkya Rahane, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 MS Dhoni (wk ), 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Maheesh Theekshana, 11 Mukesh Choudhary/Tushar Deshpande
If RCB bat first, one of Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, or Suyash Prabhudessai might be chosen to take their batting to be replaced by Himanshu or Karn as spinner in the second innings. Or vice versa.
Possible bat- first XI: 1 Faf du Plessis ( capt ), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rajat Patidar, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Cameron Green, 6 Anuj Rawat/Mahipal Lomror/Suyash Prabhudessai, 7 Dinesh Karthik (wk ), 8 Alzarri Joseph, 9 Mayank Dagar, 10 Akash Deep/Vyshak Vijaykumar, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Possible bowl- first XI: 1 Faf du Plessis ( capt ), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rajat Patidar, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Cameron Green, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk ), 7 Alzarri Joseph, 8 Mayank Dagar, 9 Akash Deep/Vyshak Vijaykumar, 10 Himanshu Sharma/Karn Sharma, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Stats that matter
Jadeja aces his match- up against Glenn Maxwell. The left- arm fingerspinner has dismissed Maxwell six times in 51 balls while giving away 70 runs in the IPL. No other bowler has dismissed Maxwell more times in the league.
Gaikwad has a favourable record against both Alzarri Joseph ( 47 off 25 balls, one dismissal ) and Lockie Ferguson ( 56 off 29 balls, no dismissals ) in the IPL.
Kohli (985 ) is 73 runs away from surpassing Shikhar Dhawan ( 1057 ) as the top run- getter against CSK in the IPL. Kohli's record against spin in Chennai in the powerplay, though, is n't impressive: 15 runs off 23 balls with two dismissals.
In four IPL games, Dagar and Himanshu, both of whom are spinners for the RRB, have combined for one wicket.
Pitch and conditions
The center wicket at Chepauk, which has traditionally been a spin-friendly one, will host the IPL 2024 opener. It is different from the sharp turner that was used for the Ranji Trophy fixture between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka last month.
The big question
If du Plessis, Maxwell and Green start for RCB, who should they pick as their fourth overseas player?
18.4K votes
Alzarri Joseph
Reece Topley
Lockie Ferguson
Will Jacks
Tom Curran
Quotes
" I had the pleasure of working with Rachin of the New Zealand side last year in the UK. And watching him operate then, I had no doubt that he would fit in well. He's very eager to learn. He's very early in his international career. But with each hurdle, he's clambered over pretty well".
CSK coach Stephen Fleming on Rachin Ravindra
CSK coach Stephen Fleming on Rachin Ravindra
" He's a proven international performer and a proven IPL performer. He has good release height and good pace. There's a lot to like there and the same is true for our other overseas quicks. Faf is well-versed in Alzarri because of his work with him at Andy Flower and at the CPL. So, that's why he was a key target for us at the auction".
Mo Bobat, the RCB's cricket director, compared Alzarri Joseph.
Mo Bobat, the RCB's cricket director, compared Alzarri Joseph.
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