Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
In the last five games between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the Super Kings have won four times.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: March 21, 2024 07:52 pm IST
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are playing their first game of this season. In their last 5 games, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won 2 games and lost 3. Chennai Super Kings are also playing their first game of this season. In their last 5 games, Chennai Super Kings have won 4 games and lost 1. Both teams last played against each other in Match 24 of the Indian Premier League, 2023 where Devon Conway scored the highest fantasy points for Chennai Super Kings with 119 match fantasy points while Glenn Maxwell topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 136 match fantasy points.
CSK vs RCB, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 147 runs. The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Weather Report for MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
The temperature will hover around 27 degree Celsius with 74% humidity. 5.36 m/s winds are expected.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
CSK vs RCB Fantasy XI Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Glenn James Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is an all-rounder with an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. This player is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recent 5 matches, Glenn Maxwell has scored 11, 5, 54, 68 and 9 runs averaging.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an all-rounder with an average of 58 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.6 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and in the recently played 5 matches, Ravindra Jadeja has taken 5 wickets.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 62 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.4. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 5 matches, Virat Kohli has scored 101, 100, 18, 1 and 55 runs averaging 55 per match.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 58 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.2. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 5 matches, Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored 26, 60, 79, 17 and 24 runs at an average of 41.2 per match.
Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana is a bowler with an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. Matheesha Pathirana is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recent 5 matches, he has taken 10 wickets. This player has a very good record against this opponent, taking 2 wickets in recent matches.
CSK vs RCB Squad Information
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad: Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Curran, Alzarri Joseph, Mahipal Lomror, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Dagar, Cameron Green, Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Manoj Bhandage, Anuj Rawat, Yash Dayal, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar and Himanshu Sharma
Chennai Super Kings (CHE) Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Mandal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Aravelly Avanish, Nishant Sindhu and Shaik Rasheed
CSK vs RCB Fantasy XI Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Devon Conway
Batters: Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis and Suyash Prabhudessai
All-Rounders: Glenn Maxwell and Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana and Alzarri Joseph
Captain: Maheesh Theekshana
Vice-Captain: Faf du Plessis
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