Today’s battle of IPL 2023 is Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (RCB vs CSK). The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, the home ground of RCB. The match will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network & JioCinema.
RCB vs CSK : Match Details
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date : Monday, April 17, 2023
Time : 7:30 PM IST
Watch Live on : Star Sports Network & JioCinema
RCB vs CSK : Pitch Report
The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium favourable for batters. So, the match is expected to be high scoring one as the short boundaries would also aid batters to put a big score on the board.
Out of the 84 games played here, 34 have been won by the team batting first whereas 46 by the chasing team.
The toss winning team would like to bowl first. Any score between 190-210 could be a healthy one.
RCB vs CSK : Head to Head
Both teams have encountered each other 30 times in IPL. Out of this, RCB has won 10 times whereas CSK has won 19 times.
RCB vs CSK Probable Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Virat Kohli
- Faf du Plessis (C)
- Mahipal Lomror
- Glenn Maxwell
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Dinesh Karthik (WK)
- Wayne Parnell
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Harshal Patel
- Vyshak Vijaykumar
- Mohammed Siraj
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Devon Conway
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Moeen Ali
- Ambati Rayudu
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (C & WK)
- Mitchell Santner
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Akash Singh
- Tushar Deshpande
RCB vs CSK : Best Performers Prediction
Best Batsman
Virat Kohli
The star Indian batter has already scored 214 runs in past four matches with an average of 71.33 and a splendid strike rate of 147.59. He is among the top five in the race for Orange Cap this season. Since its a batting pitch and his home ground, a big innings from his bat is expected.
Best Bowler
Ravindra Jadeja
The ace Indian all-rounder seems to be in perfect form. He has played a key role in the success of CSK in past four matches by claiming 6 wickets with an average of 13.83. He gave a magnificent performance of 3/20 in his last match against MI. So, best pick for the bowler of the day.Today’s Match Winner Prediction: Chennai Super Kings to win the match
Disclaimer: The above predictions are based on personal understanding and analysis of the author. Kindly make your own decision while making any prediction based on the predictions mentioned above.