The first match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Preview:
IPL 2024 will start from March 22. The first match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Talking about Royal Challengers Bangalore, the last season was nothing special for the team. The team had won 7 out of 14 matches and had to face defeat in 7. Recently, Royal Challengers Bangalore women’s team has created history by winning the title in the Women’s Premier League 2024. Royal Challengers Bangalore Men’s team will also be seen playing brilliantly and showing full strength to win the trophy this season.
Chennai Super Kings won the title for the fifth time by defeating Gujarat Titans in the final last season. Batting first, Gujarat Titans scored 214 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Due to rain, Chennai Super Kings had a target of 171 runs in 15 overs. With the help of Ravindra Jadeja’s sixes and fours on the last two balls, Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets.
Match Details:
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matches | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match-1 |
Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai |
Date and Time | 22 March, Friday, 8:00 PM IST |
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | Star Sports Network & Jio Cinema App |
Pitch Report:
MA. The pitch of Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk is considered slow. Due to which the spinners get more help here, something similar is going to happen this season also. Unlike other IPL venues, the Chepauk pitch is not a high-scoring ground. After winning the toss, the team here would like to bat first. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 158 runs.
Head to Head Records:
Matches Played | 31 |
Chennai Super Kings Won | 20 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won | 10 |
No Result | 1 |
Probable Playing XIs:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dubey, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Chaudhary.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Akash Deep.
Probable Best Batter of the Match
In IPL 2023, Virat Kohli scored 639 runs in 14 matches. Virat Kohli looked in great form in the World Cup 2023, and won the title of Player of the Tournament. Virat Kohli can be seen showing great form in IPL 2024.
Probable Best Bowler of the Match
Ravindra Jadeja took 20 wickets in 16 matches for Chennai Super Kings last season. Ravindra Jadeja is in excellent form in red ball cricket as well as white ball cricket. Ravindra Jadeja can be seen maintaining his excellent form in IPL 2024.
Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction)
Scenario 1
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose bowling
powerplay score– 40-45
Score of first innings- 155-165
Chennai Super Kings won
Scenario 2
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose bowling
Powerplay Score- 45-55
Score of first innings- 165-175
Royal Challengers Bangalore won