IPL 2024: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 begins with the first match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Both the teams have played exceptional cricket in the past few seasons however CSK are the defending champions and they will be playing under the leader Ruturaj Gaikwad although Captain Cool MS Dhoni will be in the Playing XI as wicket-keeper batsman.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will try to have early momentum in the IPL 2024, which will help them later in the tournament. However, It is not going to be easy for them to defeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they too have good players in their team. CSK’s key players will be Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar, whose performance will be important for the match’s result.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) looks stronger than last year as they have added some quality players in their middle order, which was RCB’s weakest point in the IPL 2023. It will be exciting to watch how RCB will start the new season however Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell and Mohd. Siraj is the key player of RCB in the IPL 2024.
CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head Records in IPL:
Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played a total of 31 games so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL). CSK dominated RCB as they won 20 matches whereas RCB was able to win only 10 games however one game ended with no result.
IPL 2024: CSK vs RCB Top 3 Players with Stats & Records
Ruturaj Gaikwad:
The Newly appointed Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad is likely to perform well in the opening match of IPL 2024 against RCB. Gaikwad has played exceptional cricket in the last season and gave some wonderful start to them which he will try to do so in this season as well. He is known for his aggressive batting in the powerplay and also big partnerships with others.
IPL Career:
| Matches Played | Runs | 50s | 100s | STR | HS | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1,797 | 14 | 1 | 135.5 | 101* | 39.1 |
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has shown great cricket as a right-handed batsman in this tournament with outstanding match-winning performances. Virat Kohli’s form will be very crucial for RCB to win the matches in this tournament.
IPL Career:
| Matches Played | Runs | 50s | 100s | STR | HS | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | 7,263 | 50 | 7 | 130.0 | 113 | 37.2 |
Darly Mitchell:
Daryl Mitchell has played superb cricket in the past year but he hasn’t played a single game in the Indian Premier League. However, It is expected that he will be the one of leading runs-scorers in the IPL 2024 for CSK.
T20I Career:
| Matches Played | Runs | 50s | 100s | STR | HS | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 1,260 | 7 | 0 | 138.1 | 72* | 26.2 |
IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Prediction?
Since the match will be played at the home ground of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and they are the defending champions so, it is expected that CSK will defeat RCB in the opening match of IPL 2024.
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