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CSK VS RCB IPL 2021
CSK VS RCB The Chennai Super Kings captained by MS Dhoni will lock horns with the unbeaten side of the tournament Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Virat Kohli on the 19th match of Vivo IPL 2021. Both the sides look quite dangerous in terms of line up and have got big hitters all around in their squad.
CSK VS RCB IPL 2021 Match Details:
Both the teams will face each other at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on the 25th of April. The match will start from 3:30 p.m. IST.
CSK VS RCB IPL 2021 Match Preview:
Firstly taking about the Chennai Super Kings, we find their position quite healthy in the points table managing to win three out of their four games and occupying the 2nd spot. They have been excellent in terms of net run rate and have defeated some of the legendary teams in the history of IPL. Captain cool will look to seal a victory against his very own friend and will aim for improving his game with the bat. The CSK team defeated the KKR team by putting up a humongous total of 220. This match will definitely be the fight for the 1st position of the table.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore on the other hand are the best team so far in the IPL 2021. They have remained undefeated in all the four games and have defeated their opponents brutally. Their net run rate also seems to be good and are aiming for their fifth winning streak. King Kohli and his men have developed massively over the past few years and their death bowling seems to be extremely good. With a proper opening pair, middle order, bowling line up and death bowling this team definitely is a nightmare for all other teams. Although the previous records have favoured CSK, the Challengers never lost their spirits.
Weather Report:
We can expect a clear sky and a bit humid climate during the match. The average temperature will be 33 degree Celsius and there is no forecast of rain so far.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Wankhede has been excellent for the batsmen so far and 200 seems to be quite easily gettable to any of the teams. The average score at this venue is 190 and the spinners can have an edge over the pacers. The team winning the toss may opt to bat first at the burning afternoon.
Average First Innings Score:
190-200
CSK VS RCB IPL 2021 Probable Playing XI:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar.
Bench: Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Harishankar Reddy and Bhagath Varma.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Kane Richardson, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Bench: Daniel Christian, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams and Rajat Patidar.
Injury And Availability News:
Not Available.
CSK VS RCB IPL 2021 Top Picks For Dream Team:
Devdutt Padikkal
On the top stands our youngster from Karnataka, who has impressed the selectors and the coaches by his tremendous century in his previous game against the Rajasthan Royals. All the shots played were standard cricketing shots. He definitely is a player to watch out for.
AB DE Villers
Mr.360 is next on the list. We all know that his records in an afternoon game has been tremendous and has remained not out in almost all the games. His wicket-keeping ability also supports our selection and we can also make him the captain or vice captain of our dream team.
Faf Du Plessis
We again have a South African opener who will be opening this year for the Super Kings. He has been a backbone for the Chennai batting and has saved his team many times. He also played a tactful innings in his previous game scoring a 90+ stand alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad.
MS Dhoni
Captain Cool’s record against RCB has been mind-blowing. He has finished almost all the games while playing against the Challengers, and all of them in a winning cause. His finishing records and wicket keeping skills definitely makes him on our dream team.
Harshal Patel
Last but not the least stands our young RCB gun, H Patel who is currently the purple cap holder and has taken a bunch of wickets in this IPL for RCB. He stands to be the main reason for RCBs improvised death bowling. He must surely be added in our team.
CSK VS RCB IPL 2021 Dream Team:
Winner Prediction:
Although both the teams have star players in their squad, Royal Challengers Bangalore is having a think edge over the Chennai Super Kings and may have high chances of winning this match.
Note: All the predictions of the dream11 team, captain and vice captain selection and winner prediction is completely based on my individual research.
Tarun