RCB vs CSK Match Preview
On Wednesday, Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Chennai Super Kings in the 49th match of the IPL 2022. It will be both sides’ second game of the season against each other. Chennai had trounced Bangalore by 23 runs in the opening game, their first victory of the season. Bangalore has lost three of their last four games and will need to win this one to keep their prospects of making the playoffs alive. They presently lie in fifth place in the points standings, having won five of their ten games.
Chennai has won three of their past nine matches, and the change in captaincy worked in their favour in the most recent game. The club would like to win the remaining five matches in order to qualify for the playoffs.
RCB vs CSK Match Details
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date & Time: 3rd May at 7:30 PM IST
RCB vs CSK Pitch Report
CSK won their previous game here against SRH, while RCB lost their last game here against RR. As we witnessed in the previous match, the pitch is likely to give a lot of assistance to the hitters. Spinners did get some help from the pitch in the first two matches, but that may not be the case in this one. The team that wins the toss may choose to bat.
RCB vs CSK Weather Report
The weather is clear. There is no possibility of rainfall interrupting the match.
RCB vs CSK Injury Updates
No Injury updates.
RCB vs CSK Probable Playing 11
RCB Probable Playing 11
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
CSK Probable Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner, Dwaine Pretorius, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana
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RCB vs CSK Must Picks
Ruturaj Gaikwad: In the previous match, he scored 99 runs off 57 deliveries, assisting CSK to a total of 202 runs. Ruturaj was named Player of the Match for his efforts. Ruturaj has scored two half-centuries in the past four rounds and is expected to play an important role in this encounter.
Faf du Plessis is Royal Challengers Bangalore’s highest run-scorer. He has 278 runs in 10 matches with a strike rate of 125.79 and an average of 27.80. Du Plessis was removed for a duck in the last game and will be hoping to make amends against his former team.
Shahbaz Ahmed: With the bat, he has produced some significant contributions for RCB. In the previous game, he also took two wickets for 26 runs in three overs. He is expected to play an important role for RCB in this encounter.
Wanindu Hasaranga: Despite failing to pick a wicket in two games, Wanindu Hasaranga is the RCB’s highest wicket-taker in the competition. He has 15 wickets in 10 matches, with an average of 18.20, an economy of 8.02, and a strike rate of 13.6.
Mukesh Choudhary: With a four-wicket haul, he virtually crushed SRH’s prospects of winning the last game. He is the CSK bowler with the most wickets this season, coming in second. Mukesh will once again be in charge of choosing wickets at regular intervals throughout this match.
RCB vs CSK Player Stats
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 15 wickets | 528 points |
| Dinesh Karthik | 218 runs | 403 points |
| Faf du Plessis | 278 runs | 401 points |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 197 runs | 376 points |
| Robin Uthappa | 228 runs | 375 points |
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Who will win today’s match?
RCB
