In an opening match of Vivo Indian Premier League 2019, Defending Champion Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challenger Bangalore which is scheduled to be played at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Saturday March 23. Royal Challenger Bangalore led by Indian Skipper Virat Kohli will be facing All time Captain Cool MS Dhoni, who is great in changing the game by scripting the victory with the mind, the gloves and the bat. Virat Kohli led RCB has never made it to the victory in IPL history, but this time they will definitely eye towards the victory with a balanced side.
Among the previous battles between CSK and RCB, Whistle Podu MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings has the upper hand as CSK is far away in head to head battles. Chennai Super Kings has a strong batting side as Shane Watson, Faf Du Plesis, Sam Billings, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni itself knows how to change the game at any moment. Likewise, in the bowling department Lungi Ngidi is leading the bowling side with support of Harbhajan Singh, Mohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Shane Watson again.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will eye to change their destiny as they have faced plethora of defeats against Chennai Super Kings. RCB has faced a lot of defeat due to weak bowling side and less effective All-Rounders. Virat Kohli despite being on no. 1 position in MRF Tyres ICC ranking among batsmen, has never made it to the victory. Meanwhile, CSK made a comeback last year after being handed over the two years ban, and made it not only to the finals but to the victory. The IPL 2019 is a long adventure but the fun begins from the very first match, which is CSK vs RCB.
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore; Head to Head in IPL:
Played 23; CSK Won- 15, RCB Won- 7, No Result- 01
Impact Players:
Chennai Super Kings: Among the Yellow squad, All-rounder Shane Watson is the man to watch out for after watching his performance in last season of Indian Premier League. We can’t simply forget about the finishing moves by DJ Bravo and MS Dhoni. In the midde order, Faf Du Plesis and Ambati Rayudu are giving the strong hold, whereas Sam Billings did proved his existence last year when he saved the boat from being drowned.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: The Bengalurus have a great names in the squad which entertains the audience, with some innovative and powerful knock. Virat Kohli, the run machine and the Mr. 360 degree AB De Villiers are the two big fishes. Among the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal is the man to watch out for as he really asks plethora of difficult questions from the batsmen.
Predicted XI:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis,Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Mohammed Siraj/Shivam Dubey, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer/Heinrich Klaasen,
Squads:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Mohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Barman,Himmat Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Devdut Padikkal, Miling Kumar
