CSK vs RCB: Who has the advantage in Chepauk?
Chennai Super Kings and royal challengers Bangalore will data-face off in the first match of the 17th edition of the IPL 2024 starting today. The 17th season of IPL 2024 starts tonight at 6.30 pm with the opening ceremony. It features performances by AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Akshay Kumar, and tiger Shroff. The first match of the IPL 2024 series will be held following this event at Chennai's Chepakkam ground. In this, the defending champions chennai Super Kings and the royal challengers Bangalore who have not won the trophy even once will data-face each other.
The CSK team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad will be playing for the first time in this match. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been playing for CSK since 2019, has been playing for CSK since 2022, starting at Rs 20 lakh and starting at Rs 6 crore. So far he has played 52 IPL matches and scored 1797 runs. This includes one hundred and 14 fifties. He has hit 159 fours and 73 sixes. And last season he played 16 matches and scored 635 runs. chennai Super Kings have won 20 times in 31 IPL matches between CSK and RCB so far. Similarly, royal challengers Bangalore have won 10 matches. A match has no end. CSK has won 4-1 in the last 5 matches.
So far, chennai Super Kings have won 7 matches and royal challengers Bangalore have won 1 match between the two teams at the Chepakkam Stadium in Chennai. So far, the team batting first has won 46 times in the 76 IPL matches played at Chennai's Chepakkam ground. It rained a little last night. But there is no chance of rain on Friday. Also, the pitch is said to be a bit dry due to the heat. Similarly, CSK have won 5 matches and RCB have won 4 matches in the 10 matches played at the Chinnachami Stadium in Bengaluru. A match has no end. It is expected that a large number of fans including film celebrities will gather for this match which will be held at Chennai's Chepakkam stadium.MS dhoni has won the trophy 5 times for the chennai Super Kings team in the years 2010, 2011, 2018, 2022, and 2023. dhoni, who played 235 matches as a captain for CSK, won 142 matches. 90 matches were lost and one match ended in a tie. CSK's win percentage is 60.42. It is also said that dhoni may retire from the IPL this year. dhoni has done a feat for CSK that no other captain has ever done. But Dhoni's batting this season is a question mark. dhoni is expected to play in the 7th or 8th row only if the CSK team stumbles with successive wickets. dhoni scored only 104 runs in 16 matches last season. But, his presence in the field this season is a rarity. Because CSK's batting order is so strong this season.
Note: Devon Conway is out of the IPL series due to injury so far, he is likely to be an impact player in the coming matches if he joins the team. The team management has not announced a replacement for him. Maheed Deekshana is in doubt for some of the IPL matches. There is no word yet on his arrival.