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There’s another Southern Derby match-up between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at the batting paradise of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Bangalore has witnessed close matches in IPL 2023. On a fine Monday, Lucknow beat Bangalore by 1 wicket while on a weekend, Bangalore beat Delhi by just 23 runs. Amid ticket prices soaring higher, Bangalore stadium has proved the worth this time around by showing on close finishes!

Team Previews:

Head-to-Head Record: 30 matches; Bangalore won 10, Chennai won 19, N/R 1
Position in 2022:  RCB – 4^th Position, CSK – 9^th position

Royal Challengers Bangalore: -

RCB won their last match against Delhi Capitals by 23 runs. While Virat Kohli is in supreme form with the bat, others need to step up should Kohli fail on a given day. The likes of Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik need to step-up once more and contribute heavily.

In the last match against Dehi Capitals, rookie medium pacer Vijaykumar Vyshakh shone with the ball (3/20 off 4 overs) to derail Capital’s chase on a batting-friendly pitch, by dismissing David Warner as one of his wickets. Similar performance will be expected from him and from pacers such as Mohammad Siraj also, who took 2/23 off 4 overs.

Chennai Super Kings: -

CSK need to finetune their finishing abilities after they were defeated by just 3 runs by Rajasthan Royals, giving them their first win at Chepauk since IPL 2008.

Their top-order of Devon Conway needs to up their strike-rates as well. Bowlers need to bowl well in death overs, particularly the likes of Tushar Deshpande and Maheesh Theekshana.

Probable Teams:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: -

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Wayne Parnell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammad Siraj (Impact Player: Akash Deep)

Chennai Super Kings: -

MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Akash Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana. (Impact Players:  Ambati Rayudu)

Interesting Facts: -

1. Virat Kohli needs 1 fifty to complete 50 fifties in IPL career.
2. Glenn Maxwell needs 86 more runs to complete 1000 runs for RCB.
3. Dinesh Karthik needs 19 more runs to complete 500 runs for RCB.
4. Ravindra Jadeja needs 1 more wicket to become 2^nd highest wicket taker for CSK.

Weather and Pitch Report: -

Since it is a night match, Dew factor might play a factor during 2^nd innings as the match.
It is a batting paradise so expect the 1^st innings score to be 180+.

Match Details: -

Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 17^th April 2023
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Live Streaming: Star Sports 1, 2 and Jio Cinema
 

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