Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings will square off against each other in the 2024 Indian Premier League at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on May 18, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM UTC on Sofascore’s live streaming page on May 18th from 2 pm. You can get up-to-date betting odds, prediction, live coverage of the match on websites of your choosing as well as Sofascore updates its information with all of its latest details for this matchup, such as seating plans or betting odds and predictions! Sofascore will keep you up-to-date on everything related to this clash via live updates of its live streaming website coverage read more about chennai super kings vs royal challengers bangalore match scorecard!
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore entered their match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium with plenty of momentum on their side. Winning five out of their last eight matches, Royal Challengers looked poised to put themselves in an ideal position to qualify for playoffs.
However, Chennai Super Kings emerged victorious by 27 runs. Led by Ravindra Jadeja (42 no-hit runs, 22 balls faced at bat and three hits in five overs at 5×6) and MS Dhoni (25) who combined for an outstanding innings by CSK that produced an impressive total score of 195 runs for CSK to post an easy victory.
CSK’s dominance over RCB can be seen through their stats; winning 20 out of 31 encounters while only losing 10 and having one match end without result makes them an irresistibly powerful team. MS Dhoni himself has won five IPL titles under his leadership making this team even stronger.
In Saturday’s match, two leading run scorers will go head-to-head. Virat Kohli from RCB leads with 661 runs while Ruturaj Gaikwad of CSK sits second with 583. Both players will hope to add to their total on Saturday and hopefully earn themselves another Orange Cap win. Moreover, this match marks former skipper MS Dhoni’s return after an absence of only two games!
Match Summary
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have an unassailable advantage against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), having won 20 out of 30 encounters versus their rivals and only 10 matches ending in draws compared to just four victories for RCB. Under MS Dhoni’s astute leadership, CSK have taken five IPL titles; making them one of the most accomplished sides ever seen at this tournament.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have struggled this season, winning only five out of 13 matches they have participated in so far. Yet despite this lack of consistency, RCB have an outside shot at making the playoffs with two matches remaining on their schedule.
CSK would need to overtake KKR and enter the top four to ensure victory; therefore, both teams will be hoping for victory on Friday to end their long playoff drought and provide fans with something to cheer about.
CSK are strong favourites to defeat RCB on Thursday. But, they will need to fight hard as hosts RCB have shown marked improvements recently and could well put up an unlikely challenger.
RCB and CSK’s clash will pit this season’s leading run scorers head-to-head: Virat Kohli from RCB leads with 661 runs while Ruturaj Gaikwad of CSK follows closely at 583. Additionally, both teams boast quality bowlers including Tushar Deshpande of RCB and Yash Dayal from CSK as Tushar Deshpande and Yash Dayal lead their respective sides’ wicket-taking charts.
RCB vs CSK will be broadcast live in India via Jio TV and will also be available for streaming online through its app and website. Sofascore provides live betting odds comparison for this matchup that could prove helpful when placing bets on its outcome.
Points Table
Bangalore and Chennai have met 33 times in IPL history, with Bangalore winning on 11 occasions compared to 21 for Chennai (one match ended without a winner). Sofascore provides all of the details regarding head to head results between these teams – updated after every match! You can also access historical analysis on this matter.
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