RCB vs CSK Dream11 Prediction, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 68 of IPL 2024

Check out all the details about the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings 68th game of IPL 2024

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 18 May 2024, 18:20 IST

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Preview

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will travel to Bengaluru to take on the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), in a huge game on Saturday (May 18). Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have to win the game to keep their hopes of playoffs alive. After being stuck at the bottom of the table for most of the season, RCB made a tremendous comeback with five wins on the trot. The washout on Thursday, which gave Sunrisers Hyderabad one point, has more or less made things difficult for RCB.  Faf du Plessis has to beat CSK by a better margin to make it through as the 4th team in the table.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) just have to win on Saturday to make it through to the playoffs. With three wins out of 5 games, the defending champions have been plagued with inconsistency this year. Injuries to two key bowlers and the loss of Mustafizur Rahman to international duty has hurt the Super Kings. One thing that is going in favor of the men in yellow is the fact that their batters are in good form and will fancy taking on the RCB bowlers. 

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Match Information

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 68

Indian Premier League, 18 May 2024, Sat, 7:30 PM IST ,M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Broadcast

Star Sports India

Live Stream

Jio Cinema

Weather Report

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Clouds

29.1°C

57% (Humidity)

Players Stats in current Series

1

Virat Kohli

RCB - bat

741 Runs

15 Matches

2

583 Runs

14 Matches

3

438 Runs

15 Matches

4

Shivam Dubey

CSK - all

396 Runs

14 Matches

5

Rajat Patidar

RCB - bat

395 Runs

15 Matches

326 Runs

15 Matches

1

MS Dhoni

CSK - wk

220.55

14 Matches

2

Karn Sharma

RCB - bowl

206.67

9 Matches

187.36

15 Matches

4

183.82

10 Matches

5

Rajat Patidar

RCB - bat

177.13

15 Matches

6

Swapnil Singh

RCB - all

176.19

7 Matches

1

17 Wkts

13 Matches

2

Yash Dayal

RCB - bowl

15 Wkts

14 Matches

3

Mohammed Siraj

RCB - bowl

15 Wkts

14 Matches

14 Wkts

9 Matches

13 Wkts

6 Matches

6

Cameron Green

RCB - all

10 Wkts

13 Matches

7.11

3 Matches

7.20

5 Matches

7.68

6 Matches

4

7.85

14 Matches

5

Glenn Maxwell

RCB - all

8.06

10 Matches

6

Deepak Chahar

CSK - bowl

8.60

8 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

F du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, RM Patidar, GJ Maxwell, C Green, MK Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, KV Sharma

Bench : Anuj Rawat, SS Prabhudessai, S Chauhan, M Bhandage, TK Curran, MJ Dagar, WG Jacks, Vijaykumar Vyshak, RJW Topley, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, LH Ferguson, Akash Deep

Chennai Super Kings

RD Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, S Dubey, RA Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, Mitchell Santner, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, TU Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh

Bench : Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, MM Ali, Nishant Sindhu, AJ Mandal, A Avanish, RS Hangargekar, DL Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, M Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, RJ Gleeson

Injury and availability news

Will be added when there is an update.

Pitch Report

There is a good chance of rain playing spoilsport at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. With this in mind, the captain who wins the toss might look to bowl. The Bengaluru pitch has been a haven for batters, and more runs are likely in store for them during the game. Pacers will get good help from the surface early in the game, and there is a chance that swing could have a key say during the match.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

80%

Batting Pitch

197

Average Score

20%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Virat Kohli RCB | BAT

Virat Kohli has been at his best with the bat this season once again and been a key player for RCB. If the Faf Du Plessis led side have to make it to the playoffs, Virat Kohli will again have to do well with the bat.

9
C

Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK | BAT

Chennai Super Kings' skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in prime form with the bat this year. With his team needing a win to secure their place in the playoffs, Gaikwad will want to score a big one and help his team go through.

9
C

Faf du Plessis RCB | BAT

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper didn't begin the season well but has found his form with the bat. The South African has been a major reason behind the resurgence of RCB as he has given his team flying starts with the bat.

8.5

Daryl Mitchell CSK | ALL

New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell has been in amazing form with the bat in the last few matches. 168 runs from 5 matches with 2 half-centuries shows the value he adds to the CSK side.

7

Rajat Patidar RCB | BAT

The 30-year-old batter from Madhya Pradesh has played a pivotal role in the success of RCB in the last few games. In the 4 innings that he has batted in the last five matches, Patidar has scored 3 half-centuries to help his side win the games.

9

Ravindra Jadeja CSK | ALL

Chennai Super Kings star Ravindra Jadeja has been a silent performer with the bat and ball this season. His contribution with the bat and ball in the game against Punjab Kings was pivotal for his side to win a key game in the latter stages of the season.

6.5

Karn Sharma RCB | BOWL

RCB's veteran spinner has been a key figure in his side's improved performances. Karn Sharma has picked 5 wickets from five matches and also scored crucial runs for his side with the bat.

8

MS Dhoni CSK | WK

In what is likely his last ever IPL, MS Dhoni has done everything right with the bat. The 42-year-old has scored 136 runs so far and is striking over 226. His record at the Chinnaswamy Stadium will also send chills down the opposition spine.

6.5

Tushar Deshpande CSK | BOWL

The 29-year-old pacer has come into his with the ball in the absence of three of CSK's regular pacers. Tushar Deshpande has been in red hot form with the ball and been the lead pacer by picking wickets with the new ball.

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8

Mahipal Lomror

RCB | ALL

Young Mahipal Lomror has been given a lot of opportunities by RCB but the youngster hasn't been able to grab hold of such chances. With the IPL 2025 auction set to be a huge one, Mahipal Lomror knows he needs to come up with a big performance to get retained

7

Rachin Ravindra

CSK | ALL

Young Kiwi star Rachin Ravindra came into IPL 2024 as one of the most promising talents. After a good start to the season, his form fizzled out. The young left-handed batter made a comeback to the team and played a key knock in the last game but his form has been anything but pleasing this year.

Last Updated On - May 18 2024 6:20 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

CSK

Credits Left
10.5/100

Head To Head
MS Dhoni

8

Dinesh Karthik

7.5

Ruturaj Gaikwad
VC

9

Faf du Plessis

9

Virat Kohli
C

9

Rajat Patidar

7

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Tushar Deshpande

6.5

Simarjeet Singh

8.5

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

7 : 4

CSK

Credits Left
12.5/100

Grand League
MS Dhoni

8

Dinesh Karthik

7.5

Ruturaj Gaikwad

9

Faf du Plessis
C

9

Virat Kohli

9

Rajat Patidar
VC

7

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Tushar Deshpande

6.5

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Karn Sharma

6.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

CSK

Credits Left
12.5/100

Mega League
MS Dhoni
C

8

Ruturaj Gaikwad

9

Faf du Plessis

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Rajat Patidar

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Tushar Deshpande

6.5

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Karn Sharma

6.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

CSK

Credits Left
12.5/100

CricTracker Special
MS Dhoni
C

8

Ruturaj Gaikwad

9

Faf du Plessis

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Rajat Patidar

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Tushar Deshpande

6.5

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Karn Sharma

6.5

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