RCB vs CSK Match Preview – The Chinnaswamy Stadium is all set to host another game of the world’s biggest domestic league here on Sunday night.
The 39th match of IPL 2019 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) tonight at 08:00 PM local time.
Virat Kohli quoted after winning the previous match against KKR that they would make all possible efforts to win all of their respective matches of the tournament, so as to keep their chances alive to qualify for the playoffs.
On the other end, the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings has been absolutely phenomenal in this season of IPL so far, and with “Captain Cool” returning to the side, after missing the last game, the strength of CSK gets simply double.
Last time when both these team faced each other was the first match of IPL 2019, and RCB’s performance in that game was completely disappointing. The team got all-out at the score of 70 and CSK chased it quite comfortably.
Now, with RCB getting back on the winning track, it’ll be very interesting to see, how both the teams tackle each other’s strategies to get themselves up in the points table.
Here are the match preview, Dream 11 fantasy league teams, pitch report, weather conditions, our power picks, and all the details of today’s match.
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Match Details:
The Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru will host the 39th game of IPL season-12th between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings.
This encounter between both the teams will start at 08:00 PM local time tonight (02:30 GMT).
In India, the official broadcasting channel for live telecasting of IPL matches is Star Sports.
You can also watch the online Live Streaming of today’s game of RCB vs CSK on Hotstar.
Pitch Report/Condition:
Once known as a grave for spinners, the pitch of Chinnaswamy has been changed. It is now supporting batters as well as the turners of the ball. It is expected to be a high scoring match tonight.
Average 1st Innings total at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (last 3 Night IPL games): 182
Records of the chasing teams at this venue: Won 2, Lost 1
Weather Conditions/Report:
The temperature tonight is expected to remain in the range of 32 and 37-degree Celsius during the play time.
During the second half of the game, the things will get cooler as the temperature will get down under 30 degrees, making the crowd and players to get comfortable. Dew can play an important part in the second half of the match and there is a very slight chance of rain (5 to 7%) as well.
Last 5 IPL Matches (most-recent match first)
The win/lose stats for both the teams are as follows;
Royal Challengers Bangalore: W, L, W, L, L
Chennai Super Kings: L, W, W, W, W
Possible Playing 11:
Here are possible playing 11 of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for tonight’s match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers/ Heinrich Klaasen, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Dale Steyn
RCB’s Bench Strength – Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann Umesh Yadav, Shivam Dube, Prayas Ray Barman, Tim Southee, Washington Sundar
Chennai Super Kings
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir
CSK’s Bench Strength – Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Sam Billings, Dhruv Shorey, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chaitanya Bishnoi, KM Asif, DJ Bravo, Harbhajan Singh
Team News:
MS Dhoni and AB de Villers missed out their respective previous games due to minor injuries, but they are most likely to return tonight for this encounter.
Dwayne Bravo is still injured and will thus miss out a few more games for CSK.
Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Win Small and Grand leagues of fantasy cricket leagues by following our tips and match predictions. Here are our suggested options for Captain and Vice-captain choices for tonight’s match of RCB vs CSK.
Captain Choices: Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis
Vice Captain Choices: Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson
Crickclassics’ Dream 11 Teams
At Crickclassics, we carry out an in-depth analysis of each and every match to make the best and winning teams for the fantasy cricket leagues like Dream 11, My Team 11, Mobile Premier League, 11 Wickets, Dot Ball, etc.
Here are our teams for small and grand leagues of Dream 11 for tonight’s match of RCB vs CSK.
Small League/Head To Head Team
Wicket Keeper – Parthiv Patel
Batsman – Faf du Plessis (VC), Ambati Rayudu, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (C)
All-Rounders – Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers – Deepak Chahar, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Imran Tahir
Grand/Mega League Team
Wicket Keeper – Parthiv Patel
Batsman – Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina (C)
All-Rounders – Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis (VC)
Bowlers – Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur
Power Pick Player
Our power pick for today’s match between RCB and CSK is Ambati Rayudu.
In his last 7 matches against RCB in IPL, Rayudu scored 335 runs at an average of 67.90 (including 3 half centuries), making him a must-have player in small leagues.
Our Advice:
Due to credit issues, it will be tough to select all the big players in one team. If you want to take a risk, pick Shane Watson and make him captain in grand leagues.
Our Match Prediction:
CSK has been in tremendous form in the tournament so far, and with MS Dhoni returning to the side, we expect CSK to win tonight’s game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Current Points Table
Here is the current position of all teams in the points table.
Our Dream11 teams for yesterday’s match performed really well, and we hope you win small and grand leagues of fantasy cricket games with our today’s match predictions, match previews, detailed analysis of the match, and fantasy cricket tips. Stay updated with Crickclassics to get the same for every match.
*Disclaimer: These teams are based on the analysis, instinct, and understanding of the author. Make your own decision and consider the points mentioned while selecting your team.
