RCB vs CSK Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Apr 17, 2023
The Chennai Super Kings will be looking to get back to winning ways as they travel to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to take on hosts RCB on Monday.
RCB vs CSK head-to-head
Both teams have faced each other in 31 matches till now, with the CSK prevailing in 21 of those matches. RCB has managed to win just 10, while 1 game had no result.
RCB vs CSK Live-streaming and Broadcast
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RCB vs CSK Team Previews
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be delighted with their performance in their latest outing, as they defeated the Delhi Capitals by 23 runs. After back-to-back losses, the team has finally managed to get back to winning ways and will be looking to continue with that momentum.
Virat Kohli scored his second consecutive half-century and his third of the season to power RCB to a total of 174 in the first innings. Faf Du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, and Glenn Maxwell have all got runs under their belt and will be feeling quite confident as they take on an average bowling attack of the Super Kings.
However, the lower middle order hasn’t been in the best of forms this season. Dinesh Kartik, who hardly faltered in the last season, has scored 2 ducks in his 4 outings and has struggled to middle the ball. With Wanindu Hasaranga finally making it into the team, the RCB now has considerable depth in their batting which can come in handy under pressure situations.
Vijaykumar Vyshak made a dream debut in the match against the Delhi Capitals as he picked up 3 wickets for just 20 runs. He, along with Hasaranga, is likely to play a key role in this match. The pace attack for the RCB looks pretty good too, thanks to Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, and Wayne Parnell.
Bowling on home turf, they are likely to ask tough questions of the Chennai batsmen.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Wanidu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Vyshak Vijaykumar.
Chennai Super Kings
It has been a rather inconsistent start for the 4-time Champions as they have lost 2 of their 4 matches so far. As a result, they are struggling to keep themselves in the top-4 However, they still have plenty of matches to play and recover.
MS Dhoni will be pretty disappointed with the outcome of their previous match as despite being achingly close to defeating the Rajasthan Royals, they fell short by 3 runs and faced their second defeat of the season. With the top order consisting of Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Ajinkya Rahane looking in good form, the Super Kings will be hoping to get a good start from them here.
However, Shivam Dube and Ambati Rayudu haven’t been in the best of forms with the bat so far and will be looking to get some runs under their belts here. Another point of worry for the visitors will be their pace bowling. While Tushar Deshpande has managed to claim wickets, he has been very expensive, especially in the death overs. Maheesh Theekshana and Akash Singh too leaked quite a few runs in the last match.
With the seamers not doing well, there will be added pressure on Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali to perform in the middle overs.
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.
RCB vs CSK Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will be looking to chase here.
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Pitch and Conditions
The Chinnaswamy Stadium offers an excellent pitch to bat on and we are likely to see another high-scoring contest. While no total can be considered a safe total here, the teams batting first will be looking to score over 200 runs. The spinners have done reasonably well here but they will need to be disciplined with their line and length.
The weather is expected to remain clear with temperatures between 26 and 31 degrees Celsius.
RCB vs CSK Betting Tips
While the Chennai Super Kings have enjoyed an upper hand against the Royal Challengers in the past head-to-head contests, we feel that the home team holds a slight edge here. While both teams have a good batting line-up, it is the bowling that will act as the differentiator here, and in that department, RCB has a better variety of bowlers who are better equipped to bowl under pressure.
Bet on the Royal Challengers Bangalore to win.
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Both Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli are in excellent form for the RCB this season. In the 3 matches played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium this season, they have put up partnerships of 148, 96, and 42. We are hoping to see yet another good start from the duo here.
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium has historically been a high-scoring venue. The ground has hosted 83 IPL matches to date and has seen an average first-inning score of 169.7. In addition, RCB has scored over 169.5 runs in 3 of the 4 matches that they have played this season, and it is the same scenario with CSK too. Looking at the batting prowess of both teams, we are anticipating a high-scoring encounter here.
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Cricket Betting Tips
- Highest opening partnership - India W (1.55) and 1 more BANW vs INDW betting tip
- Total runs in the highest scoring over of the match - Over 22.5 (1.95) and 2 more MI vs SRH betting tips
- Nazmul Hossain Shanto to become the top batter. - 4.10 and 3 more BAN vs ZIM betting tips
- Delhi Capitals to win the toss - 1.90 and 4 more DC vs RR betting tips
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