New Delhi: The 49th match of this season of IPL between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be played at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. After a stellar start to the season, RCB are once again on the losing track, while CSK have reached here after winning their previous match. So far, Chennai Super Kings has been ahead in terms of clash between the two teams in IPL 2022.
RCB desperately need to register a win in their remaining matches. In such a situation, the top order of the team will have to score more and more runs. The team has been able to get only 10 points after playing 10 matches. RCB had a good start in the tournament. The team was winning the match due to the excellent performance of players like Faf and Karthik. But now these players are struggling to score runs.
Recently, CSK has lost matches against Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. The team of Ravindra Jadeja (who handed over the captaincy to MS Dhoni) started the season disappointing with six losses. On the other hand, RCB are trying to make a move towards the playoffs by securing two points.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Oneindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C&W), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Pretorius, Simarjit Singh/Dwayne Bravo, Mukesh Chaudhary, Mahesh Dikshana