- Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Date- 17th April 2023
- Match Format- T20 (IPL 2023)
- Venue- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Time- 7:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- 27 Degrees Celsius, Slightly Humid
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings Match Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the RCB vs CSK Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hosting Chennai Super Kings in this IPL 2023 game.
It’s the big game between RCB and CSK and the stakes and the excitement levels are quite high. As two stalwarts of the game in the form of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni will be seen on the field together, it is indeed a special moment.
While Chennai are in the 6th position in the IPL 2023 points table, Bangalore are in the 7th position.
Top Batter for RCB vs CSK (overall)
- Virat Kohli (RCB)- 993 runs
Top Bowlers for RCB vs CSK (overall)
- Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)- 18 wickets
RCB vs CSK Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If RCB bats first
- First Innings score prediction- RCB is expected to score 200-220
- Result prediction- RCB will win the match by 15-20 runs
Scenario 2- If CSK bats first
- First Innings score prediction- CSK is expected to score 170-180
- Result prediction- RCB will win by 7 wickets
RCB vs CSK Today Match Prediction, IPL 2023, Who Will Win the Match?
Royal Challengers Bangalore
With the form Virat Kohli is in, RCB would be hoping to bank on it. The former Bangalore skipper has 3 fifties in 3 games at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 2023 and is in red-hot form.
The home crowd support of Chinnaswamy Stadium will come into place and we can expect RCB to win this RCB vs CSK game.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
Sisanda Magala split the webbing of his hand in the previous game and CSK will have to find a replacement of the South African pacer for this game.
RCB are expected to go with the same side in this RCB vs CSK contest at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB vs CSK Probable Playing 11
RCB Playing XI
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Vyshak Vijaykumar
CSK Playing XI
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Dwaine Pretorius/Matheesh Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande
Squads
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Manoj Bhandage, Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul, Sonu Yadav, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma
Chennai Super Kings
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sisanda Magala, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Shaik Rasheed, Subhranshu Senapati, RS Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Ben Stokes, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Chahar, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu
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