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RCB vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview | India’s Favourite Festival begins

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings match. We are covering RCB vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

The biggest T20 league of globe Indian Premier League 2019 begins from tomorrow with first match being played between Chennai Super Kings hosting Royal Challengers Bangalore at their den in Chepauk. This two-month long cricket festival is surely to be a treat for cricket lovers and will keep us engaged on fantasy platforms.

Reigning champions Chennai Super Kings had a dream run in IPL 2018 and have come with a similar squad this year too with very few changes. They, however, received a huge setback as their key pacer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the season due to injury. They will heavily rely on their strong batting attack to cover the weakness in their bowling department.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have failed to conquer the trophy yet in the history of IPL but always begin the tournament as fan favourites. This year too, They have quite a strong squad containing power hitters in form of Ab De Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer led by Mr. Consistent Virat Kohli. They will miss the services of Nathan Coulter-Nile and Marcus Stoinis for initial part of season. Skipper Kohli will hope to continue his international form in IPL Arena and will expect a unison effort from all players to give a tough challenge to Mighty Chennai Super Kings.

A good match can be expected between both teams to begin Indian Premier League 2019.

When and Where:

RCB VS CSK, 1st T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
23rd March, 08:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 174
Average 2nd innings score: 174

Pitch will assist spinners and average total between 150-170 can be expected.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 23

Chennai Super Kings: 15
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 7
No Results: 1

Squads:

RCB:
Virat Kohli (C), Parthiv Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh, Akshdeep Nath, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, Shivam Dube, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Washington Sundar, Prayas Ray Barman, Heinrich Klaasen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Nathan Coulter-Nile.

CSK:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Kedhar Jadhav, Dhruv Shorey, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Billings, David Willey, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, Monu Kumar, KM Asif, Murali Vijay, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan.

Team News:

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Coulter-Nile will join the team after the end of ODI Series against Pakistan.

Kiwi duo of Colin De Grandhomme and Tim Southee are expected to join team today. We will update about their availability. Heinrich Klassen is available for selection but is unlikely to find a place in playing XI.

Parthiv Patel will open the innings along with Moeen Ali/Washington Sundar. Virat Kohli, Ab De Villiers and Shimron Hetmyer will follow them.

Washington Sundar, Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube will play the role of allrounder. Tim Southee can also contribute with bat.

Umesh Yadav will lead the pace attack along with Southee and Shivam Dube while Yuzi Chahal, Washington Sundar and Moeen Ali will be the key spinners.

Chennai Super Kings:

They will miss the services of Lungi Ngidi who has suffered an injury and is ruled out of season. His replacement is not yet announced.

Faf Du Plessis had joined the team and is likely to play over Sam Billings. Imran Tahir and M Santner are also expected to join team today while David Willey will join the team later on.

With three overseas spot booked by Faf, Bravo and Watson. Anyone among Santner or Tahir will occupy the last spot provided they are available.

Faf Du Plessis and Shane Watson can open the innings. Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav will follow them.

Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja will play the role of allrounder. H Singh/Karn Sharma and Deepak Chahar can also contribute with bat.

Dwayne Bravo will lead the pace attack along with Deepak Chahar while Ravindra Jadeja will be the key spinner along with Harbhajan Singh. Kedar Jadhav can support them.

Probable Playing XI:

RCB:
Moeen Ali, Parthiv Patel(wk), Virat Kohli (c), Ab De Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.

Kohli is set to open with Parthiv Patel.

CSK:
Faf Du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c/wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, M Santner/Imran Tahir/Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shradul Thakur/Mohit Sharma.