Chennai Super Kings are all set to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their final league match of IPL 2024. The match takes place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of CSK in IPL 2024.
CSK beat RCB in the opening match of IPL 2024. They can book a place in the playoffs with a win in their next match. Below is the prediction of 11 CSK players for the clash.
CSK Playing 11 vs RCB – IPL 2024, Match 68
Rachin Ravindra
Rachin Ravindra could also open the innings in the next game as Ajinkya Rahane has failed as an opener. The left-handed batsman has added 161 runs in 9 games at a strike rate of 159+.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of CSK in IPL 2024. He played a decisive match with an unbeaten 42 runs in the last match. He will be the team’s other starter.
Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell will bat in a one-down position. The Kiwi batsman did a decent job with the bat in IPL 2024. He accounts for 314 runs in 12 games with a strike rate of 144+.
Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali has participated in 8 games in IPL 2024. In 5 innings, he has scored 128 runs at an average of 25.60. He has also slammed half a century.
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Shivam Dubey
Shivam Dube is among the top batsmen for CSK in IPL 2024. The left-handed batsman has scored 389 runs in 13 games at a strike rate of 169+, including 3 half-centuries.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja will be a crucial all-rounder for the team. Jadeja added 225 runs in 10 innings and also captured 8 wickets with an economy of 7.47.
MS Dhoni (WK)
MS Dhoni will be a lower order batsman and wicketkeeper for CSK against RCB. Dhoni has managed 136 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 68+.
Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur will be one of the pacers of the team. The right-arm seamer only managed 3 wickets in 8 games in IPL 2024. He has a decent economy of 8.96. However, CSK are missing their key pacers and could bring in Thakur once again.
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Tushar Deshpande
Tushar Deshpande grabbed 2 wickets in the previous game. The right-arm pacer has picked up 16 wickets in 12 games with an economy of 8.52. He is the team’s main wicket-taker.
Simarjeet Singh
Simarjeet Singh picked a 3-wicket haul in the last match and also won the Player of the Match award. He will be another pacer against RCB. The right-arm pacer has 5 wickets in 3 games in IPL 2024.
Mahesh Theekshana
Maheesh Theekshana can be another member of the spinning department. The Sri Lankan spinner has picked 2 wickets in 4 games with an economy of 7.43.
Impact players
For impact players, CSK can go ahead with players like Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal and Mukesh Choudhary.
