Perfect win margin for CSK vs RCB for Virat Kohli & Co to enter IPL playoffs – Revealed cricket news

RCB vs CSK – The ‘final showdown’ for the last playoff spot in IPL 2024 is here! As former Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri said, ‘El Clasico’ – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – is here. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first. CSK have 14 points from 13 matches (Net Run-Rate +0.528) while RCB have 12 points from 13 matches (NRR +0.387). So far Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have qualified for the playoffs. This leaves only one space.

Either CSK or RCB will occupy that spot. And the result of RCB vs CSK match will be decided in Bengaluru on Saturday. The equation is simpler with RCB batting first. RCB will have to beat CSK by 18 runs to surpass their higher run-rate. For CSK, even if they lose, the defeat margin must be less than 18 to advance. A win, no matter how narrow, will propel them forward.

A washout due to the threat of heavy rain would mean that RCB, who are on a five-match winning streak, will be out of the competition and CSK will book their place in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner replaced Moeen Ali in the playing XI of Chennai Super Kings as captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Decided to bowl first. ,

Left-arm spin all-rounder Santner has been included in the playing eleven as off-spin all-rounder Moeen has returned home to England for international duty.

“The wicket looks good, it is cloudy and we will try to take maximum advantage of the movement in the first 2-3 overs,” Gaikwad said.

“It feels a little damp, but we will go in with great intentions. It is important to win every game in IPL, nothing changes for us, we will take it ball by ball, and try to win the small processes. Gaikwad said, we have won some important games to move forward in the middle order.

RCB captain Faf du Plessis said that he would have also bowled and there has been no change in his playing eleven. Faf, however, did not mention that Will Jacques has returned to England and Glenn Maxwell has been included in the playing eleven in his place.

“But when we batted last (at home) we scored well. Losing the toss is not ideal, but we will take a lot of confidence from the last five matches. The set-up is very good, the last match before the knock-out stage, the scenario has been set well and we are happy to play our last league game in front of our fans. “Not thinking too much, we will take it as it comes and do our best,” he said.

Playing XI:

Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjit Singh and Mahesh Theekshana.

Impact Options: Shivam Dubey, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Sheikh Rashid, Mukesh Chaudhary

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson and Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Options: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyyash Prabhudesai, Vishak Vijaykumar, Himanshu Sharma

With IANS inputs