Forward of the mouth-watering conflict, legendary MS Dhoni “handed” over the Chennai Tremendous Kings captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Gaikwad made his CSK debut in 2020 and has gone on to symbolize the workforce in 52 video games. Gaikwad, a trendy opener, had a memorable run final yr, aggregating 590 runs in 16 video games at a formidable strike charge of 147.50. His breakout yr was 2021 when he amassed 635 runs in 16 video games.
The 27-year-old from Maharashtra will not be new to captaincy, having led the Indian workforce to the gold medal within the Asian Video games final yr. He has additionally led his home facet Maharashtra.
As CSK are set to face RCB, who’ve didn’t win a single IPL title for the reason that inception of the match in 2008, TimesofIndia.com takes a take a look at the potential beginning elevens of each the groups and prediction of match’s end result:
CSK Predicted XI:
Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.
RCB’s Potential XI:
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Inexperienced, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Akash Deep.
WHAT RECORDS SAY:
The 2 groups have clashed 31 instances, with CSK holding the benefit. CSK have emerged victorious in 20 matches, whereas RCB have received 10, with one match ending in no end result.
Of their final 5 encounters, CSK have dominated with a 4-1 lead.
At Chepauk, the groups have crossed paths in eight matches, and it has been a stronghold for the house workforce. CSK have triumphed in seven matches towards RCB at their residence floor.
CSK have been a dominant power at residence and can enter as robust favourites within the match opener.
