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BLR vs CSK: Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will go up against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming match of the IPL 2021.
RCB & CSK are placed third and second, respectively, on the IPL points table. Both sides will want to stay in the Top 4 and ensure they secure a berth in the playoffs at the earliest.
Chennai Super Kings won their first match of IPL Phase 2 against Mumbai Indians. They defend a decent target and won the match by 20 runs. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore were bundled out for a partly score and lost the game by 9 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Match Details
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
Date & Time: 23rd September, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
BLR vs CSK Injury Updates
RCB have no injury concerns, while CSK’s Ambati Rayudu had taken a blow on his shoulder the other night against Mumbai Indians. However, he’s recovered and is fit to play the club’s upcoming IPL fixture.
Sam Curran, who missed CSK’s previous encounter against MI due to mandatory quarantine, is now back with the team. He has started to train with the team and is available for selection.
Pitch Report
The pitch is Sharjah is known to produce high-scoring encounters. With shorter boundaries on offer, one can expect batters to come out on top against their counterparts. The pacers as well as the spinners will have to put in their best efforts if they are to scalp a few wickets.
Weather Report
We do a clear and sunny day scheduled for Friday.
BLR vs CSK Predicted Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai Super Kings
BLR vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keeper: AB de Villiers
Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja (captain)
Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal