RCB vs CSK Probable Playing 11
RCB
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Philip Salt
Opener
Virat Kohli
Opener
Devdutt Padikkal
No. 3
Rajat Patidar (c)
No. 4
Jitesh Sharma (wk)
No. 5
Tim David
No. 6
Romario Shepherd
Allrounder
Krunal Pandya
Allrounder
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Pacer
Abhinandan Singh
Pacer
Jacob Duffy
Pacer
CSK
Chennai Super Kings
Sanju Samson (wk)
Opener
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
Opener
Ayush Mhatre
No. 3
Sarfaraz Khan
No. 4
Shivam Dube
No. 5
Prashant Veer
No. 6
Jamie Overton
Allrounder
Noor Ahmad
Spinner
Anshul Kamboj
Pacer
Matt Henry
Pacer
Khaleel Ahmed
Pacer
RCB’s lineup is perfectly built for Chinnaswamy. Kohli holds the record for most runs against any single opponent in IPL history: 1,146 runs in 35 matches against CSK alone. Coming off a 69(38) in his last outing, he is in the form of his life at his favourite venue.
On the cusp of 200 IPL wickets, Bhuvneshwar Kumar provides RCB the one thing Chinnaswamy rarely offers: discipline. His ability to contain in powerplay overs is the critical difference-maker on a surface where every other bowler leaks runs.
For CSK, with MS Dhoni absent and CSK’s middle order still unsettled, Sanju Samson carries the primary scoring burden almost entirely on his own. His start will decide whether CSK can keep pace on this surface.
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