The match 39 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday, April 21.
RCB had to face an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat against CSK in the first game of the IPL 2019. Their batting had failed miserably as they were bundled-out for mere 70 runs on a slow, turning wicket of the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Virat Kohli scored his first century of this IPL during RCB’s narrow 10-run victory against KKR in their last game and RCB fans would be hoping that the skipper continues with his ruthless batting form against CSK.
On the other hand, Chennai, who were comfortably beaten by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the last encounter, would be desperate to make amends in their game.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 39- RCB vs CSK will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Sunday, April 21.
- The match will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Condition/Report:
The fans will have to worry a bit as far as the weather is concerned. There are slim chances (5 to 7 per cent) of rain during the match in Bengaluru. It rained heavily earlier this week in the city as well and the possibility cannot be denied. It will be cooler as well with the temperature hovering around 25-26 degrees Celsius.
Apart from the previous game at the venue, which was an afternoon affair, the Chinnaswamy pitch in the other two matches has been flat. It will be another high-scoring game it seems and the dew later on in the game is also likely to trouble the bowlers.
Team News:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
AB de Villiers missed the KKR game due to a mild concussion and the rest should’ve allowed him to recover ahead of this game.
RCB Team (from): Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Tim Southee, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal, Prayas Barman
Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers/ Heinrich Klaasen, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Dale Steyn.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
MS Dhoni is most likely to play this game after resting himself in the previous outing due to a back spasm. While Dwayne Bravo is still injured.
CSK Team (From): Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Sam Billings, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Shorey, Scott Kuggeleijn, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif
Probable XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, CSK skipper MS Dhoni is the favourite for wicket-keeping and RCB’s Parthiv Patel does not stand a chance in front of MSD.
Batsmen: For RCB, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers are the top picks while for CSK Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu are expected to do the destruction.
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis and Moeen Ali will be featuring as all-rounders from RCB while CSK will feature Kedar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja as their prime all-rounders.
Bowlers: For RCB, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn are the top bowlers while for CSK, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir will lead the bowling unit.
Captain and Vice Captain: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson are the top picks for captain and vice captain.
Dream 11 pick #1:
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis ©, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (vc), MS Dhoni (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir.
- Captain: Faf du Plessis
- Vice Captain: AB de Villiers
Dream 11 pick #2:
Shane Watson (vc), Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Imran Tahir, Scott Kuggeleijn.
- Captain: Virat Kohli
- Vice Captain: Shane Watson
