Royal Challengers Bangalore have been ruthless this season
- Glenn Maxwell’s entry point could be crucial
- CSK will hope Ruturaj Gaikwad finds form
Royal Challengers Bangalore come off the back of a comfortable win over Mumbai Indians and are placed in the top four of the points table. They three wins in four games and have odds of 1.75 to win this game with their batting further boosted by the arrival of Glenn Maxwell.
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Slightly behind, Chennai Super Kings have odds of 2.05 to win this game and register their first win of the season, but a lot of that will come down to how their top guns fare. Ruturaj Gaikwad has struggled while Ravindra Jadeja hasn’t quite made a mark yet. The bowling has also been shoddy from CSK.
CSK hold edge in head to head record
Chennai Super Kings have won 18 of the 27 completed matches between these sides with Royal Challengers Bangalore winning nine. In the last five encounters between these sides, CSK have won three and RCB two. The contest has become more even in the last couple of years before which CSK dominated the head to head record.
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RCB have a formidable batting group and will be up against a weak CSK bowling attack, thus Rajasthan are more likely to win this one.
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The real battle will be between Chennai Super Kings’ spinners and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s middle-order. Sadly, RCB have been notoriously slow in the middle overs and CSK could use their spinners to tie the scoring rate down… Still, RCB are our favorites in this one.
Keep an eye on…
Moeen Ali: As someone capable of playing smart and scoring quick against spin, Moeen Ali will have to take responsibility with Ruturaj Gaikwad going through a tough patch. The onus of CSK putting up good totals will lie on Moeen.
Virat Kohli: Even his biggest detractors would admit that Virat Kohli is due a big one. The former RCB skipper was unfairly given out last match after looking in great touch and the whole incident seems to have fired him up. Watch out for a Kohli special this game.
TIP: Virat Kohli is up against a weak bowling attack and could find form by leading the RCB batting charts: back Kohli at 3.91!
