The 68th match of IPL 2024 will be between the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise and the Chennai Super Kings franchise on 18th May 2024 (Saturday). 

The complete RCB vs CSK, 68th Match Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, and other updates are presented by EKhel, the top online sports betting site, below in this blog.

RCB vs CSK 68th Match Updates IPL 2024

• Date - 18th May, Saturday
• Timing - 07:30 Pm
• Teams Partaking:
• Home Team - Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Away Team - Chennai Super Kings
• Venue - M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Probable Playing XI for both Team

The playing XI of both these teams for this match are mentioned below.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable Playing XI

Faf Du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma.

• Impact Player Substitute: Swapnil Singh

Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana.

• Impact Player Substitute: Sameer Rizvi

Captains of the Team

The captains of both these teams are:

Faf Du Plessis - Royal Challengers Bangalore

After Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis takes over as captain of the RCB in IPL 2022.

• He is a Batter who debuted in IPL in the 2012 edition. His best score in the IPL was 96.
• He has played 143 matches in the league to date and scored 4500.

Ruturaj Gaikwad - Chennai Super Kings

After M.S. Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad took responsibility for leading the team as skipper in IPL 2024.

• He is a Batter who debuted in IPL in the 2020 edition.
• He has played a total of 65 matches in the league to date and scored a total of 2380 runs with his best score being 108.

Best Batsman IPL 2024

The Best Batters of both these teams are:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rajat Patidar & Virat Kohli

Chennai Super Kings

Daryl Mitchell & Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Best Bowler

The Best Bowlers of both these teams are:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mohammed Siraj &  Yash Dayal.

Chennai Super Kings

Tushar Deshpande & Simarjeet Singh.

Team Performance IPL 2024

The IPL 2024 team performance till now of RCB and CSK franchises are given below here:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The RCB franchise lost the previous match against CSK on 22nd March 2024 (Friday). The latter team won the game by 6 wickets. 

• The team’s performance in this season of IPL was average initially. But, they are giving their best now as they do not wish to end the season at the bottom of the points table.
• RCB won their last encounter against DC on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The previous team won the match by 47 runs. This team has won five consecutive matches.

Chennai Super Kings

The CSK franchise won their previous match against RCB on 22nd March 2024 (Friday). The former team won the match by 6 wickets. 

• The team’s performance in this season of IPL is good and steady. They have performed well in the IPL 2023 and have won the season.
• CSK won their previous encounter against RR on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The former team won the match by five wickets.

Current Points Table Ranking

RCB stands at number 7 on the points table after playing 13 matches and winning 6 of them with 12 points. 

CSK stands at number 4 on the points table after playing 13 matches and winning only 7 of them with 14 points.

Pitch Report

• The 68th IPL 2024 game between RCB and CSK will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match is scheduled for May 18, 2024, at 7:30 PM. 
• Rain is likely to ruin Saturday's game at Chinnaswamy Stadium. With this in mind, the captain whoever wins the toss may choose to bowl. 
• The Bengaluru pitch has been a paradise for batsmen, and they will certainly score more runs during the game. 
• Pacers will benefit from the surface early on, and swing has the potential to play a significant role in the game.

Weather Report

• The weather will remain gloomy throughout the day, with regular rain showers. No rain is predicted in Bengaluru between 7 PM and 11 PM and the contest begins at 7:30 PM. 
• In general, with a humidity of 75%, the temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius. The forecast precipitation rate is around 50% throughout the day. The wind speed at the venue will be around 10 km/h.

RCB vs CSK: IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips

Today will be a critical encounter for CSK as well as RCB. RCB must win by a wide margin to have a chance of making the playoffs. CSK is already in the top 4 in the points table and is only required to win the match with no specific score difference.

The best suggestion of players to make a team for the 68th match of IPL 2024 between RCB and CSK is given below.

Captain/Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Virat Kohli & Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Vice-Captain

Faf Du Plessis & Shivam Dubey.

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Suggested Playing 11 Team

M.S.Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Ravindra Jadeja, Cameron Green, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh and Mohammad Siraj.

RCB vs CSK All Update

All the updates regarding the IPL 2024 league are given below here.

EKhel Expert Advice

• Avoid using Mahipal Lomror and Rachin Ravindra in the playing 11 prediction team.
• As the stadium is going to be cloudy, the captain who will win the toss and choose to bowl first has a higher chance of winning this game. This match is going to be an in-or-out situation for both teams. Choose your playing 11 players wisely.

RCB vs CSK IPL 2024 Best Players

The best players who surprised all the viewers with their performance in IPL 2024 are as follows:

• Virat Kohli
• Ruturaj Gaikwad
• Faf Du Plessis
• Daryl Mitchell
• Rajat Patidar
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Shivam Dubey

Probability for the Team to Win

RCB is going to be the fan’s favorite in this match as they have consecutively won their last 5 games in this league. Their initial performance was not much appreciable. CSK is already at the top 4th position in the points table with 2 points higher than the RCB.

RCB vs CSK: Qualification Scenario

Here, we have specified the scenario for both the teams partaking in today’s match.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

If they win this match by 18 or more runs or beat CSK with 11 or more balls remaining, they will get 14 points and a superior run rate. In this case, they’ll end up getting the 4th spot in the points table and qualify for the playoffs.

Chennai Super Kings

If they just win this match without any targeted margin, they’ll qualify for the playoffs. Ruturaj Gaikwad from this team and Virat Kohli from RCB, the top 2 run scorers of IPL 2024, will face each other in today’s match.

The team that wins and chooses to bowl first is more likely to win the match. Otherwise, both sides have an equal chance of winning this match, which will be a key battle to reach the playoffs.

MI vs LSG IPL 2024 Highlights

• Match Date: 17th May, 2024 (Friday)
• Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
• Teams Participated: Mumbai Indians and Lucknow SuperGiants

Match Highlights

The Lucknow SuperGiants franchise has won the 67th match against Mumbai Indians by 18 runs. 

• MI dropped down battling against LSG after falling short by 18 runs in the 215-run chase.
• MI lacked Jasprit Bumrah since they permitted Arjun Tendulkar to play and due to this MI leaked 214 runs. 
• LSG's risk of encouraging Devdutt Padikkal failed, as the latter was dismissed on a golden duck.
• KL Rahul and Nicolas Pooran led the LSG franchise to win this match. 
• After Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir's big hits, the rest of the squad failed to show up.
• Nuwan Thushara dismissed  Pooran and Arshad in the 18th over, and Piyush Chawla knocked KL out in the following over.
• Ayush Badoni's 10-ball 22-run finale pushed LSG to a match-winning 214 runs.

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