BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have been so ruthlessly environment friendly this season, particularly away from dwelling, that die-hard followers would possibly imagine they’re residing a dream. With their earlier win towards DC, Rajat Patidar and his males made historical past, turning into the primary IPL workforce ever to win six consecutive away matches.
Regardless of three successive losses at their dwelling floor — a state of affairs they remedied considerably with a win over RR of their final recreation — RCB may shut in on a playoff berth after they tackle ousted CSK on Saturday.
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The distinction within the fortunes of the 2 sides beggars perception. RCB, perennial also-rans, discover themselves among the many table-toppers, whereas five-time champions Tremendous Kings are on the backside, their probabilities of making the reduce having vanished with a loss to Punjab Kings on Wednesday.
Who’s that IPL participant?
One would possibly level to final yr’s mega public sale for the change in dynamics. RCB have picked gamers who’ve delivered whereas Chennai have relied on previous palms who discover themselves chasing a recreation that has moved on.
And but, a match between these two sides has been so aggressively contested that nothing could be taken with no consideration. It’s additionally a marquee contest, which sends individuals right into a tizzy in search of coveted seats on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Final dance?
One of many major causes for the frenzy over the previous few years is the uncertainty surrounding MS Dhoni’s future within the competitors. The prospect of watching Dhoni in motion for one final time and the doable finish of the Dhoni vs Virat Kohli IPL face-offs provides a component of drama to the competition.
Probably XIIs:
RCB: Phil Salt/Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
CSK: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
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