Watch cricket video highlights between Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Indian Premier League 2024 First match, played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
Faf du Plessis’ incredible performance just one month ago qualified the Johannesburg Super Kings for the SA20 playoffs. And in four months, he will be back in the yellow uniform for the Texas Super Kings, partnering with head coach Stephen Fleming. Their history dates back to 2011, when du Plessis was signed by Chennai Super Kings before he had even represented South Africa in international cricket.
However, du Plessis has currently given up his yellow second skin in favor of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and blue for the rest of this IPL. He was once a fan favorite at Chepauk and on Friday, he will make his debut as the captain of the RCB in Chennai. He will not, however, be facing the opponent that du Plessis had anticipated.
Just hours before the teams reported for training on the day of the IPL 2024 season opener, Ruturaj Gaikwad, the previous opening partner of Plessis, was named CSK’s captain, taking MS Dhoni’s place.
Given that the odds are stacked against RCB in Chennai, Gaikwad has a proud record to protect. They had previously defeated CSK at Chepauk during Fleming’s playing days in the first IPL season (2008). RCB has subsequently suffered seven straight losses. In the match that took place there in 2019, they were dismissed for 70 runs in 17.1 overs. That RCB forced CSK to work till the 18th over of their winning chase was because to Moeen Ali and Yuzvendra Chahal.
While Moeen may bat with three other spinners on Friday against the Royals (Maheesh Theekshana, Ravindra Jadeja, and part-timer Rachin Ravindra) on what may be another slow pitch, Chahal is now with the Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, Mayank Dagar (left-arm fingerspin), Himanshu Sharma (mystery spin), Karn Sharma (legspin), and Swapnil Singh (left-arm fingerspin) are the only choices available to the RCB team in terms of elite spinners. This season, it appears like RCB has thrown all of its eggs into one basket—both at home and abroad.
during undergoing knee surgery during the previous IPL season, Dhoni, 42, is expected to play again after almost a year off. Shivam Dube, CSK’s specialist spin batter, is also healthy after missing the Ranji Trophy knockout stages due to an injury. They will be missing their death-overs specialist, Sri Lankan slinger Matheesha Pathirana, though, since he is out for the first few matches of the 2024 Indian Premier League due to a hamstring injury.
After a two-month hiatus, Virat Kohli will also play competitive cricket again for the RCB. Since the last IPL, he has only participated in two T20 matches (against Afghanistan in January). This season will serve as his preparation for the 2024 T20 World Cup, which will take place in June. Will Kohli bat as he did against Afghanistan in the first two innings? He showed an unusually aggressive attitude.
Given that Dube is recovering from an injury, CSK may choose to use him as a lone batsman and bowl with either Mukesh Choudhary or Tushar Deshpande, who was their leading wicket-taker from the previous season.
If RCB bats first, one of Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, or Suyash Prabhudessai may be chosen to extend their batting, to be replaced by a spinner in the second innings, either Himanshu or Karn. or the other way around.
The first match of the 2024 Indian Premier League will take place at Chepauk, a generally spin-friendly track. It is not the same as the sharp turner that was used during last month’s Ranji Trophy match between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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