Saturday, 18 May RCB vs CSK Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – RCB vs CSK

• Bengaluru has been a high-scoring venue until now and a high-scoring match seems to be on the cards.
• Virat Kohli has been in impressive form and his role is going to hold a lot of importance for the Challengers in the next game.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in good touch and RCB bowlers need to dismiss him at the earliest.
• CSK need to be wary of the form RCB is in. From nowhere, the Challengers have found their mojo and are looking dangerous.

Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be up against each other in the 68th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday, May 18. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host the encounter.

RCB, led by Faf du Plessis, have been on a rampage of late as they have won 5 matches in a row and with that form, currently sit at odds of 13.00 with Dafabet to win IPL 2024. But, they need to win in their last game to have any chance of making their way through to the playoffs. They will go into their next game after hammering Delhi Capitals (DC) by 47 runs at home.

Cameron Green won the Player of the Match award after he scored an unbeaten 32 and later finished with impressive figures of 4-0-19-1. Defending 187, the Challengers bowled their opponents out for 140 in 19.1 overs.

The Super Kings, on the other hand, are sitting in the top half of the table, but complacency can knock them out of the competition. They will go into their last league game after beating Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 5 wickets.

After being asked to field first, CSK restricted RR to 141 for 5 in 20 overs. Simarjeet Singh finished with figures of 4-0-26-3. The Super Kings chased down the target with 10 balls to spare after Ruturaj Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 42.

Head-to-Head Record Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Predictions

The Super Kings and the Challengers have faced each other 33 times since first meeting back in 2008. CSK have won 22 out of those games while RCB came out on the winning side 10 times. 1 game in 2012 did not produce a result. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, CSK are leading their opponents 5-4.

Back on March 22, 2024, CSK beat RCB by 6 wickets. After opting to bat first, RCB scored 173 for the loss of 6 wickets. Anuj Rawat scored an unbeaten 48 off 25 balls and was the standout batter for RCB. Mustafizur Rahman was stupendous for CSK after he picked up 4 wickets.

The Super Kings tracked down the target with 8 balls to spare. Rachin Ravindra laid the platform with a brisk knock of 37 after which Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja played handy cameos.