Match number 24 of IPL 2023 will see a team still looking for their first IPL title take on a 4 time champion team. It will also be a clash that will see two of India's biggest superstar cricketers go toe to toe - Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.
It will be the Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on the Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru today.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Monday:
What: IPL 2023 Match 24
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
When: April 17, Monday - 7:30 PM IST start. Toss at 7 PM IST
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: The two teams played each other twice last season. In the first game CSK beat RCB by 23 runs. In the second RCB won by 13 runs.
Overall Head to Head:
31
Won by RCB: 20
Won by CSK: 10
No Result: 1
Where the two teams finished last season: Royal Challengers Bangalore finished 4th, while Chennai Super Kings finished 9th.
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Played - 14, Won - 8, Lost - 6, Points - 16
Chennai Super Kings - Played - 14, Won - 4, Lost - 10, Points - 8
Captains:
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Faf du Plessis
Chennai Super Kings - MS Dhoni
Likely Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Wayne Parnell
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Full squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Reece Topkey, Dinesh Karthik, Fin Allen, Mohammed Siraj, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Akas Deep, Harshal Patel, Sonu Yadav, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandge, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Siddharth Kaul, Himanshu Sharma
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C), Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Akash Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu.
Weather Forecast for Bengaluru on April 17:
Maximum Temperature: 35 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 20 degrees celsius
Clear skies
Wind: 11 kmph
Cloud Cover: 0 %
Chances of rain: 2%
Chances of precipitation: 0%
Stadium Capacity: 40000
Pitch: Batting paradise. Captain winning the toss could be tempted to bat first though high scores are sometimes easily chased down here. In the last match in Bengaluru, RCB made 174 batting first and won the match by 23 runs vs DC.
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Impact Player: Both captains will have a list of upto 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
