NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be hoping for favourable weather conditions when they face the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an epic clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. This do-or-die match will determine the fourth and final team to qualify for the IPL playoffs.
The washout on Thursday at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad allowed Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad to become the third team to enter the playoffs, joining Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.
As RCB and CSK vie for the last playoff spot, who will gain the upper hand?
Before this highly anticipated match, Dinesh Karthik posted an exciting Instagram story featuring CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad's message. Ruturaj asked the experienced 38-year-old about joining the Yellow Army as his next IPL team.
"Next IPL franchise? CSK?," Karthik's Instagram story read as Ruturaj saying.
To this, DK replied: "Role definition please? Skipper".
Karthik, renowned for his death-over hitting, has the ability to excel under pressure.
In IPL 2024, he scored 310 runs in 13 matches, averaging 43.00 with a strike rate of 194.19.
Defending champions CSK, with 14 points and NRR 0.528, are favorites at a venue where they have only lost to RCB once in eight matches.
RCB currently have 12 points and a net run-rate of 0.387.
