In a group stage encounter on May 4 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (Wednesday). While the Red Army has lost three games in a row, MS Dhoni's Yellow Army has just defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
In the IPL 2022, both RCB and CSK have already faced each other. It's worth noting that the defending champs had thrashed RCB by a large margin. But today is a new day, and RCB will be looking to even the score and make a great return in the tournament. Both teams appear to be good on paper, and it will be an entertaining matchup between the tournament's two heavyweights.
So far, the pitch at MCA Stadium has aided both batsmen and bowlers. In previous encounters, there have been some good scores, but new ball bowlers have also had an impact on the match. The captain who wins the toss will want to bat first and pursue the objective later. Due to the fact that it is an evening game, the dew factor may be a problem.
Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Chennai Super Kings - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner/Dwayne Bravo, Dwaine Pretorius, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana