Chennai Super Kings players are seen during a practice session in Bengaluru.
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Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl in the Indian Premier League 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on May 18.
It is a do or die encounter for both the teams. Chennai Super Kings gain an upper hand than the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
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Rain threat looms large in Bengaluru. If the encounter is washed out, Chennai Super Kings will be through to the playoffs.
If Chennai Super Kings win the match, it is automatically enter the play-off rounds. But on the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have to win by 18 runs if RCB scores 200 or win the match with 11 balls to spare if CSK bats first.
Fans are expecting an enthralling contest as both Virat Kohli and legendary M.S. Dhoni will be seen in action.
Chennai Super Kings brought Mitchell Santner in place of Moeen Ali while Royal Challengers Bengaluru are playing an unchanged XI.
After winning the toss, Ruturaj Gaikwad says “Cloud cover made me take the decision to bowl first. Mitchell Santner comes in place of Moeen Ali.”
Faf du Plessis said “we would also have bowled first. We are playing unchanged XI.”
The teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameroon Green, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson. Impact Subs: Swapnil, Rawat, Prabhudesai, Vyshak and Himanshu
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh. Impact Subs: Dube, Rizvi, Solanki, Rasheed and Choudhary
