IPL 2024 CSK vs. RCB pitch report: How will the surface at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium perform?
On Friday, March 22, 2024, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and rival Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) square off in the Indian Premier League 2024 opener.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who took over for the departed MS Dhoni on Thursday, will captain the defending champions, CSK, when they play. The return of veteran Virat Kohli, who was out of India’s most recent Test series against England for personal reasons, will help RCB.
In addition to the anticipated Dhoni vs. Kohli match, fans will be thrilled to see international players Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Alzarri Joseph, and Cameron Green make their team debuts.
Due to home advantage, the Chennai Super Kings are favourites to win the first match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They have defeated the team twice in the past five IPL meetings, most recently by an 8-run margin while defending 226 runs.
Chidambaram MA in Chennai: Report on Pitch
The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is renowned for providing a decent surface for spinners; however, recently, the pitch has resulted in evenly matched T20 cricket matches. The centre pitch, which provides enough of turn to spin bowlers, is reportedly going to be used for the IPL 2024 opener, despite the Pacers’ recent dominance in the Ranji Trophy match at same location.
MA Chidambaram, T20I numbers for Chennai
Six T20I matches in total
Winning streaks while batting first: 5
Winning bowling-first matches: 1
First-inning average: 150
Score average during the second innings: 119
The highest score was 182/4 (20 Ov) for India against the West Indies.
The highest score chased by India against the West Indies was 182/4 (20 Ov).
Lowest total ever recorded: Pakistani women’s 80/10 (17.5 Ov) vs English ladies
The lowest total defended by Pakistani women vs West Indies women was 103/8 (20 Ov).
RCB vs. CSK: Potential starting lineups
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, and Maheesh Theekshana are the players that the Chennai Super Kings are expected to start with.
The following is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s expected playing XI: Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, and Dinesh Karthik (wk).
