The long wait has finally come to an end. IPL 2024 will start from today. The first match will be between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK had an easy win in csk and rcb matches last year.
MS Dhoni stepped down as captain of CSK a day before the start of IPL. Young cricketer Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed as the new captain of CSK. All eyes will be on CSK’s first match with the new captain.
On the other hand, RCB has not been successful in IPL in 16 seasons even after winning the WPL.
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell are determined to put an end to the wait to win that trophy. RCB’s strength has increased with the addition of an all-rounder like Cameron Green into the team. RCB’s pace bowling line-up will be followed by Alzari Joseph along with Mohammad Siraj. But spin bowling can keep RCB worried.
CSK’s probable XI: Rachin ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Chaudhary, Maheesh theekshana.
RCB’s probable XI: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Mayank Dagar, Karan Sharma, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj.
What could happen? Judging from the strength and depth of the batting-bowling-all-rounders of both the teams, cricket experts are more likely to win the first match of IPL 2024.