RCB vs CSK Predicted Playing 11 - IPL 2022 Match 49

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings will face each other in Match 49 of the IPL 2022, on 4th May at MCA Stadium, Pune.

RCB is at the 5th spot on the points table with 5 wins in 10 matches while CSK is at the 9th spot with 3 wins in 9 matches so far.

RCB is coming for 3 straight losses and they look out of momentum while CSK won the last match against SRH by putting up a mammoth target of 202 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Faf du Plessis is going little out of form and playing a good innings just once in 3-4 matches. His form is important to the team at the top order as the team was tasting wins when he was in form.

Virat Kohli backed himself pretty nicely in the last match and scored a much-awaited half-century with the support of Rajat Patidar who played an impressive innings of 52 off 32 deliveries.

Dinesh Karthik’s form has suddenly dropped too low. He has scored in double digits from the last 3 matches while Glenn Maxwell is in decent touch but needs to score bigger if the team wants to win more matches.

Mahipal Lomror made his debut for RCB in the last match against GT and played a small but impressive innings of 16 runs off 8 deliveries. He might retain his spot in this game as well.

Shahbaz Ahmed was pretty impressive with the ball against GT, taking 2/26. Hasaranga is also bowling well. He has picked 4 wickets in the last 2 matches taking his total wickets to 15 this season.

The pacer trio of RCB Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood and Mohammad Siraj are going well so far but Siraj needs to get his wicket picking form back. He was retained by the franchise before the auction and he isn’t playing up to that mark.

RCB Playing 11 against CSK

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

RCB Playing 11 Batsman Stats

RCB Playing 11 Bowlers Stats

Chennai Super Kings

CSK brought in Devon Conway to replace Shivam Dube and Conway took full advantage of the opportunity. Conway and the devastative Ruturaj Gaikwad partnered for 182 run-stand. Conway scored 85 while Gaikwad missed his century by 1 run.

Rayudu didn’t bat in the last match but in the 3 matches before this, his scores read - 78, 40, 46. He has got into his form now and will score more in the upcoming matches.

Santner has picked 3 wickets in 4 matches so far. He was brought in to replace Moeen Ali, who hurt his ankle. He might play more matches.

Ravindra Jadeja gave up the captaincy duties to bring his lost form back. The free minded Jadeja can be one of the top IPL all rounders.

Dwayne Bravo will be back after missing the last match due to minor injury.

Mukesh Choudhary has impressed everyone with his pace bowling. He has picked 11 wickets in 8 matches and Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana currently has the best economy of 7.54, among the CSK bowlers.

CSK Playing 11 against RCB

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary

CSK Playing 11 Batsman Stats

CSK Playing 11 Bowlers Stats