Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings Prediction
Apr 21, 2019
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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RCB vs CSK Betting Tips
- Defending champions Chennai Super Kings remain top of the IPL table despite losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad last time out. They have seven wins from nine games so far.
- One of those wins was against Royal Challengers Bangalore on the opening night, when they bowled them out for just 70.
- Bangalore lost their first six matches in total, but have now won two of the last three.
RCB vs CSK Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Chennai Super Kings are favorites to win
Who Will Win RCB vs CSK, IPL 2019?
Chennai Super Kings will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, to face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2019 Indian Premier League. Scheduled for April 21, the live action begins at 20:00 local time.
RCB vs CSK Toss Prediction
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RCB vs CSK Toss Prediction
Chennai Super Kings have won the toss seven times so far, with a tendency to field first. After unsuccessfully batting first last time out, that trend is likely to continue too.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2019.....
RCB Team News & Playing 11
RCB Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore handed a first start of the season to Dale Steyn against Kolkata, after the South African was selected as a replacement player for Nathan Coulter-Nile. Steyn was one of two players to come into the team, with Umesh Yadav making way, as Heinrich Klaasen replaced AB de Villiers in the other change. De Villiers was out with a mild concussion but could return against Chennai.
RCB Key Players
Virat Kohli’s outstanding century against Kolkata carried Royal Challengers Bangalore to victory. The India captain scored nine fours and four sixes in his 58-ball knock. With two half-centuries to his name too, the Indian captain now has 378 runs in this season’s tournament.
It moved Kohli back ahead of AB de Villiers, with the South African out, but De Villiers has scored more half-centuries (four so far) and has a higher strike rate at 154.27.
Moeen Ali also impressed last time out, scoring his second half-century as he hammered 66 in 28 balls. It was his second consecutive half-century. Ali also bowled the final over as Royal Challengers claimed victory.
Dale Steyn marked his first appearance of the season with two wickets, meanwhile – recording figures of 2-40. He could be the missing cog for RCB in this campaign, with Bangalore missing someone to lead their bowling attack.
Also impressing last time out was Marcus Stoinis, who took 1-32. Stoinis was in superb all-round form at the Big Bash League.
RCB Team Form
After losing their opening six games, Royal Challengers Bangalore have now won two of the last three. They ended their losing streak with a eight-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab thanks to Virat Kohli’s 67 and AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 59 from 38 balls to lead a chase of 174 to win.
Defeat to Mumbai Indians followed, failing to defend 171/7 (De Villiers top scoring with 75) as they lost by five wickets, but they bounced back last time out.
Kohli hammered 100 from 58 balls as Royal Challengers posted 213/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders and, despite some late hitting, they held on to win by ten runs.
RCB Predicted Playing 11
Virat Kohli (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal
CSK Team News & Playing 11
CSK Team News
Chennai Super Kings will have MS Dhoni back for the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore after he missed the last game with a back spasm. That injury necessitated two changes, as Sam Billings replaced Dhoni as wicket-keeper/batsman and Mitchell Santner was replaced by Karn Sharma to free up the overseas slot. Santner could also return for this one.
CSK Key Players
Chennai Super Kings’ two World Cup-bound South Africans, Faf du Plessis and Imran Tahir, continued to impress last time out despite the defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Tahir moved to 15 wickets in the tournament after taking 2-20 from his four overs, while Du Plessis had earlier top-scored with 45 from 31 balls in the Chennai innings.
Only Delhi’s Kagiso Rabada has more wickets than Tahir so far in IPL 2019, while his economy rate of 5.67 is also hugely impressive. Next on Chennai’s bowling list is Deepak Chahar, meanwhile – he has 11 from nine matches at an economy rate of 6.97.
Du Plessis now has 173 runs from five innings, meanwhile. Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni have both outscored him, however – Dhoni hitting two half-centuries on his way to 230 runs so far, while Raina has scored 207.
CSK Team Form
Chennai’s four-match winning streak ended with defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad last time out. Faf du Plessis scored 45 from 31 balls, but their total of 132/5 was always well below par as Sunrisers cruised to a six-wicket win.
The Super Kings had been pushed twice in each of their last two games, however. Suresh Raina’s half-century led them to a five-wicket win against Kolkata with just two balls to spare – Imran Tahir earlier claimed 4-27 as Kolkata posted 161/8.
The previous game was even closer – MS Dhoni scoring 58 before Mitchell Santner hit the winning runs off the final ball in a four-wicket win against Rajasthan.
CSK Predicted Playing 11
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
RCB vs CSK Team Form in Last Five Matches
RCB : W L W L L
CSK : L W W W W
RCB vs CSK Head to Head
Since returning to the IPL, Chennai Super Kings have won all three games they have played against Royal Challengers Bangalore and now 16 in total compared to seven defeats.
Chennai won both games last season and then kicked off this season with a crushing win against Bangalore. At home, they bowled Royal Challengers out for just 70 – Harbhajan Singh (3-20) and Imran Tahir (3-9) leading the way – before cruising to a seven-wicket win.
RCB vs CSK Betting Odds
Royal Challengers Bangalore might have come back into form but they have lost all three matches they have played against Chennai Super Kings since the latter’s IPL return last year. Chennai, despite defeat last time out, remain the form team and will welcome captain MS Dhoni back for this clash too
RCB Betway Odds
- RCB to Win the Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore are 2.05 outsiders to beat Chennai Super Kings with Betway.
- RCB Top Batsman: Moeen Ali and Marcus Stoinis are 7.00 to be Royal Challengers Bangalore’s best batsman, while captain Virat Kohli is 2.80 after his century last time. AB de Villiers is 3.00.
- RCB Top Bowler: With the ball, Yuzvendra Chahal is 2.50 to be RCB’s top bowler and Dale Steyn can be backed at 3.60.
CSK Betway Odds
- CSK to Win the Match: Chennai Super Kings are favourites with Betway, who are offering 1.72.
- CSK Top Batsman: Faf du Plessis has found some good form with the bat, and he is 3.50 to be Chennai’s top batsman with Bet365. Suresh Raina is 4.00, while MS Dhoni is as high as 9.00 because of his lower batting position.
- CSK Top Bowler: Imran Tahir leads the Super Kings’ bowling and he is 2.87 to be their top bowler with Betway. Deepak Chahar is 3.75, meanwhile.
RCB Bet365 Odds
- RCB to Win the Match: While they have arrested their poor start to the 2019 IPL season, Royal Challengers Bangalore are still outsiders at 2.20 to win with Bet365.
- RCB Top Batsmen Virat Kohli’s century helped them to victory last time out and he is 2.87 to be their top batsman again with Bet365. AB de Villiers, who was in excellent form before missing the last match with concussion, is 4.00. Moeen Ali has also hit form with back-to-back half-centuries and he is 6.50.
- RCB Top Bowler Ali also bowled well last time out and is 5.50 to be Bangalore’s top bowler. A better bet would be Yuzvendra Chahal (2.87) or Dale Steyn, however.
CSK Bet365 Odds
- CSK to Win the Match: League leaders Chennai Super Kings are 1.66 with Bet365 to continue their excellent record against Royal Challengers Bangalore with another win.
- CSK Top Batsmen: Faf du Plessis’ good batting form continued last time out and he is 4.33 to be Chennai’s top batsman with Bet365. Suresh Raina is 4.00, as is Shane Watson, while MS Dhoni – on his return – is 7.00.
- CSK Top Bowler: Imran Tahir is also in good form and he is 3.50 to be Chennai’s star bowler – as he was in the first game of the season against Bangalore. Deepak Chahar is 5.00
🏆 RCB vs CSK Prediction
Virat Kohli was at his very best last time out and he will be re-joined by AB de Villiers in a batting line-up that also has Moeen Ali and Marcus Stoinis coming into form. But Chennai Super Kings – a blip last time out, without MS Dhoni, aside – are still the top team in the country and will, as ever, take some beating.
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