IPL 2024, CSK vs RCB Prediction: Who Will Win Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match 1?

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CSK vs RCB IPL 2024 Match 1: Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first match of the IPL 2024 on Friday (March 22).

The two most popular teams of the Indian Premier League will play the curtain-raiser in the 17th edition of the competition. Two Indian cricket gladiators MS Dhoni (CSK) and Virat Kohli (RCB) will take part in the match as it promises to be an absolute blockbuster encounter.

IPL 2024: CSK vs RCB Match Schedule, Live Streaming

Match Date, Time and Venue: The IPL 2024 Match 1 between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be played on Friday (March 22) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match starts at 8 pm IST and the toss takes place at 7:30 pm IST.

Live Stream and Telecast: The IPL 2024 Match 1 CSK vs RCB will be telecast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. The Indian viewers can live stream the match live through the JioCinema app and website.

CSK and RCB IPL 2024 Squads

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar

CSK vs RCB Match Prediction: Who Will Win Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru?

Chennai Super Kings will be at home in Chennai and MS Dhoni will be in the team, which promises a sea of Yellow in the first match of IPL 2024. Ruturaj Gaikwad is set to make his captaincy debut for the five-time IPL champions.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru do have a decent squad and Virat Kohli's presence means they may have some support in the ground as well.

CSK do have some top players in their team but the injury to Devon Conway is a body blow for them. For RCB, it is all about a fresh and optimistic start, but Chepauk can prove to be a cauldron on Friday evening for many RCB players.

There is no such threat of Dew in Chennai at the moment and that means captains may tend to bat first on the pitch. It will be a close encounter, but we predict Chennai Super Kings may reign supreme in the match.

Winner Prediction: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Win Chance: 65-70 %