Match Details
Date: March 22, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
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Match Preview
The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is back with another banging episode, and like every other season, the tournament ensures high-intense and drama-filled matches. In the inaugural clash of the season, we will have reigning champions MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings encountering Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The clash will take place at the home of the Super Kings, MA Chidambaram Stadium, popularly called the Chepauk.
The match starts at 8 pm on March 22, Friday, promising a thrilling weekend ahead for all cricket fanatics. Both teams look promising and where MS Dhoni’s side will hope to give a memorable send-off to their skipper by lifting the trophy for the sixth time, Bengaluru’s squad will hope to repeat their WPL team’s heroics.
Toss Prediction
Bengaluru and Chennai have locked horns on 31 occasions combined in previous editions of the tournament. In the past five matches played between CSK and RCB, MS Dhoni emerged victorious in five out of four tosses. Considering the odds as well as the fact that the match will take place at CSK’s home ground, luck might favour them. Hence, we think home captain MS Dhoni is more likely to win the toss over RCB captain Faf Du Plessis.
Win Possibility
As mentioned, the first match of the Indian Premier League will be the 32nd time RCB and CSK will stand against each other in the cash-rich tournament. In their previous matches, Chennai emerged victorious on 20 occasions whereas Bengaluru came on top 10 times, and one match ended without any result. Apart from this, Chennai beat Gujarat in the IPL 2023 final to be crowned champions for the record-levelling fifth time. Bengaluru, on the other hand, failed to make the cut and didn’t qualify for the playoffs.
Both the records and stats speak for the dominance of the Yellow Army over their Bengaluru counterparts. Though Faf du Plessis and Co. will aim to change the figures, it will be extremely challenging for them. Hence, Chennai Super Kings are favourites to win the match and extend the tally to 21-10.
Predicted Powerplay Score and Average First Inning Score
The MA Chidambaram Stadium, also known as Chepauk, will witness the grand opening ceremony of another exciting and promising edition of the Indian Premier League. The first match of the tournament will follow the star-studded ceremony. Talking about the stadium's records, the venue's first-inning score is 163. Depending on this, we think the first-inning score of the first IPL 2024 match is expected to be 175-185. The powerplay score of the game is likely to be around 45-50.
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