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The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just a few hours away. Now once again the thrill of cricket will be seen in India for the next two months. However, only the schedule till April 7 has been announced. Along with this schedule, the timings of the matches were also announced. Generally, most of the fans know that IPL 2024 will start at 7.30 pm and the toss will take place at 7 pm. But a slight change has been made in the timing of the first match. The first match will start at 8 pm Indian time. Due to this, the timing of the first match will be delayed by half an hour. The reason behind this change is the inauguration ceremony. The inauguration ceremony will be organized on the first day. Many big stars will participate in it. Therefore, the toss of the first match will take place at 7.30 pm and the live action will start at 8 pm.
CSK-RCB clash
After the opening ceremony today, the first match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be played in Chepauk, Chennai. Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain CSK for the first time in this match. Dhoni will enter the field as a wicketkeeper batsman. CSK has the upper hand in head to head record against RCB. Before this, both the teams have faced each other a total of 31 times. Of these, Chennai won 31 matches while Bengaluru won only 10 times. One match remained inconclusive. RCB has won only one out of 8 matches in Chepauk. Whereas Chennai has won 7 times.
pitch report
The first match between CSK and RCB will be played at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. The pitch of this ground proves to be very effective for spinners. Spinners trouble the batsmen a lot on this ground. Mostly only low scoring matches are seen here. Although the actual behavior of the pitch will be known only during the match, the spinners are sure to get help. Chennai has excellent spinners like Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja and Mahish Tikshana, who can create problems for the RCB batsmen.
head to head record
So far in the IPL, Chennai Super Kings have dominated Royal Challengers Bangalore. 31 matches have been played between the two in the tournament, of which CSK has won 20. Whereas RCB has won only 10 matches. One match remained inconclusive. Both the teams have played 8 matches in Chepauk, in which Chennai has won 7 matches, while Bengaluru has won only 1 match. In such a situation, Chennai Super Kings can dominate Royal Challengers Bangalore in the match.
Probable playing eleven of both the teams
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane/Samir Rizvi, Shivam Dubey, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mahish Tikshan and Mustafizur Rahman.
rcb vs csk
RCB- Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Mahipal Lomror, Akashdeep, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj, Karan Sharma.
CSK- Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali/Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman.