The 24th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings on Monday 17th April 2023 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had been average in this tournament till now. They had played four matches so far with two wins to their name. They had lost two matches and are holding the 7th position on the points table. They had beaten Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in this tournament and lost their matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. Chennai Super Kings also had been average in this edition of IPL till now. They had won two out of four matches played. They had lost two matches and are situated in the 6th position on the points table. They had lost their matches against Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans and they had beaten Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians in this tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore lost against Lucknow Super Giants but bounced back strongly in their next match and beat Delhi Capitals in their most recent match with a handsome margin of 23 runs. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was good and they scored 174 runs in 20 overs. Virat Kohli finally is back to good form and he was the most successful and highest run-scorer. He scored his first half-century of this edition of IPL. He scored a total of 50 runs on 34 balls with the help of six boundaries and one huge six. Mahipal Lomror was given a chance in playing eleven of the previous match and he proved his selection right. He scored 26 runs while he faced 18 balls and smashed two huge sixes. Glenn Maxwell is performing well in this tournament and he was also good in the most recent match where he scored 26 runs on just 14 balls with the help of three huge sixes. Shahbaz Ahmed remained not out after scoring 20 runs while the skipper, Faf du Plessis could manage to score 22 runs.

The bowling unit of Royal Challengers Bangalore had performed well in this tournament and we saw the same in their most recent match against Delhi Capitals where they defended the target of 175 runs and leaked 151 runs in 20 overs. Mohammed Siraj and Wayne Parnell are the leading bowlers of this team with Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Harshal Patel. Vijaykumar Vyshak had a debut in Indian Premier League and was just outstanding in his very first match. He proved the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against just 20 runs. Mohammed Siraj also had been good in this tournament and we saw the same in the previous match where he picked two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 23 runs. Harshal Patel was the other bowler who performed well with the ball. He picked up one wicket in four overs against 32 runs. Wayne Parnell also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs while he leaked just 28 runs. Wanindu Hasaranga was the other bowler with a wicket to his name but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged with 37 runs in three overs. Shahbaz Ahmed was given one over to bowl where he leaked 11 runs and failed to pick any wicket.

Chennai Super Kings lost their very first match of this edition of IPL but won their next two matches. Their most recent match against Rajasthan Royals was very interesting where they were beaten by the margin of just three runs. They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good. They leaked 175 runs in 20 overs. They made some changes in their bowling unit but new bowlers failed to give the best performance as per expectations. Akash Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Ravindra Jadeja, M Theekshana, Moeen Ali, and Sisanda Magala were used as bowlers in the previous match. Ravindra Jadeja is an experienced bowler of this team and he was the most successful bowler in the previous match with two wickets to his name in four overs against just 21 runs. Tushar Deshpande also picked up two wickets while he was charged with 37 runs in four overs. Akash Singh was the other bowler with two wickets in his account but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 41 runs in four overs. Moeen Ali picked one wicket in two overs while he was charged with 21 runs.

M Theekshana and Sisanda Magala were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. The batting order of Chennai Super Kings performed well overall but failed to cross the finishing line. The main reason why they lost the match was the failure of their middle batting order. Ruturaj Gaikwad performed well in previous matches but failed to put some big runs on the board. Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, and Ambati Rayudu were the other batsmen who totally failed to give the best performance. Devon Conway was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 50 runs to his name on 38 balls with the help of six boundaries. The skipper, MS Dhoni also performed well and scored 32 runs on just 17 balls with the help of one boundary and three huge sixes. He remained not out till the 20th over. He failed to hit a boundary when they needed four runs on the final ball of the 20th over. Ravindra Jadeja was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 25 runs and remained not out. He faced 15 balls and smashed one boundary and two huge sixes. Ajinkya Rahane was the other batsman who performed well with the bat. He scored 31 runs on 19 balls with the help of one boundary and two huge sixes. Chennai Super Kings had played a lot of matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and we are sure that this match will be very interesting.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had faced Chennai Super Kings in 30 matches where they won 10 matches while Chennai Super Kings won 20 matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had won two out of the most recent five matches while Chennai Super Kings had also won two out of the previous five matches.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a strong and well-balanced team and has a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Royal Challengers Bangalore is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Royal Challengers Bangalore a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Royal Challengers Bangalore has a strong batting order
• The bowling unit of Royal Challengers Bangalore is also strong than Chennai Super Kings
• Chennai Super Kings had won most matches played against Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Chennai Super Kings is also a strong and experienced side
• Chennai Super Kings is not strong in the bowling unit

Royal Challengers Bangalore is overall a strong team when we compare it with Chennai Super Kings. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Royal Challengers Bangalore have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have a 52% chance to win this match
Chennai Super Kings has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 24th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The pitch at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is known for its flat and hard surface, which usually provides a good batting track. The pitch tends to offer some assistance to the spinners as the match progresses, but it generally favors the batsmen. The stadium is situated at an altitude of 900m above sea level, which means that the ball tends to travel further in the thinner air. The ground dimensions are also relatively small, which further favors the batsmen. Overall, the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is considered to be a high-scoring ground, and matches played here often witness some high-scoring encounters. The conditions can vary depending on the time of year, weather, and other factors, so it’s important to get the latest pitch report before making any predictions about the match result.

The weather forecast for Bengaluru is good for this cricket match. In April, Bengaluru typically experiences hot and dry weather, with temperatures ranging from 20°C to 36°C (68°F to 97°F). The humidity levels tend to be low during this month, making the weather feel more comfortable.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Sisanda Magala, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh.

Captain: Virat Kohli
Vice-Captain: Faf du Plessis
Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Siraj, Wayne Parnell

• Date: Monday, 17th April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
• Location: Bengaluru, India
• Opened: 1969
• Capacity: 40,000
• Known as: Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium
• Ends: Pavilion End, BEML End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Narayan Raju

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