Ruturaj Gaikwad received the essential toss as Chennai Super Kings elected to bowl first towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 68th match of the IPL 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, May 18. Both groups made main adjustments to their playing elevens for his or her largest sport of the season.
Will Jacks’ title was lacking RCB’s beginning eleven because the in-form all-rounder returned to England earlier this week. Jacks performed an important position in Bengaluru’s win over Delhi Capitals final Sunday however flew again to England to get ready for the T20 World Cup 2024.
Struggling Australian star Glenn Maxwell got here in for Jacks’ place in the one change for the hosts. Chennai Super Kings had been additionally compelled to make a change with Moeen Ali additionally returning to England with Will Jacks and the remainder of the English gamers that includes in the IPL 2024. Mitchell Santner changed Moeen in Chennai’s beginning eleven.
“The wicket looks good, conditions are overcast and we will look to make the most of the movement in the first 2-3 overs,” Ruturaj Gaikwad mentioned after successful the toss. “It looks a bit damp, but we’ll go with great intent. Every game in the IPL is must win, nothing changes for us, we’ll take it ball-by-ball, and try and win the small processes. We’ve won some crucial games to go ahead of the pack in the middle. Just one change – Moeen isn’t available, Santner replaces him.”
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana.
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.
