IPL 2020 LIVE SCORE, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings latest updates:
Chris Morris is ready to launch the penultimate change. He starts out well, with one point, but then Ruturaj Gaikwad hits him in the middle of the field for four. Chennai needs just two more races to secure what is only their fourth win of the season. Will they wrap it up in this? Yes they will, and with some flair! Gaikwad throws the long leg for a six! Chennai wins!
Advance: Royal Challengers Bangalore face Chennai Super Kings in the 44th Indian Premier League match in Dubai.
Eleven games, 8 losses, three wins, 6 points. Table background. It’s hard to believe, but yeah, these are numbers for a team that has made the playoffs every year before this season and reached 8 finals out of 11 times. CSK has had a terrifying season thus far and is in great danger of missing the Playoffs for the first time in IPL history, this season. They are on the verge of elimination, but mathematically they have not yet come out of it. They need to win all three games now and hope the other results work out.
His hitting has failed in a big way. Captain MS Dhoni has not fired and, when given the opportunity, the youngsters have not shown the ‘spark’ either. While the next three games will be about going out and shooting with all the guns, it will also be about preparing for next year and giving players who don’t have one in the tournament opportunities.
“It is important for us to have a clear picture about next year,” Dhoni said after the loss to MI. “There are a lot of yeses and buts: the type of auction we’re seeing next year, where the venues will be. It’s always good to give players who haven’t had enough opportunities thus far to form an established gaming XI. Give them enough opportunities to really give them a platform where they can perform and show their talents. “
They need a full effort with batsmen and bowlers clicking in unison.
RCB, meanwhile, has been flying high and is second in the table with 14 points. His perennial weakness, bowling, has become his strength this season, especially in recent games. They pulled KKR for 84 in their last game. CSK’s feisty batting lineup will face a major challenge against RCB’s confident bowling attack.
While there are no serious concerns regarding the composition of the team, Aaron Finch’s form is a bit of concern and RCB could look to Mooen Ali, who can also provide the bowling option.
With a formidable lineup, confidence and drive on his side, RCB starts out as a favorite.
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Squads:
Chennai Super Kings Complete Equipment: MS Dhoni, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, N Jagadeesan, Mitchell Santner, KM Asif, Shardul Thakishore, KM Asif, Shardul Thakishore du Plessis, Monu Kumar, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma.
Full Squad of Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Pavan Deshpande, Parthiv Patel, Joshua Philippe, Shahbaz Ahmad.
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