CSK vs RCB Playing 11: From Kohli, Salt, Patidar to MS Dhoni, Dube, Rachin, who will make the cut today?

As Chennai Super Kings (CSK) gear up to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), all eyes will be on power-hitter Shivam Dube, who has a solid track record against the Red and Gold team.

Dube’s explosive six-hitting and finishing skills will be tested against bowlers like Tim David, Romario Shepherd, and Liam Livingstone. RCB, meanwhile, is eyeing its second-ever win at Chepauk, having last won there in 2008 during the inaugural IPL season.

In five matches against RCB, Dube has smashed 234 runs at an impressive average of 78.00 and a strike rate of 158.11, including two fifties and a top score of 95. His only outing against RCB at Chepauk saw him score an unbeaten 34 off 28 balls in a chase of 174. However, in CSK’s last clash with RCB, which led to their IPL exit on net run rate, he managed just seven off 15 balls.


At Chepauk, Dube has played 17 matches, scoring 410 runs at an average of 34.17 and a strike rate of 164+, with two half-centuries and a best of 66.

Predicted Playing XI

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed

Impact Sub: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti

RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Impact Sub: Devdutt Padikkal/Yash Dayal

Squads:
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana, Gurjapneet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara.