In a pivotal IPL 2024 match on Saturday, the outcome will greatly affect both Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings’ chances of making the playoffs. CSK leads RCB by a slim margin with 14 points from 13 games, but a win could guarantee a spot in the Top-4 for the Faf Du Plessis-led squad. Because of their experience playing on a large scale, former legendary Indian player Sunil Gavaskar feels that CSK are very dangerous in these kinds of circumstances. He advised RCB to make it ‘virtually impossible’ for the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team to get to a point where they can ‘turn the game around’.
To secure a spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs, both Chennai and Bengaluru must win, but CSK can still advance even if they lose. If CSK loses by a slim margin, they will have 14 points, which is equal to Bengaluru. The net run rate (NRR) will ultimately determine who finishes in the top four.
CSK vs RCB IPL Team Head-to-Head Records & Statistics
Chennai Super Kings have a better head-to-head record than Royal Challengers Bangalore CSK has triumphed a resounding 21 times in the 32 games between these two teams. Only ten of the matches have seen victories for the Royals, and one match has ended in a draw. This dominance carries over to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the site of the upcoming match.
Previous Five Matches Between CSK and RCB
In their most recent meeting with Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Chennai Super Kings prevailed four times in five. But at their home field, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is renowned as a batter’s paradise, Bengaluru will be trying to turn the tide. A victory here could dramatically raise Bengaluru’s standings, making this game essential to their chances of making the playoffs.
Sunil Gavaskar predicts that the RCB will win if the match is played for a full 20 overs.
In a recent interview with Start Sport, the former Legend Indian batter discussed both teams. He began by stating that while CSK has always been the dominant team, winning five titles is not the only accomplishment for the team against CSK; speaking of RCB, they have finished third three times. He then praised the other team and said that they somehow managed to pull off the big games. He went on to say that CSK needed to figure out how to get RCB off to a fast start and that if the 20-over match happened, RCB could win as well as dominate the game
“It’s not just the fact that they’ve won the title five times. Look at the number of times they’ve been in the playoffs; that is also a key. I think they’ve also been runner-ups three times. It just tells you that they know how to win key games,” said Sunil Gavaskar
“That’s where RCB have to be in such a situation that they make it virtually impossible for them to get into that situation where they can turn it around. So CSK will have to make sure that RCB don’t get off to a great start, because that’s going to be key. If they get off to a good start, then you get the pretty stuff If we have a proper 20-over game, then RCB will dominate the game,” he further added.