RCB vs CSK LIVE SCORE, IPL 2023: CSK 97/2; Conway brings up fifty after Hasaranga removes Rahane

IPL 2023 RCB vs CSK preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings are set to lock horns in the first ‘Kaveri Derby’ of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.

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Both CSK and RCB have had a mixed run in the 18 days that have passed since the 16th edition of the league got underway, winning two and losing as many to sit at the sixth and seventh spots respectively on the points table.

Bangalore hit a roadblock of sorts after getting their campaign off to a commanding start with an eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians, suffering an 81-run thrashing against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata followed by a one-wicket loss in a high-scoring thriller against Lucknow Super Giants at home.

RCB, however, managed to pull things back with a 23-run win over Delhi Capitals at the Chinnaswamy on Saturday with Vyshak Vijaykumar grabbing 3/20 on IPL debut, ensuring he remains in contention for the high-profile encounter against their southern rivals on Monday.

CSK, meanwhile, are coming into this game after a five-day break, having suffered a narrow three-run loss in another of this season’s nail-biters despite a late burst from skipper MS Dhoni and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, whose unbeaten 59-run stand nearly won Chennai the game from a tight spot.

Chennai have the better Net Run Rate of the two sides and a sizeable victory over Bangalore could help them jump four spots to the second position.

Teams:

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

Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

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