IPL 2024 Match 1: CSK vs RCB Dream11 Prediction and Possible Playing 11

CSK vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: In less than 24 hours, Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League at MA Chidambaram Stadium. The defending champions will face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

While CSK has always been an eternal favorite, RCB's recent stunning success in the Women's Premier League will serve as a much-needed boost for the RCB men. In addition to the pressure on Faf Du Plessis, CSK will also have a key question to grapple with – will Mahendra Singh Dhoni be playing his last IPL? Amidst all the buzz, here are the predictions and head-to-head stats of these two major franchises ahead of the IPL 2024 opener:

• At 8:00 PM IST on 22nd March, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the opening match of the IPL 2024 tournament between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
• In 31 matches since the T20 league began, Chennai Super Kings have won 20 times, while the Challengers have won 10 times. CSK has faced RCB on its home ground eight times in IPL history. Out of those games, Dhoni's team has won seven times, while RCB has won just once.

CSK vs RCB: CSK Playing XI

• Matheesha Pathirana
• MS Dhoni
  
• Shivam Dube
• Daryl Mitchell
• Deepak Chahar
• Shardul Thakur
• Ajinkya Rahane
• Ruturaj Gaikwad
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Tushar Deshpande 
• Maheesh Theekshana

RCB Playing XI

• Mayank Dagar
• Virat Kohli
• Mahipal Lomror
• Mohammed Siraj
• Rajat Patidar
• Alzarri Joseph
• Cameron Green
• Glenn Maxwell
• Dinesh Karthik (WK)
• Suyyash Prabhudessai
• Faf du Plessis (c)