RCB Playing 11 vs CSK

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to clash with Chennai Super Kings in match 68 of IPL 2024. RCB vs CSK clash takes place on Saturday, May 18. Faf du Plessis leads RCB in IPL 2024.

RCB will aim for a playoff spot with a victory in the match. However, they have a very narrow chance. RCB will place their best 11 members against CSK. Below we discuss RCB’s predicted playing 11 for the encounter. 

RCB Playing 11 vs CSK – IPL 2024, Match 68

Faf du Plessis (C)

Faf du Plessis is the skipper of RCB in IPL 2024 and will lead the side against CSK. He will open the batting for the team. In 13 games, the right-handed batsman has piled up 661 runs with 1 ton and 5 fifties. 

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli will be the other opener for RCB in the match. With 661 runs in 13 games, he is the highest run-scorer in IPL 2024. 

Will Jacks 

Will Jacks slammed a crucial knock of 41 runs in the previous match and accounts for 230 runs in 8 games. He will take the one-down position. 

Rajat Patidar 

Rajat Patidar scored a half-century in the last match. With 320 runs in 11 innings, he has done an outstanding job with the bat for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. 

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Cameron Green

Cameron Green will be a pace all-rounder for RCB. The Aussie star has hit 190 runs in 10 games at 135+ strike rate. He has also clinched 8 wickets. 

Mahipal Lomror

Mahipal Lomror will be another middle-order batter for the side against CSK. With a top knock of 33, the left-handed batsman has added 93 runs in 8 games in IPL 2024. 

Dinesh Karthik (WK)

Dinesh Karthik will be the wicketkeeper for RCB and bat in the lower order. The right-handed batsman has shown stunning form in IPL 2024, hitting 31 runs in 13 games at a 194+ strike rate. 

Karn Sharma

Karn Sharma will lead the spin attack for the team. The right-arm spinner has got 6 wickets in 7 games at an economy of 10.52. 

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Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack for RCB against CSK. The right-arm pacer has captured 12 wickets in 12 games at an economy of 9.30. 

Lockie Ferguson 

Lockie Ferguson will be another pacer in the playing 11. The right-arm pacer got 2 wickets in the last match. He accounts for 7 wickets in 5 games in IPL 2024. 

Yash Dayal 

Yash Dayal is the leading wicket-taker for the team in IPL 2024 with 13 wickets in 12 games at 8.81 economy. He grabbed a 3-wicket haul in the previous encounter. 

Impact Players

For impact players, RCB can go ahead with names like Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vyshak Vijaykumar, and Himanshu Sharma.