Clash of the Captains - Former Captain of India Vs Current Captain of Indian Cricket Team !


CSK vs RCB VIVO IPL 2021 Match 19 Preview:

The first match of the Sunday double header is between table-toppers Royal Challengers and second-placed Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Virat Kohli's team are off to a dream start, winning all their four matches so far while MS Dhoni and Co have tasted defeat only once.


While RCB have a clean slate, having won four out of four matches in the tournament so far, CSK has won three out of their four matches.

Both the teams have looked in great form although CSK would be a tad worried with the way their bowling wilted under the onslaught from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lower order comprising Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik and Pat Cummins, in their last match.


RCB, which has more often not under-performed amid high expectations, has started well. And, Kohli will be aware of the importance of maintaining the intensity in a long league. The RCB batting appears to be top heavy and reliant on the performances of Kohli, South African maestro AB de Villiers and Australian maverick Glenn Maxwell.

Padikkal's good form also augurs well for the team. However, the RCB batting unit will front up to Deepak Chahar, who is known for his ability to strike early. It remains to be seen if the team has what it takes to bounce back in case there is lose of wickets early in the innings.

The RCB bowling has done the job so far with Mohammed Siraj being impressive. However, they come up against a formidable CSK which bats deep and the importance of early wickets can't be emphasised enough.

Ruturaj Gaikwad emerged from three failures with an impressive knock against Kolkata Knight Riders and forms a strong opening partnership with Faf du Plessis.

A good start will help their cause and with an in-form Moeen Ali pencilled in at No.3 and Suresh Raina to follow, CSK has the firepower to strike late as well.

Another reason why this match will be closely followed is that it will be a top of the table clash. With three victories in four matches as of now, Super Kings are placed at the second position on the points table. Royal Challengers, on the other hand, continue to retain their top position after being the only unbeaten team in IPL 2021 till now.


Ab de villiers best innings in IPL history has come at Wankhede in 2015 when he scored unbeaten 133 batting at 3 for RCB, so lot's of eyes will be on him as he love's batting at Wankhede and had played some great innings their.

CSK vs RCB VIVO IPL 2021 Match 19 Pitch Report:

The pitch at Wankhede is apt for batting and it might be a batting paradise on a double header at Wankhede.

Head to head: 

Total Matches Played 27
Chennai Super Kings Won 17
Royal Challengers Bangalore Won 9
Tie 0
No Result 1

Team Watch:

Chennai Super Kings

Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi

Royal Challengers Bangalore 

Probable XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Daniel Sams/Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal


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