CSK vs. RCB Prediction (Chennai Super Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Chennai Super Kings have maintained their reputation of a tremendous side by winning eight out of their 10 encounters. Royal Challengers Bangalore won their previous game against Delhi Daredevils and that was their fourth victory from 10 matches. CSK will anticipate accumulating two more points whereas RCB will try to put the strong opponent into their shell.

Players to watch

MS Dhoni and Dwayne Smith are enjoying excellent batting averages of 48.75 and 44.00 in the tournament for CSK whereas Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina are supporting them superbly. Mohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are their awesome bowlers.

Yuvraj Singh reminded his class with another match winning fifty for RCB vs. DD in the last game. AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel and Chris Gayle are doing nicely with the willow. Mitchell Starc, Varun Aaron and Yuzvendra Chachal are bowling well.

Time & Venue

Sunday, May 18, 2014 @ 10:30 GMT, 16:00 local at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi

Weather

A sunny day with temperatures around 26-39ᵒC

Toss

The winning captain will bat first

The Pitch

A perfect track for batting

Teams

Chennai Super Kings – MS Dhoni (C), Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Samuel Badree.

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli (C), Chris Gayle, Vijay Zol, Parthiv Patel, Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Sachin Rana, Mitchell Starc, Muttiah Muralitharan, Yuzvendra Chachal, Varun Aaron.

Prediction

CSK is in top form and will win the encounter