Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are going to play the inaugural match of IPL 2024 at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match will begin at 8:00 PM IST on 22 March 2024. It will be preceded by the IPL Opening Ceremony in which many Bollywood superstars are expected to perform. However, the fun of IPL 2024 could be ruined on the very first day itself of the tournament. Even though the city of Chennai is experiencing excessive heat, the next 4 days from 20 March could experience a bit of rain in some parts of Tamil Nadu.
Weather Prediction for the Next 5 Days in Tamil Nadu
The weather forecasting team at Skymet anticipates partly cloudy conditions in the city until March 25. Over the next five days, temperatures are expected to range between 34-35 degrees Celsius for the maximum and 25-26 degrees Celsius for the minimum. Light to moderate rain is forecasted in one or two places over South Tamil Nadu on Friday, while dry weather is likely to persist over the rest of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal areas, according to the IMD forecast.
IPL 2024, CSK vs RCB: Match Preview
While there are chances of rain interrupting the game between CSK and RCB, the match is expected to be played in its entirety. Chennai Super Kings is going to be led by MS Dhoni, while Faf Du Plessis will captain the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In a recent Unbox Event, RCB changed the Bangalore name to Bengaluru.
RCB Women has lifted the WPL Trophy and the men’s team would like to double it up. On the other hand, CSK will look to retain its trophy by winning consecutive editions of IPL. CSK is in a bit of trouble as players like Devon Conway, Mustafizur Rahman and Maheesh Theekshana are injured and won't be available for a few games. Rachin Ravindra is expected to open for CSK with Ruturaj Gaikwad. Daryl Mitchell will also get a chance in the playing 11. On the other hand, RCB will most likely go with Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli at the top followed by Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green.
CSK & RCB Squads for IPL 2024
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.
