Sunrisers Hyderabad secured their spot in the playoffs on Thursday and now there’s only team that can make the cut. The IPL 2024 playoff race will come to a thrilling conclusion this week with the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings who will be aiming for the final spot.
With two of the Indian cricket’s icons Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni facing each other, the matchup between RCB and CSK is already guaranteed to be a intense one. The excitement of the fans would be at the highest level in the high stakes match. Now it appears that CSK have something special in store for RCB.
The video posted by the defending champions showed the team’s star batter and wicketkeeper, MS Dhoni, bowling in the nets. Despite suffering a knee injury, Dhoni has featured in every game for the team this season. There have been rumors that this season may be Dhoni’s final one in the competition.
Although they are two points clear of RCB and in fourth place, the Super Kings should be cautious while facing the Bengaluru-side. The Royal Challengers have had a phenomenal run in recent weeks. Following a dismal start to the season—they lost six of their seven games—RCB pulled off an incredible turnaround and is currently enjoying a five-game winning streak.
Since CSK have a greater net run rate than RCB, the latter will need to win in 18.1 overs or by 18 runs (assuming 200 in 20 overs for the first innings). Rain is a possible threat for the game as well; if the game gets washed out, the Super Kings will advance to the playoffs with 15 points.
