Due to this, Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the play-off round with 15 points. After playing 13 matches, the Hyderabad team is third in the points table with 7 wins, 5 losses and a draw. In such a situation, defending champions CSK and RCB will play a test series today at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in an important match to secure one of the remaining places in the play-off round.

CSK is fourth in the table with 14 points with 7 wins and 6 losses in 13 matches and a net run rate of 0.528.

RCB team has played 13 matches so far, with 6 wins, 7 losses and 12 points with a net run rate of 0.387 and is sixth in the table. In today's match RCB can enter the playoffs only if they have to win. They should win with a higher run rate difference.

For example, if RCB bats first and scores 200 runs, they must beat CSK by at least 18 runs. Chasing a target of 201 runs, RCB must win with 11 balls to spare. In such a case, if RCB wins by hitting sixes when they are on 200, then 8 balls to spare will be enough.

Du Plessis-led RCB lost 6 of their first 8 matches in a row and then bounced back to win their last 5 matches. They won all these 5 matches at a good run rate and kept their playoff chances alive till their last league match.

RCB opener Virat Kohli is at the top of the list of highest run scorers this season by scoring 661 runs in 13 matches with 1 century and 5 half-centuries at a strike rate of 155.16. Today's game is important, so another good batting performance from him can come to the fore.

In the midfield, Rajat Pattidar, Cameron Green and Wiljacks are consistently performing well.

Along with them, Du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lam Rohr will also increase the strength of the team. Talking about bowling, Yash Dayal, who took 13 wickets, is promising. Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Siraj, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh are also potential players.

If CSK wins today's match, they will easily qualify for the playoffs. At the same time, even if they lose, they can enter the play-off round even if they do not lose by a high run rate difference. In terms of batting, captain Ruduraj Gaikwad is second in the list of highest run-scorers with 583 runs including 1 century and 4 half-centuries. He is seen as a strong batsman who adapts to the situation of the game.

If Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell also play in the attack in the top order, the strength of the team will increase further. Shivam Dubey, who was in action in the first part of the series, could not make any big impact in the last 4 matches. Along with him, Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja can also make additional contributions to the team by swinging the bat. Dhoni's action can add strength in the last over. In terms of bowling, Tushar Deshpande and Simarjit Singh are promising. However, the pitch in Bangalore is conducive to batting, so the entire bowling of the CSK team including them can be tested.

threat of rain… RCB-CSK teams will clash in Bengaluru today in the IPL series. However, there are reports that this match may be affected by rain. The India Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of heavy rain or thundershowers with strong winds of 40-50 kmph in some parts of Bengaluru today.

At the time of the match starting at 7.30 pm, the temperature will be 23 degrees and there will be 100 percent cloud cover. In such a situation, there is a possibility of rain interruption before or during the match. However, there is a better drainage system in Chinnaswamy ground. It also has a state-of-the-art system that dries the moisture of the ground within 30 minutes of the rain stopping.

If the overs get reduced… There is a threat of rain on the RCB-CSK match. Perhaps the overs were reduced due to rain but it was a cause of trouble for the RCB team. If the match is played for 5 overs and CSK bats first and sets a target of 75 runs, then RCB will have to achieve this target in 3.1 overs. Meanwhile, if RCB bats first and adds 75 runs, then CSK should be restricted to 57 runs.

Ratnal Ambel… If today's match between RCB and CSK ends without a single ball being bowled due to rain, then both teams will be given one point each. If this happens, RCB will miss the playoffs by 13 points. At the same time, CSK will be the lowest team in the play-off round with 15 points.