The stage has been set for what could be the season's most important encounter, certainly the one with the largest stakes in the group stage. Three teams, the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Rajasthan Royals, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad, have already qualified for the playoffs. And, with six other clubs officially out of the running after 67 games this season, game 68 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium will decide the final playoff place, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on reigning champions Chennai Super Kings. RCB has the advantage going into the match, having staged a fairytale resurgence that included five straight wins since April 25 and propelled them to seventh place in the points table. They now have 12 points and a net run rate of 0.387. Chennai, on the other hand, has a higher net run rate (NRR 0.528) and more points (13). However, Chinnaswamy's record suggests that Chennai will start as favorites, having lost only once against the host team in eight matches.
Stay informed with the latest match updates of the IPL 2024 Match No. 68 Royal Challengers Bengaluru & Chennai Super Kings:
Match Result: GAME OF THE SEASON!!!! Everything that an RCB fan wanted became true as they qualified for the playoffs by beating five-time champion CSK by 27 runs. WHAT A COMEBACK RCBBBBB!!!!!
FINAL FOUR!!! with the last four overs to go CSK will just aim at 201 not 219 as they would want to qualify... it it is THRILLER TIME as RCB is well positioned in the game... After 16.0 overs CSK is 138/6
MS DHONI IN THE HOUSE!!! Faf du Plessis takes an exceptionally well catch something so difficult which brings MSD in the arena. CSK is struggling now. After 15.0 overs CSK is 129-6
WICKETS!!! CSK loses two quick wickets as RCB makes a stunning comeback...RCB fans are having their dram night .. out there!!!
FIFTY UP!! Rachin Ravindra is leading from the front as he hits a fabulous fifty in an important game. After 12.0 overs CSK is 110/3
WICKET!!! Ferguson strikes on the first ball of his spell as Ajinkya Rahane departs after a beautiful innings. A crucial partnership is broken. Can RCB come back from here?
PARTNERSHIP!!! After losing two early wickets, Rachin Ravindra & Rahane built a crucial partnership. After 8.0 overs CSK is 78/2
BIG BLOW!!!! CSK skipper departs on the first ball of the innings as Maxwell strikes the big wicket.
INCREDIBLE BATTING, RCB batter set a mammoth 219 run target for CSK, as they scored some amazing runs in the middle & death overs. EXCITING CHASE LOADING...
FINAL FOUR!!! RCB enters the death overs with a strong partnership between Green & Patidar as they score some important runs. After 16.0 overs RCB is 155/2
WICKET!!! An unfortunate & controversial dismissal as skipper Faf gets run out on the non-striker's end. RCB looks in some trouble now.
FIFTY UP!!! RCB skipper Faf du Plessis hits a brilliant fifty after RCB looked struggling in the ebit. Truly a captain's knock for Faf. After 12.0 overs RCB is 108/1
BIG BLOW!!! Spin attacks Kohli as he departs at a crucial stage after a brilliant 47 in 29 balls.
SLOW & STEADY!!! Virat & Faf are playing some exceptional cricket on the pitch that is turning a lot and in front of some quality bowling attack. After 9.0 overs RCB is 70/0
END OF POWERPLAY!!! A lot of turn is seen on the pitch after the drizzle, Virat & Faf play some smart cricket. After 6.0 overs RCB is 42/0
Rain Interrupts the play, as RCB gets off to a brilliant start. After 3.0 overs RCB is 31/0
IDEAL START!!! RCB openers Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli get off to a dashing start. After 2.0 overs RCB is 18/2
RCB's Playing XI: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj
CSK's Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana
TOSS UPDATE!!! CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad wins the toss and elects to bowl first against host RCB in the biggest clash of the season.
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