IPL 2024 FIRST MATCH UPDATE: Now the wait for IPL is about to end for cricket lovers. The match will start with the clash between these two teams on March 22.
IPL 2024 FIRST MATCH UPDATE: Between which two teams will the first match be played?
The first match of the IPL tournament will be played between five-time champion MS Dhoni’s captaincy team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Virat Kohli’s team Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB). This match will be played at the home ground Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
IPL 2024 FIRST MATCH UPDATE: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Virat Kohli Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) team squads.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): MS Dhoni (Captain), Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dubey, Rajvardhan Hangekar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Mathisha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaikh Rashid, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avnish Rao Aravali.
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB): Faf du Plessis (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyyash Prabhudesai, Will Jacques, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vishak Vijaykumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson and Swapnil Singh.
IPL 2024 FIRST MATCH UPDATE: What does the pitch report of Chepauk Stadium say?
Chennai, known for its slow pitches that favor slow bowlers and spinners, is likely to remain the same, but the batsmen may find it a little easier in the first few matches. However, it will not be like most other places in the country, where high-scoring games are organised.