The defending Champions, the Chennai Super Kings take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the IPL 2024 opening match on Friday. We take a look at the game from a betting angle.
The Chennai Super Kings are the 9/2 second favourites to win the IPL 2024 Title with the Royal Challengers Bangalore just behind them in the betting at 7/1.
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The Chennai Super Kings finished 2nd in the Group stage last season and went on to win the Title.
The evergreen MS Dhoni will captain the side which is packed with star players including Rachin Ravindra, an excellent player of spin bowling.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be captained by South African, Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will of course be the star attraction and they are a team loaded with match winners including the likes of Glenn Maxwell and Will Jacks.
Head-to-Head
The Chennai Super Kings hold a clear edge in the head-to-head history between the sides, winning 21 out of 32 games with Royal Challengers Bangalore winning 10 and 1 match ending in a no result. The last time they met the Chennai Super Kings won a high scoring encounter by 8 runs.
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Chennai Super Kings 8/11
Royal Challengers Bangalore 12/10
I can understand why the Super Kings are the favourites here as they have an excellent record at this ground which has become very much a fortress over the years.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are a side packed with talented players that haven’t always combined as a unit and although they may have to handle a spinning pitch, I think the visitors can get their campaign off to a flying start.
Suggested Bet: Royal Challengers Bangalore win at 12/10
Suggested Bet: Rachin Ravindra, Top Super Kings Bat at 27/10
Ravindra has been in excellent form of late and is well known for his ability against spin bowling and I am looking for him to get off to a fast start in IPL ’24.
Suggested Bet: Royal Challengers Bangalore Top Batter, Will Jacks at 7/2
Jacks was a player who did very well for me in the SA 20 and the fact that he is in a team with Kohli and du Plessis means that we are getting a good price about him here. I assume he will open the batting and if he gets off to a flyer he may be impossible to catch.
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