Indian T20 League 2024: Bengaluru vs Chennai, Match 68 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Bengaluru (BAN) will take on Lucknow (CHE) in the 68th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Saturday, May 18, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Bengaluru have won six out of 13 games so far, while Chennai have been victorious in seven out of 13 matches.

Chennai defeated Rajasthan in their previous outing by five wickets after chasing down the target of 142 runs in 18.2 overs. In their last game, Bengaluru restricted Delhi to a total of 140 runs and won the match by 47 runs.

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BAN vs CHE Head-to-Head Record: 

Bengaluru and Chennai have played a total of 31 games so far in the Indian T20 League. Chennai have won 21 out of these 31 matches, while Bengaluru have been victorious on 10 occasions. Chennai have won four out of the last five matches against Bengaluru. Bengaluru last defeated Chennai at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the 2019 edition of the tournament. 

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Bengaluru vs Lucknow, Match 68: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

BAN vs CHE Probable Playing XIs

Bengaluru:

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal 

Lucknow:

Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana 

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M Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has been 179 runs. The surface at this venue will likely have a decent offering for both batters and bowlers. Both spinners and pacers are likely to find similar help from the surface at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.

BAN vs CHE Key Player Battles

Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Bengaluru’s bowlers 

Gaikwad has scored 199 runs in seven innings against Bengaluru at an average of 33.16 and a strike rate of 122.83. He has the batting strike rate of 390 against Glenn Maxwell. Gaikwad has scored 56 runs off 29 deliveries against Lockie Ferguson. 

Tushar Deshpande vs Bengaluru’s bowlers 

He has picked three wickets in two games against Bengaluru at a strike rate of 16. He has the economy rate of nine against Dinesh Karthik. He has the fourth-best economy in death overs among the bowlers who have picked five or more wickets this season. 

Virat Kohli vs Chennai’s bowlers 

He has scored 1006 runs in 31 innings against Chennai at an average of 37.25 and a strike rate of 124.96. Kohli has made nine half-centuries against Chennai. He has the batting average of 40 against Ravindra Jadeja. He has scored 38 runs off 21 against Shardul Thakur. 

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Faf du Plessis vs Chennai’s bowlers 

He has made 143 runs in four games against Chennai at a strike rate of 164.36. He has the batting average of 46 against Tushar Deshpande.