IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Highlights: Bengaluru snatch final playoff spot with 6th consecutive win, beat Chennai by 27 runs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube's truly extraordinary run of form in the first half of the season, coupled with his impressive performances in domestic cricket and for India earlier this year, led to him being selected in the Indian squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup. It has been quite a different story since then though. He fell for ducks in back-to-back games against PBKS and then for 21 and 18 in the next two matches. He was treating spinners like they were part-time bowlers when he was in-form. Since then though, he has fallen to spinners largely.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: There is an 80 per cent forecast for rain, which means the question really is how much it will rain and not whether it will rain or not. The forecast also says that the rain will hit the area precisely around the time that the match is supposed to start.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Had RCB's net run rate been more than CSK's, or at least close to theirs, the equation would have been quite simple - win the match and take the fourth spot. But that is not the case, and therein lies the pickle. If RCB are batting first, they have win by a margin of 18 runs or more. This will remain the case regardless of the overs in the match being reduced due to rain. If CSK are batting first, RCB will have to chase down the target with at least 11 balls to spare. It gets more complicated when the game gets truncated though.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have all got a Q beside them on the IPL league table. They are all through to the playoffs. KKR are first and are likely to stay there regardless of what happens today, RR are second but a win for CSK could make them third. Subsequently, SRH are third and they could go fourth if Chennai win. Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians have all fallen by the wayside.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score: This is always touted as a big rivalry and yet, it is a rather one-sided fixture historically. CSK lead the head to head 21-10. They have won each of their last three as well as five of the last six contests against RCB. Only MI has more wins against a single opponent (23 vs KKR) than CSK's 21 wins against RCB.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score: RCB have to win this match. That is the basic criterion. Then starts the calculations.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score: There is 80 per cent forecast for rain today and so the question really is how much of a match are we going to have rather than whether rain will make an appearance or not. CSK are far better off in terms of scenarios. A no result today will allow them to go through to the playoffs. Even a close defeat would be enough for CSK to go through due to their higher net run rate.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Alzarri Joseph, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Mitchell Santner, Richard Gleeson, RS Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match 68 where Royal Challengers Bengaluru host defending champions Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Stay tuned for further updates!