The 68th match of IPL 2024 will be played on Saturday (May 18) between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. Both the teams will play at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. This match is very important for both the teams as this match will be the fourth team for the playoffs in the current season.

The RCB vs CSK match is being considered as a virtual knockout match. RCB need to beat CSK by 18 runs if they want to reach the playoffs. Also, if RCB bat later, they will have to reach the target before 18.1 overs.

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At the same time, the path to the playoffs has become easier for CSK. If CSK either wins the match or lets RCB win by a narrow margin, either way they will reach the final-four.

The live action of this high voltage match will start at 7:30 PM. Toss will be held half an hour before. In view of that, there is a possibility of rain interruption in this match.

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Meanwhile, be it RCB or CSK, both the teams have strong players. In such a situation, selecting a dream-eleven (Dream 11 today's match team prediction) for this match will definitely be a very difficult task, but here we will try to help you to some extent.

RCB vs CSK Dream 11 Prediction

wicket keeper – Dinesh Karthik

batsman – Ruturaj Gaekwad (vice-captain), Virat Kohli (captain), Shivam Dubey, Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar.

Versatile – Ravindra Jadeja, Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell.

Bowler – Tushar Deshpande and Yash Dayal.

What will the weather be like in Bangalore?

All the fans are ready for this match along with both the teams, but the last few matches in IPL were canceled due to rain and that's why fans fear that this match will also be canceled due to rain. If we look at the weather of Bengaluru on the day of the match i.e. Saturday, there is a chance of rain and storm in the evening. Apart from this, cloudy weather is expected throughout the day. Apart from this, 7.2 mm rain is likely.

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What happens if it rains?

In such a situation, there is a fear of spoiling the game due to rain. Fans will also wonder what will happen if the match cannot be held due to rain. In such a situation both the teams will get one point each. With this one point, Chennai team will reach the playoffs and RCB will be eliminated.