In-form Chennai have task cut out against Kohli & Co

De Villiers’ awesome 90 in last game augurs well for Royal Challengers

Flying high on confidence, Chennai Super Kings will be eyeing to keep their winning momentum when they face Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League tie at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here today.

The Mahendra Singh Dhoniled side, who staged a comeback in the cash-rich league after two years, have yet again shown why they are considered IPL’s most successful team. The yellow brigade have won four of their five games and most of their batsmen have fired on more than one occasion, guiding CSK home.

With the likes of in-form Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo and the skipper himself, CSK has the ability to put a massive total on board or chase any challenging target.

Young Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur have been impressive with each bagging six wickets from five and four games respectively. Also, allrounder Watson has six wickets to his name.

RCB, led by Virat Kohli, are placed sixth in the points table with just a couple of wins from five games. Despite having stars like AB De Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock and Brendon McCullum, their batting has been inconsistent, except for Kohli.

The skipper has accumulated 231 runs from five games, averaging 57.75. If De Villiers, who blasted an unbeaten 90 off 39 in RCB’s last game against Delhi Daredevils, repeats the show, things will look up for the team.