A contest which can be termed as a perfect tournament opener, defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the tournament opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
Ever since the inaugural edition of the T20 extravaganza, the rivalry between RCB and CSK has only increased over the years. They have played 23 matches together and CSK has won 15 of them with RCB winning 7 games and one match didn’t reach a result.
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With the curtain raiser being played between the MS Dhoni-led side and Virat Kohli-led side, the buzz for the game is expected to be as higher as it can get. A lot of Indian cricket fans are looking forward to this game and ahead of this crucial encounter, we have come up with five things which every fan will be waiting to see in this game:
#5 Shivam Dube
Dube gave his reputation a massive uplift in the last year with some big hitting strokes in the Mumbai T20 league, followed by his consistent performances in the Ranji Trophy.
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He has hit five sixes in an over twice in his career, first against Pravin Tambe in the Mumbai T20 league, and next against Swapnil Singh in the Ranji Trophy 2018-19. He has the potential to play the middle-order batsman for RCB may be at No.3 or No.4 where he can help De Villiers and Hetmyer building pressure on the bowlers.
