IPL 2019: Match 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Weather Report
Chennai Super Kings.(Photo By Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

IPL 2019: Match 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Weather Report; Finally, the time arrived for the first game of the Indian Premier League 2019. The defending champions will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tournament opener at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Chennai.

The defending champions Chennai Super Kings has got all the required ingredients in their side to make things fall in place for the team. They covered all the bases with talented cricketers, in fact, they covered with match-winners.

The batting department looks rock solid while the bowling section got world-class players. The flexibility of the team is its all-rounder’s slot. There are quite a few options for MS Dhoni to make use of the players during the course of the match.

IPL 2019: Match 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Weather Report
RCB (Photo by Rahul Gulati /SPORTZPICS for BCCI)

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore:

The form of Watson would be icing on the cake. The vice-captain Suresh Raina is eager to perform while Ambati Rayudu has got the point to prove. Ravindra Jadeja is the other, who likes to give him all ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019.

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Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore got a stunning batting lineup in their kitty. With Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer in the ranks, they would love to back themselves for the high-scoring games.

IPL 2019: Match 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Weather Report
CSK are the defending champions of the IPL. Photo Credit: BCCI.

But, the lack of availability of Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Coulter-Nile is a big concern for the team. However, they would like to make the most out of the remaining players in the dugout.

However, both the teams got solid squads on their side. By looking at the home conditions and the team balance of both the sides, Chennai Super Kings would certainly go into the game as favourites.

Date & Venue:

Date Venue
23rd March 2019 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Weather Report:

Well, it seems to be nice weather to play the game of cricket. The temperature will hover around 25 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius making it ideal for a cricket match.

Probably, the dew factor will make a way into the game during the second half of the match. The toss-winning captain would choose to bowl first to get the advantage of dew during the chase.

IPL 2019: Match 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Weather Report
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