IPL 2020 Match 44: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Weather Forecast

The caravan of the Dream11 IPL rolls on and the 44th match will see Chennai Super Kings square off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai on Saturday.

Both sides couldn’t have come had more contrasting fortunes while coming into this fixture.

Chennai Super Kings come into this game on the back of morale deflating ten-wicket defeat at the hands of defending champions, Mumbai Indians.

The Super Kings were never really in the game as they were soon reduced to 3/4 in the first powerplay by Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah. CSK gave opportunities to the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and N Jagadeesan against MI but such has been the story of their campaign thus far, that even that move didn’t work.

After having suffered 8 defeats in 11 games, barring mathematical calculations, the three-time champions are all but out of the playoffs race, and as MS Dhoni said in the post-match presentation that the last three fixtures of the season will be an opportunity for the youngsters to stake their claim for a permanent spot in the next edition.

Can the Royal Challengers Bangalore make it two-in-two against Chennai Super Kings?

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, has had a dream season thus far. With 14 points in 10 games, their place in the playoffs is almost sealed and they would be hoping to put an official stamp on it by beating CSK on Sunday.

They are coming off an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders thanks to a record-breaking spell by Mohammed Siraj. Siraj’s return to form would have delighted the team-management and they would be hoping that the fast bowler maintains his performances in the upcoming seasons as it would add even more potency to their pace department.

The two-point of contentions that the Royal Challengers Bangalore are still grappling with is the lack of returns by Aaron Finch at the top of the order and over-reliance on Virat and ABD in the middle-order. Gurkeerat Singh Mann was sent ahead of Virat and AB in the last game to spend some time in the middle. Mann returned not-out and RCB would hope that the batsman gains confidence from the outing and comes up with match-changing performances in the upcoming fixtures.

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IPL 2020 Match 44: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Weather Forecast

Another bright and sunny day is in the reckoning in Dubai on Saturday. According to the BBC weather report, the temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 21-34 degrees celsius. A cool breeze is expected to blow throughout the day while the humidity is set to be around 32 percent.