The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season
Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
The game will be played on Tuesday, April 12. The first ball will be bowled at 3.30pm local time (11am GMT).
The game will be held at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai.
Four-time champions Chennai Super Kings have had a horror start to this year's IPL, losing all four of their games so far.
Batting has been a real issue for Chennai. They posted 210 for 7 against Lucknow Super Giants but have failed to pass 155 in their other three innings. They were bowled out for just 126 against Punjab Kings.
Royal Challengers Bangalore come into the game in excellent form, having won their last three games convincingly.
They lost their first game of the season against Punjab Kings but still managed to rack up 205 for 2 and have since registered successful chases of 128, 169 and 151 against Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians.
Chennai Super Kings have lost their first four games [screengrab/BCCI]
Chennai captain Ravindra Jadeja has had a mixed start to the IPL.
He has kept his economy below eight but taken just one wicket at 101. There have been questions raised about his captaincy, with suggestions that MS Dhoni may still be in control.
Jadeja should be high on confidence, though, after dominating India's recent Test series against Sri Lanka. He will be keen to lead his side to a maiden win, and has the ability to do so with bat, ball or in the field.
Up against Jadeja will be his India teammate Virat Kohli. Despite Bangalore's success, Kohli hasn’t passed 50 yet, and will be keen to prove his run of bad form is coming to an end. Jadeja's left-arm-spin against Kohli should make for an excellent contest.
Matches played: 27
Chennai Super Kings wins: 18
Royal Challengers Bangalore wins: 9
It will be cloudy and slightly cooler than usual in Mumbai, with temperatures peaking at 31 degrees Celsius and falling to 28 for the start of play.
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Shahbaz Ahamad, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia (injury replacement: Rajat Patidar), David Willey
Virat Kohli's RCB are in good form [screengrab/BCCI]
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Tushar Deshpande, Mitchell Santner
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf Du Plessis, Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Sherfane Rutherford, David Willey, Wanindu Harasanga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Both Bet365 and Sky Bet have RCB as 8/11 favourites, with Chennai 11/10 outsiders.
History tells us Chennai find a way to win and Bangalore find a way not to, but all the form is pointing to a win for the Royal Challengers.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all of the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.
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