So far, the IPL 2018 has given us many nerve wrecking contests which have gone down the live wire. With this, we have already reached day 19 of the IPL 11 and the M Chinnaswamy later this evening will witness the ex-captain of the Indian cricket team taking on the new day skipper Virat Kohli. Yes! Match number 24 happens to be the contest between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. It would be interesting to see how the two captain conducts their teams on the field. Meanwhile, let's have a look at the match highlights of match number 23 between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad which took place at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Highlights of Match 23 on April 24, 2018: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 31 runs 

After losing a couple of matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad finally won the match against the Mumbai Indians. In the low-scoring game, team SRH scored 118 runs and it looked like Rohit’s men would pull victory from the jaws of defeat. However, it was Siddharth Kaul, Rashid Khan and Basil Thampi who clinched vital wickets and as the result, MI could not defend the low score as the SRH clearly outplayed Mumbai Indians. The team got all out on the meagre score of 87 in 18.5 overs. From the Mumbai Indians’ side, it was Surya Kumar Yadav who scored the highest runs. He made 34 runs off 38 balls. Check out the scorecard here.  

Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 118 (Williamson 29, Yusuf 29, Markande 2-15) beat Mumbai Indians 87 (Suryakumar 34, Kaul 3-23, Rashid 2-11) by 31 runs

Day 19 Schedule on April 25, 2018: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings  

Both Royal Challengers and Chennai Super Kings will play their 6th match. So far in the IPL 2018, Virat’s men have won two games out of four. Whereas the Yellow Army have 4 matches out of 5. Both teams will be looking forward to winning this game to move ahead on the IPL 2018 Points Table.

IPL 2018 Match 24 Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings   

Now, this gets a little as both teams have big names in their teams. Team RCB might have lost a few matches, in the tournament but the way AB de Villiers has fought lead the team to victory is something that one simply cannot ignore. Nonetheless, one cannot write off CSK’s victory so far. Our bets are placed on CSK as we feel it will leave no stone unturned to continue their winning streak.

A Look at IPL 2018 Points Table

The IPL 2018 has reached a very interesting stage for every day there will be major ups and downs in the points table. So team CSK as mentioned above is on number 2 with 8 points, whereas, Royal Challengers Bangalore is at 6th position with 4 points in their kitty. Kings XI Punjab continue to remain at the top with 10 points from 6 matches.

 

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