Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face off in a do-or-die clash at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. It is their final league game of the season, but it will determine their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs. RCB is sixth in the rankings, with 12 points from 13 matches. Meanwhile, CSK is third with 14 points from 13 games. RCB has to defeat CSK and hope that other outcomes go their way. Meanwhile, a win will be enough for CSK. If they lose by less than 18 runs margin, their NRR will remain higher than RCB’s, and the defending champions will still qualify.

Speaking on Star Sports, West Indies legendary batter Brain Lara backed RCB to beat CSK. Well, it is not just form. I mean RCB has a five-match winning streak right now and no other team has done that this year. They have Virat Kohli, who is in hot form. But the most important thing is that other players are also playing their roles well. So, I think form is one thing, Lara said.

RCB has never won the IPL and they seem to be hungry to win it. This match will help them reach the playoffs. This is a great opportunity, the team’s form is good, there is a hunger to win, and senior players like Du Plessis, Siraj, and Virat are also performing well. Then the younger players are coming in, they will miss one or two, of the ones who have left, he further added.

But I believe RCB’s momentum as we have seen till now, and the same will keep taking them forward in this tournament. I have seen them playing live, against CSK, they will definitely win, Lara concluded.