Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) must prevent the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) from having a strong start in their crucial Indian Premier League 2024 match on Saturday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

A straightforward victory should be sufficient for Chennai, whereas it could be all calculations for the men from Bengaluru.

The video showed the team's star batter and wicketkeeper, MS Dhoni, bowling in the nets at the M Chinnaswamy stadium

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch typically favors batters due to its lightning-fast outfield and relatively small size.

Chennai Super Kings have the chance to not just seal a playoff spot against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday (May 18) in Bengaluru but also get two chances of making the playoffs by finishing in second place in the table.

The equation is clear for CSK: a win in their final league game will secure their spot in the playoffs, meeting the qualification mark of 16 points.

SunRisers booked their place in the playoffs after rain washed away their penultimate league game against Gujarat on Thursday. LSG and DC are now out of the playoffs contention. Saturday's match between RCB and CSK in Bengaluru is now a virtual qualifier.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals are the two sides to have qualified for the playoffs while the remaining two spots are being contested between Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru,