Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), currently in 6th place with 6 wins and 7 losses, will face off against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who are 4th with 7 wins and 6 losses. 

The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) in Bengaluru.

Team News and Impact Player Strategy

RCB is expected to bring back Glenn Maxwell for the game, replacing Will Jacks, who has departed for England duty. The impact player swap will likely see Rajat Patidar replacing either Yash Dayal or Swapnil Singh.

RCB Probable XII:

1. Virat Kohli

2. Faf du Plessis (captain)

3. Glenn Maxwell

4. Rajat Patidar

5. Mahipal Lomror

6. Cameron Green

7. Dinesh Karthik (wk)

8. Yash Dayal

9. Karn Sharma

10. Mohammed Siraj

11. Lockie Ferguson

12. Swapnil Singh 

With Moeen Ali having left, Mitchell Santner is likely to be included in the XI. Ruturaj Gaikwad will return to open with Rachin Ravindra, pushing Ajinkya Rahane to No. 3. In the previous game, Daryl Mitchell was subbed out during the chase for Sameer Rizvi at No. 7. Given Rahane's poor form and Moeen's absence, they might consider starting with Rizvi and placing Mitchell at No. 3.

CSK Probable XII:

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain)

2. Rachin Ravindra

3. Daryl Mitchell

4. Shivam Dube

5. Ravindra Jadeja

6. Sameer Rizvi

7. MS Dhoni (wk)

8. Mitchell Santner

9. Shardul Thakur

10. Maheesh Theekshana

11. Tushar Deshpande

12. Simarjeet Singh