Finally, the wait is over for the of the Indian cricket fans as the much-awaited 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins on Saturday in Chennai. The defending champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be locking horns with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to prove it yet again that age is just a number.


While the CSK core team is the oldest in the tournament, it couldn't be a bigger statement for Virat Kohli if his young side could start off with a bang at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 'spiritual home'. However, the history still makes the yellow army stronger against the red brigade as the CSK are three-time title winner and RCB are yet win one.


The outcome of Saturday's game will depend on which team bowls better and holds its nerve as both sides have players who can turn a match on its head in a jiffy.


Where will the CSK vs RCB match be played?


The CSK vs RCB match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai


What time does the CSK vs RCB match begin?


The CSK vs RCB will begin at 8:00 PM IST.


Which TV channels will broadcast the CSK vs RCB match?


The CSK vs RCB match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.


Where to watch live streaming of the CSK vs RCB match?


The live streaming of the Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match will be available on Hotstar. You can also catch the live updates on https://www.wahcricket.com/en.


Squads:


Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain & WK), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, K M Asif, David Willey, Deepak Chahar, N Jagadeesan (wk).


Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Moeen Ali, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Prayas Ray Barman, Kulwant Kejroliya, Navdeep Saini, Himmat Singh.