RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first against CSK in IPL 2024 opener in Chennai on Friday. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad is making his captaincy debut in IPL. CSK's ₹8.4-crore buy Sameer Rizvi is making his IPL debut. Alzarri Joseph is one of RCB's four overseas players for the match.