Chennai Super Kings are having a season to forget so far and they are now playing to regroup the squad and try new players for the next season. They have lost four matches out of the last five matches with the latest against Punjab Kings.
The red army is rolling strong. RCB have looked like champions in the making this season. With 7 wins from 10 games, they are on top of the table. Their confidence is sky high. Last year, they made the playoffs with 7 wins. This time, they can even finish in the top two.
RCB have a powerful batting line-up with Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, and Liam Livingstone leading the charge. Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd give strength in the middle. The bowlers are also doing great. Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar, and Suyash Sharma have kept things tight.
Their last game was a strong win over Delhi. Chasing 163, RCB were 26 for 3. But Kohli and Krunal turned things around. They finished the chase like pros. RCB had also beaten CSK earlier in Chennai. That too, by 50 runs. One more win here, and they’re almost set for the playoffs. Can they keep the fire burning? We’ll find out.
It’s been a tough season for CSK. The five-time champs are now the first team to be knocked out of IPL 2025. With only 2 wins from 10 games, they sit at the bottom of the table. They’ve had a few bright spots. Wins against MI and LSG showed what they can do. But too many losses in a row broke their momentum.Chennai Super Kings have tried their level best this season but they are still losing matches in a row.
Jadeja and Curran did well in the last match against Punjab Kings but they need to make it consistent. Chennai Super Kings have tried to change the batting order, include youngsters in the team, and changed the bowling attack completely. But nothing has clicked all together. Now, CSK will look to spoil RCB’s party. They’ll want to end the season with pride and smiles. Who knows, maybe a surprise is waiting?
Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh
Injury Update: None
Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Players: Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton
Injury Updates: None
If Chennai Super Kings wins the toss they will choose to bowl first and invite RCB to bat first. As the weather can interrupt in between this match so chasing will be a better option in this match. RCB is expected to score 50-60 runs in powerplay while 180-190 runs in total. In this case Chennai Super Kings are expected to chase down the target easily. (Full 20 over match)
If in case two, Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins the toss, they will choose to bowl first. Then batting first, Chennai Super Kings will score 40-50 runs in powerplay. The total of Chennai Super Kings is expected to be 175-185 in 20 overs which RCB will chase down easily.
In both cases, the chasing team is predicted to win the match.
Virat Kohli is getting better in each match this season with form to his side he is a clear option for top batter in this match. Virat Kohli has scored a total of 443 runs in 10 matches. He is sitting at number three in the orange cap list. Virat Kohli is the defending orange cap champion and he will look to defend his cap in this season. Virat is just 32 runs behind Suryakumar Yadav, who is the current orange cap holder this season. His recent form has been impressive. He has scored 60 and 70 against Rajasthan Royals, while his season best 73* against Punjab Kings. In the last match, Virat scored a match winning 51 runs. His average of 63.29 reflects his consistency.
Josh Hazlewood has been one of the standout bowlers for RCB in IPL 2025. He has taken 18 wickets in 10 matches. Josh is sitting right at the top of the purple cap holders list. He has done remarkably well this season and has become the find for Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season. Josh Hazlewood has become a go-to bowler who can take wickets at any phase of the match for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In his recent matches, Hazlewood picked up two wickets against Delhi Capitals and four wickets against Rajasthan Royals. Hazlewood’s economy rate of 8.44 is solid for a fast bowler in T20 cricket. He is definitely the best bowler pick in this match against an inexperienced top order of Chennai Super Kings.
This match is expected to be a thrilling encounter between two of the most followed teams in IPL history. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are playing very well in this season with a total of seven wins out of ten games. They are at the second spot in the points table. RCB will be eying the first spot in the points table with a win in this match. Chennai Super Kings are getting worse match by match in this season and have lost eight matches so far. They are at the bottom of the table. CSK are out of the tournament and can now just play for their pride. In this match the Chasing team will be holding the advantage with rain around the corner so, the Chasing team will win this match.
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