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Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the 8th match of IPL 2025. Key players like Dhoni and Kohli promise a thrilling encounter on March 28.
Chennai Super Kings have alternated between wins and losses in their last five games, while Royal Challengers Bangalore have shown more consistency, winning four of their last five matches.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has hosted 86 matches. Teams batting first have won 47 times. While teams chasing have won 37 times. No matches ended in a tie or had no result. The average first-innings score is 165, and for the second innings, it is 150. Toss winning team should choose to ball first on this ground as per recent records of the ground.
Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played 33 matches against each other. Chennai has won 21 times, while Bengaluru has won 11 times. One match had no result, and none of the games ended in a tie.
Led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK boasts a balanced lineup featuring all-rounders like Jadeja and Curran, with Dhoni adding experience. Key bowlers include Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Predicted XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Players: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed
Injury Update: None
RCB’s lineup is powered by Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, supported by aggressive hitters like Livingstone and David. Their bowling strength lies in Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, and Yash Dayal.
Predicted XI: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh
Injury Updates: None
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Rachin Ravindra and Virat Kohli led the batting for their teams, while Noor Ahmad’s four-wicket haul stood out as the best bowling performance of the match.
Rachin Ravindra scored 65* for CSK, while Ruturaj Gaikwad added 53. Virat Kohli’s 59 and Philip Salt’s quick 56 were key contributions for RCB in their first match.
Noor Ahmad’s 4/18 led CSK’s bowling. Khaleel Ahmed and Krunal Pandya took three wickets each, while Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma chipped in with disciplined spells for RCB.
Virat Kohli has faced Noor Ahmad in two IPL seasons. He has scored 55 runs off 37 balls and got out once. His strike rate is 148.6, and he has hit seven fours and one six. In 2024, Noor got him out once, so this battle will be exciting to watch.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has faced Yash Dayal in three IPL seasons, scoring 52 runs in 32 balls. He has been dismissed twice. His strike rate is 162.5, and he has hit four fours and four sixes. In 2024, he struggled, scoring just five runs off seven balls.
Phil Salt has faced Khaleel Ahmed only in 2024 and scored 35 runs off 22 balls. He has not been dismissed. His strike rate is 159.1, and he has hit six fours and one six. This battle will be on from the very first ball of RCB batting innings.
Ruturaj Gaikwad played a captain’s knock in the first match, scoring 53 runs. There has been a big boost in his strike-rate since last season. He was being criticized so many times for being too slow. He gave a solid reply by scoring runs with a strike rate of 203.84. He is an important player for CSK and can score big runs in the top order.
Noor Ahmad was the best bowler for CSK in the first match. He was considered by the CSK management for the slow and spinning pitch of Chennai and he proved them right in the very first match taking up 4 wickets while giving just 18 runs. His economy was just 4.50. He will be a big threat to RCB batters.
Virat Kohli started IPL 2025 in style, scoring 59 runs in the first match. He started things off in a style alongside his new opening partner, Phil Salt. He scored 100 runs partnership with Salt in just 59 balls. Virat’s has a solid strike-rate of 163.88 in the first match against KKR. He is the highest run scorer against CSK from the RCB team.
Josh Hazlewood bowled really well in the first match, picking up 2 wickets for just 22 runs. His economy was 5.50 which is not a surprise as his main job is to squeeze the run rate of the opponent. He has done that for CSK, Australia, Sydney Sixers and now is doing for RCB. He is RCB’s main fast bowler and will be important to keep a check on the run-rate.
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Shivam Dube is a powerful hitter and a great budget pick. He couldn’t impress in the first match against Mumbai Indians, scoring just 7 runs. However, he can hit big sixes and change the game in just a few overs. He also gives a bowling option, which makes him even more valuable.
Yash Dayal is a good budget player. He took 1 wicket and gave away 25 runs. His economy was 8.33, which is decent. He will try to improve and get more wickets in the next game.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Romario Shepherd are the two players who were substitutes but didn’t get their chances in the last match. They might not be the best picks for now. Romario will not be able to fit himself with a full quota of foreign players in RCB while Kamlesh Nagarkoti will not be required for the Chennai leg.
Keeper: Phil Salt
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Rajat Patidar
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed
Keeper: Phil Salt
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Rajat Patidar
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Yash Dayal
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