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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.
RCB have won just one match on this ground so far in this season and they will look to make it two. Chennai Super Kings on the other hand will look to take revenge for a home loss in the second match of this season against RCB.
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
Virat Kohli is in amazing form this season. He has scored 443 runs in 10 matches. He hit six fifties and stayed not out in two of them. In his last five games, he made 73*, 70, 51, and 62*. His average is over 63 which shows great consistency. He is the main pillar in RCB’s batting lineup.
Josh Hazlewood is the top bowler for RCB. He has taken 18 wickets in 10 matches. His best is 4/33 against RR. In recent matches, he picked up 2, 4, 3, and 1 wickets. He bowls tight lines and gets early breakthroughs. His economy is also decent for a fast bowler.
Sam Curran has not done much with the ball in IPL 2025. He has not taken any wickets in the last four matches. But with the bat, he made a brilliant 88 in the last game. He has also played some small cameos. He gives all-round support but is yet to make a big impact. Curran is expected to do better in upcoming matches.
Khaleel Ahmed has taken 14 wickets in 10 games for CSK. His best this season is 3/29. In his last few games, he took 2 wickets against PBKS and 1 against SRH. He also bowled well without taking wickets in some games. He is useful in the powerplay and middle overs. Khaleel has been steady with the ball.
Padikkal has scored 230 runs in 9 matches this season. He hit two fifties with a best of 61. In recent games, he scored 61 and 50 but also got out for low scores. He plays well when he gets set. Padikkal is an important top-order batter for RCB. His strike rate is also above 150.
Brevis has played a few good knocks recently. He scored 42 and 32 in his last two IPL games. Before that, he hit 80 and 148 in domestic matches. He is showing good form with the bat. Brevis is still new but looks promising. CSK will hope for more big scores from him.
Padikkal has scored 230 runs in 9 matches this season. He hit two fifties with a best of 61. In recent games, he scored 61 and 50 but also got out for low scores. He plays well when he gets set. Padikkal is an important top-order batter for RCB. His strike rate is also above 150.
Brevis has played a few good knocks recently. He scored 42 and 32 in his last two IPL games. Before that, he hit 80 and 148 in domestic matches. He is showing good form with the bat. Brevis is still new but looks promising. CSK will hope for more big scores from him.
Keeper: Phil Salt
Batters: Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar
All-rounders: Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood
Keeper: Jitesh Sharma
Batters: Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Virat Kohli, Tim David
All-rounders: Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood
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