Royal Challengers look good this season. Their bowling worked well with the spin attack off to a good start. They will be happier in Chepauk knowing the spinners will have good assistance for them. The batting line-up too came in well with Virat Kohli and Phil Salt starting well and Rajat Patidar looking good as the leader. Bhuvneshwar Kumar's fitness remains a question though.

The Chennai Super Kings won their first game as well but they will be a little concerned coming into the fixture. Their batting line-up struggled with Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda failing to get their stroke through. They took a relatively comfortable chase little too deep and struggled to look convincing with the bat. The bowling was solid though with Khaleel Ahmed and Noor Ahmad making extraordinary debuts for CSK. Ravi Ashwin came back pretty well too and the spin trio are likely to be even more at their element in the next game. The presence of right-handers in the RCB line-up will also bring Jadeja into play a lot more for the upcoming fixture.

CSK vs RCB Match Details

Date: March 28th, 2025

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidhambaram Stadium, Chepauk

CSK vs RCB Weather Report

Clear weather and a nice evening is expected for the game.

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Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Pitch Report

Average Score Batting First in the last five games: 149

Average Score Batting Second in the last five games: 171

Wins Batting First in the last Five games: 1

Wins Batting Second in the last Five games: 1

Batting second seems a better option but with the slowness of the pitch batting first and getting runs on the board could be the better choice despite record saying otherwise.

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CSK vs RCB Head to Head

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XII

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XII

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam/ Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma

Chennai Super Kings Playing XII

Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Sam Curran/ Jamie Overton/ Matheesha Pathirana, Ravichandran Aswhin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Key Players

Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal was the one to bowl the memorable final over in their last encounter where he dismissed Dhoni who smoked a 110m six the previous ball. He will come into this game with a lot of confidence and will be waiting to face MS Dhoni again at the back end of the innings.

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja vs Virat Kohli is often a fun battle. With the right-handers in Bengaluru, there could be a lot of fun for him especially against the likes of Phil Salt and Rajat Patidar who will be eager to take him down. 

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Tips

Chennai struggled with the bat in the first game while Bengaluru were a little more convincing. They are chasing their first win in Chepauk since 2008 but will feel most confident for this particular encounter.

Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Will Win the Match