Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to win back-to-back games when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match no-8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. This huge game between two high-profile teams will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, March 28.
Like CSK, RCB will also be aiming to keep the momentum going after winning a rather one-sided game against the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the season-opening game. RCB chased down 175-run target in just 16.2 overs with Virat Kohli remaining unbeaten on 59 runs.
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CSK vs RCB: Match Details
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium
CSK vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: A total of 15 wickets fell in the last game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, with nine of those going to the spinners. The pitch at this venue certainly favors slow bowlers to some extent, but it’s not that bad. Batters are likely to dominate the proceedings once again.
Weather Report: As per the weather report of Chennai on Friday, there’s a 10% chance of rain, but chances of the game getting affected remain slim. The biggest concern is the temperature, which keeps rising as the summer peaks in India.
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CSK vs RCB Dream11: Team News
Chennai Super Kings Team News-
- As per report from CSK insider, Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was carrying an injury and that was the reason he didn’t play in the season-opening game against Mumbai Indians. He remains questionable for this game as well.
- That means, Nathan Ellis, who picked up a wicket in the last game, is likely to play.
- No other changes are expected in CSK Playing XI versus RCB.
- Chennai Super Kings Full Squads: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team News-
- No injury concern for Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of this game.
- Considering RCB won the first game and there were more positives to take than the negatives, expect them to name the same Playing XI that featured against Kolkata Knight Riders.
- That means, either Devdutt Padikkal or Suyash Sharma will play as an impact player depending on whether RCB bat first or bowl.
- Virat Kohli and Phil Salt will open the innings while Josh Hazlewood will lead the bowling unit.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
CSK vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: Expected Playing 11
Chennai Super Kings Expected Playing 11
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
- Rachin Ravindra
- Rahul Tripathi
- Shivam Dube
- Sam Curran
- Deepak Hooda
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (WK)
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Noor Ahmad
- Nathan Ellis
Impact Player: Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bangalore Expected Playing 11
- Phil Salt
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rajat Patidar (C)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma (WK)
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Rasikh Salam
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
CSK vs RCB Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
Virat Kohli: Who should be your captain in CHE vs BLR Dream11 teams other than Virat Kohli? The Indian superstar batter has been at the top of his game for quite some time now. His hunger for runs remains insatiable despite being in the game for more than two decades.
Virat Kohli in the last match:
| Runs | Balls faced | 4s | 6s | Strike-rate |
| 59 | 36 | 04 | 03 | 163.89 |
Rachin Ravindra: New Zealander batter did come into his own in the last game as he scored an unbeaten 65 runs off 45 balls against Mumbai Indians. He played sensibly and played calculative shots. He can also impact the game as a bowler as well.
Rachin Ravindra in the last match:
| Runs | Balls faced | 4s | 6s | Strike-rate |
| 65 | 45 | 02 | 04 | 144.44 |
Phil Salt: England batter is also more than capable of turning the game on its head. He has been scoring runs in the IPL since last season when he helped KKR to the title. In the first game for RCB, the 28-year-old scored 56 runs off just 31 balls.
Phil Salt in the last match:
| Runs | Balls faced | 4s | 6s | Strike-rate |
| 56 | 31 | 09 | 02 | 180.65 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Chennai Super Kings captain certainly knows how to lead the team from the front. He was the leading scorer for the five-time champions last season and the way he has started this season, looks like this could be the case this season as well.
Ruturaj Gaikwad in the last match:
| Runs | Balls Faced | 4s | 6s | Strike-rate |
| 53 | 26 | 06 | 03 | 203.85 |
Josh Hazlewood: Josh Hazlewood proved in the last game that a quality bowler will always find a way to outsmart the batters. The Australian bowled a jaw-dropping 16 dot balls in his four overs, while also picking up two wickets.
Josh Hazlewood in the last match:
| Bowls Bowled | Runs Given | Wickets | Economy | Dots |
| 24 | 22 | 02 | 5.50 | 16 |
Noor Ahmed: Afghanistan young spinner certainly made a terrific start with his new team. He picked up four wickets as CSK beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets. The 20-year-old also bowled 15 dot balls and didn’t concede a boundary. On Chennai’s slow pitch, he could play another big role.
Noor Ahmed in the last match:
| Bowls Bowled | Runs Given | Wickets | Economy | Dots |
| 24 | 18 | 04 | 4.50 | 15 |
CSK vs RCB Dream11 Fantasy Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: Phil Salt
- BATSMEN: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra
- ALL–ROUNDERS: Ravindra Jadeja, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Sam Curran
- BOWLERS: Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmed, Khaleel Ahmed
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood
