CSK vs RCB: Captain Rajat Patidar hits fifty to bring RCB to 196

Rajat Patidar, captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, smashes a brilliant half-century in the highly anticipated match of the IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. The 31-year-old scored 51 runs off just 32 balls on the spin-friendly surface to bring RCB’s total to 196 in 20 overs.

CSK vs RCB: Captain Rajat Patidar hits fifty to bring RCB to 196

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Rajat Patidar comes out to bat after RCB loses Phil Salt of 32 in the last ball of the fifth over. Known to play the spin well, the batter showcased his talent by attacking the spinner of the CSK at Chepauk. He smashed 51 runs off just 32 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes. With his inning and finishing touches of Tim David, RCB managed to put up a good total of 196 against CSK.

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to bowl first in the highly anticipated match against RCB at Chepauk. RCB named Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the playing XI, and Pathirana replaces Ellis in the CSK XI. 

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli come out to open for RCB, and they continue the first match momentum with a strong start. However, in the fifth over, Noor Ahmad’s great ball and MS Dhoni’s stumping send Phil Salt to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs off 16 balls. Then, Devdutt Padikkal joins Virat in the middle; he batted with a strong intent and scored 27 runs off 14 balls before getting out to Ravichandran Ashwin.

On the other hand, Virat struggled to find the momentum, and he also lost his wicket on 31 runs off 30 balls to Noor. However, Rajat Patidar held the one end, scoring with a good scoring rate. He scored 51 runs off just 32 balls on the spin-friendly surface to bring RCB’s total to 196 in 20 overs.

CSK vs RCB: Both team’s playing XI

CSK: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni †, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed

RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma †, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal