The much-awaited IPL 2025 is underway, and Match 8 of the season is set to be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on March 28. It’s one of the most intense rivalries of the IPL Season. Starting the season with a win in their favor, the two will look to continue on the same winning track. Both teams have a commendable squad for the 2025 IPL season, and with this squad, both teams will be eyeing a promising season this year.
CSK vs RCB Match Overview
| League | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 8 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST, Friday, March 28, 2025 |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Both teams preview
Chennai Super Kings
CSK has a great record at Chepauk stadium having won the 51 matches of the 72 they have played. Coming for another highly anticipated match, Chennai has dominated RCB previously on the same grounds earlier and will strongly be looking to repeat the history once again at the venue. Given the slowness of the wicket and the composition of the two units, CSK start as favourites at home with a 60% chance of winning.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Challengers have started the season with the win against the defending champions KKR and now are set to face the other rivals CSK at the Chepauk. Now coming for the clash the team will try to break the CSK home ground dominance and will look for their key players Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya who made a big impact in the last match the team played.
CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head Record
| Total Matches played | 34 |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Won | 22 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Won | 11 |
| No Result/ Tied | 01 |
CSK vs RCB Last 5 Match Form
| Team | Last 5 Matches |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | W, L, W, L, W |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | W, L, W, W, W |
Indian Premier League 2025, Ground Stats
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | |
| Total | 141 |
| Team Bat 1st | 72 |
| Team Bat 2nd | 67 |
| Tied | 02 |
| Average First Innings Score | 159 |
| Highest Score | Chennai Super Kings 246/6 |
| Lowest Score | Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/10 |
Pitch Report
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru the 8th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The pitch here is Balanced pitch. But this pitch acts more in favor of spinners as it’s more of spin friendly nature and is one among the few grounds where bowlers dominate the batters.
CSK vs RCB Playing 11s (Predicted)
CSK Probable Playing XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed
RCB Probable Playing 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
CSK vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 8: Key Players to watch out
| Team | Players |
| CSK | Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed |
| RCB | Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazelwood |
CSK vs RCB Team Prediction – Who Will Win?
As per our analysis, game stats, recent matches, and squad of these two teams, there is a high probability that CSK is expected to win this match. However, the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and records. As per the ground stats, the chances of the team batting first are high, so the team batting first will likely win Match 8 of the Indian Premier League 2025.
However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and RCB’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So, please analyze on your part and then invest.
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction Today Match: Injury Updates
| Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
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