RCB vs CSK Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, IPL 2025

8th T20 • Chennai

RCB

196/7 (20)

CSK

146/8 (20)

RCB won by 50 runs

Info

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Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

28 Mar, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

TV/Streaming

JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

Match

8th T20,

Indian T20 League 2025

Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Saiyed Khalid (India), KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

Chennai Super Kings elected to bowl

Pitch Report

One pitch over from the other night - 63 meters on one side, 70 meters on the other. The straight hit is 74 meters long. The pitch does look really good. There was quite a lot of dew yesterday. There are some patches where there's not a lot of grass - the ball was gripping a bit and that's something the captains have to be wary of. Off-pace deliveries will work for the seamers. It's not a 200+ wicket - tonight's going to be a battle of attrition. Around 170 is a bowl of rice but if you want some curry on the side as well, you want 185.

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

131.57Avg SR

2nd Innings

143Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

127.97Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

CSK

6- 4

RCB

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

CSK

RCB

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Rachin Ravindra

CSK . BAT

65 Runs

1 Match

Virat Kohli

RCB . BAT

59 Runs

1 Match

Phil Salt

RCB . WK

56 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Noor Ahmad

CSK . BOWL

4 Wkts

1 Match

Syed Khaleel Ahmed

CSK . BOWL

3 Wkts

1 Match

Krunal Pandya

RCB . ALL

3 Wkts

1 Match

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Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

R Tripathi

D Padikkal

Expert Team 2

V Kohli

R Gaikwad

Venue Details

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

131.57Avg SR

2nd Innings

143Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

127.97Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

55%Bat First Bowl First45%

Team Batting First

54%Wins Losses46%

Recent Matches on venue

Match 3 • Mar 23 • Indian Premier League

CSK 158/6 (19.1)

MI 155/9 (20)

CSK won by 4 wickets

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Match 61 • May 12 • Indian Premier League

CSK 145/5 (18.2)

RR 141/5 (20)

CSK won by 5 wickets

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Match 49 • May 1 • Indian Premier League

CSK 162/7 (20)

PBKS 163/3 (17.5)

PBKS won by 7 wickets

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Match 46 • Apr 28 • Indian Premier League

CSK 212/3 (20)

SRH 134/10 (18.5)

CSK won by 78 runs

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Match 39 • Apr 23 • Indian Premier League

CSK 210/4 (20)

LSG 213/4 (19.3)

LSG won by 6 wickets

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Match 22 • Apr 8 • Indian Premier League

CSK 141/3 (17.4)

KKR 137/9 (20)

CSK won by 7 wickets

vs live score

Match 7 • Mar 26 • Indian Premier League

CSK 206/6 (20)

GT 143/8 (20)

CSK won by 63 runs

vs live score

Match 1 • Mar 22 • Indian Premier League

CSK 176/4 (18.4)

RCB 173/6 (20)

CSK won by 6 wickets

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Qualifier 1 • May 23 • Indian Premier League

GT 157/10 (20)

CSK 172/7 (20)

CSK won by 15 runs

vs live score

Match 61 • May 14 • Indian Premier League

CSK 144/6 (20)

KKR 147/4 (18.3)

KKR won by 6 wickets

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

CSK

RCB

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

CSK

6- 4

RCB

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

182

Average Score

204

212/3

Highest Score

262/7

145/5

Lowest Score

152/6

Player of the Match Rajat Patidar

51(32)

Lucky Winner Vishnu Kumar

RCB

CSK

Info

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

196/7 (20)

Batters

Phil Salt

200.00

st Dhoni b Ahmad

Virat Kohli

103.33

c Ravindra b Ahmad

Devdutt Padikkal

192.86

c Gaikwad b Ashwin

Rajat Patidar

(C)

159.38

c Curran b Pathirana

Liam Livingstone

111.11

b Ahmad

Jitesh Sharma

200.00

c Jadeja b Ahmed

Tim David

275.00

Not out

Krunal Pandya

0.00

c Hooda b Pathirana

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.8)

196/7

Did not Bat

Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma

Bowlers

EXT

7.00

11.00

11.33

9.00

12.33

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Phil Salt

st Dhoni b Ahmad

1-45

4.6

Devdutt Padikkal

c Gaikwad b Ashwin

2-76

7.5

Virat Kohli

c Ravindra b Ahmad

3-117

12.2

Liam Livingstone

b Ahmad

4-145

15.3

Jitesh Sharma

c Jadeja b Ahmed

5-172

17.4

Rajat Patidar

c Curran b Pathirana

6-176

18.1

Krunal Pandya

c Hooda b Pathirana

7-177

18.4

Chennai Super Kings

146/8 (20)

Batters

Rachin Ravindra

132.26

b Yash Dayal

Rahul Tripathi

166.67

c Salt b Hazlewood

Ruturaj Gaikwad

(C)

0.00

c (sub Bhandage) b Hazlewood

Deepak Hooda

44.44

c Sharma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Sam Curran

61.54

c Pandya b Livingstone

Shivam Dube

126.67

b Yash Dayal

Ravindra Jadeja

131.58

c Salt b Hazlewood

Ravichandran Ashwin

137.50

c Salt b Livingstone

MS Dhoni

187.50

Not out

Noor Ahmad

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.3)

146/8

Did not Bat

Syed Khaleel Ahmed

Bowlers

EXT

6.67

5.25

6.00

7.00

8.00

13.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rahul Tripathi

c Salt b Hazlewood

1-8

1.2

Ruturaj Gaikwad

c (sub Bhandage) b Hazlewood

2-8

1.6

Deepak Hooda

c Sharma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar

3-26

4.4

Sam Curran

c Pandya b Livingstone

4-52

8.5

Rachin Ravindra

b Yash Dayal

5-75

12.1

Shivam Dube

b Yash Dayal

6-80

12.5

Ravichandran Ashwin

c Salt b Livingstone

7-99

15.2

Ravindra Jadeja

c Salt b Hazlewood

8-130

18.4

Match Info

Date & Time

28 Mar, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

TV/Streaming

JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

Match

8th T20,

Indian T20 League 2025

Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Saiyed Khalid (India), KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

Chennai Super Kings elected to bowl

0 0 1 1 4 0

Over 17

Runs: 6

1 4 1wd 6 0 1 1

Over 18

Runs: 14

4 4 1 W 0 0

Over 19

Runs: 9

0 0 6 6 0 4

Over 20

Runs: 16

All Overs

Player of the Match Rajat Patidar

51(32)

Lucky Winner Vishnu Kumar

Commentary

11:40 PM IST: That brings us to the end of the contest between CSK and RCB and change in fortunes for RCB at Chepauk. They win here for the first time in 17 years and takes all the momentum to their next game. Meanwhile CSK was literally blown away today and was behind the eight ball for the majority of the game. The win will give a lot of confidence to RCB while CSK have a few things to ponder on. The IPL carnival continues tomorrow with Mumbai Indians slated to square off against the Gujarat Titans in the 9th match of the competition. Do join us at 6:30 PM sharp for the pre match with the match starting at 7:30 PM. Up until then, this is the pair of Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and Darpan Tikiya biding adieu. Good night folks.

Rajat Patidar is the RCB captain and also the Player of the Match: I think it was a good total on this surface. It wasn't easy for the batters to hit boundaries and sixes easily. It's always special playing at Chepauk. The way they support the team is great. It's always amazing to play in their home ground as they support every team. We were targetting around 200 runs. We knew it wasn't easy to chase. My goal was clear, as long as I was there I need to maximize every bowler. I don't think so, it was the same line up like the previous game so it was same. This track was pretty much helpful, I knew I could use my spinners earlier. The way Livingstone came and bowled it was superb. It was amazing to see how Hazlewood and Bhuvi bowled in the hard lengths.

Josh Hazlewood gets the award for bowling most dot balls in the match.

Rachin Ravindra gets the award for hitting most fours in the match.

Rajat Patidar gets the award for hitting most sixes.

Josh Hazlewood gets the award for garnering most fantasy points.

Phil Salt gets the award for the best strike rate in the match (minimum 10 balls).

Time for the post match presentation ceremony.

Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): "As a group tonight, I thought we were outstanding. Great mix of pace and spin and we executed our plans nicely. With this wicket here, you get a bit of an up and down bounce. I was trying to hit that 8-10m length. Me and Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) are a bit different. With me, it is more of seam, with him it is more of spin. Whenever, you get injured, it can be frustrating, but it is about how you use time off. A couple of months in the gym help. We exhibited good energy in the field. Yash Dayal's changes of pace were great today. Having a left-armer helps."

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings captain): "To be honest, I feel 170 was the par score on this wicket. It was tough to bat. The dropped catches cost us. When you are chasing 170, you bat a bit differently. But 20 runs extra make a difference to your approach. It was a bit sticky in the second innings. Rahul Tripathi backed his shot. So did I. When you are chasing 20 runs extra, you want to play your shots. But sometimes it does not come off. But in the end, I am happy we lost only by a few runs. We dropped catches at crucial time. They kept going, boundaries kept on coming. The momentum kept on going towards them. We don't have a lot of time before the next game. A long flight to Guwahati ahead."