IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Squads, Probable Playing 11, Impact Player, Fantasy Picks, Live Streaming & Telecast, Head-To-Head, Match Timings in IST, Match Prediction, Best Batter, Best Bowler, Tickets, Pitch Report & Weather

The 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), at the time of writing this, is seven games and six days old. So having been warmed up nicely thus far, it’s time for the biggest main event of the entire season as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Chepauk.

CSK-RCB is the most heated rivalry of the entire IPL, and it will have even more heat this time around due to what happened in the final H2H meeting last season, where RCB beat CSK at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to progress to the playoffs. 

This time around, both teams have momentum on their side, having won their respective first matches. Who will come out on top?

Squads for CSK vs RCB IPL 2025

CSK Squad For IPL 2025

Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth

RCB Squad For IPL 2025

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 Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee

Probable Playing 11s

CSK Probable Playing 11

Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi (IP), Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed

RCB Probable Playing 11

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal (IP), Rajat Patidar (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Rasikh Salam Dar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood 

Where To Watch CSK vs RCB In IPL 2025?

You can catch live streaming of CSK vs RCB and every other IPL 2025 game on Star Sports Network (TV) and JioHotstar (Digital).

What Will Be The Match Timings For CSK vs RCB In IPL 2025?

The CSK vs RCB match will kick off on March 28 (Friday) at 7:30 PM IST. 

Where To Buy Tickets For CSK vs RCB In IPL 2025?

Unfortunately, all tickets for the CSK vs RCB have already been sold out

CSK vs RCB Fantasy Picks 

Safe options: Rachin Ravindra (CSK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK), Virat Kohli (RCB), Rajat Patidar (RCB)

Risky options: Shivam Dube (CSK), Noor Ahmad (CSK), Liam Livingstone (RCB), Josh Hazlewood (RCB)

CSK vs RCB Head-To-Head (H2H) in IPL 2025

Played 34 | CSK 22 | RCB 11

Last 5 Matches: CSK 3 | RCB 2

CSK vs RCB Match Prediction In IPL 2025

CSK might have lost the last H2H clash against RCB, but this is a game that will be played at Chepauk. And you have to go all the way back to 2008 to find the last instance of RCB winning at Chepauk, with them suffering eight consecutive losses at the venue since then. So, with CSK boasting a fantastic spin attack, too, they will unquestionably enter this match as favourites and should end up winning it.

CSK vs RCB Best Batter 

Extremely tough to pick this one since we’ll have a plethora of world-class batters featuring, but it’s hard to look beyond Ruturaj Gaikwad because of the Chepauk actor. Gaikwad’s last 7 scores at Chepauk: 53, 42*, 62, 98, 108*, 67* & 46.

CSK vs RCB Best Bowler 

At Chepauk, considering it’s RCB, you have to go with Ravindra Jadeja. He has taken 18 wickets against them overall, more than any CSK player ever, and has maintained an E.R of 7.2.

IPL 2025 CSK vs RCB MA Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk Pitch Report

The Chepauk proved to be a belter in IPL 2024, but the first game of IPL 2025 here between CSK and MI saw a ‘traditional’ Chepauk wicket of sorts, where 155 played 158. It provided plenty of assistance for spin, with spinners taking nine wickets in the clash. Expect a very similar wicket for the RCB clash, particularly because RCB have a batting line-up that is built to struggle against spin.

Chennai Weather Report for CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 Clash

There’s a 10% chance of rain on Friday, but the good news is that we’re still expected to get a full game. It’s going to be super hot in Chennai, though, with the temperature expected to be in the late 20s and early 30s.