CSK vs RCB, IPL 2025: The 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) is being held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai, on Friday, March 28.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are facing off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at their home ground in an exciting IPL match.
CSK began their IPL 2025 campaign with a 4-wicket win over Mumbai Indians, while RCB won their first match by 7 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders.
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The CSK vs RCB games have often been about the rivalry between cricket legends MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Overall, CSK has dominated the rivalry with a 21-11 head-to-head record. In recent years, CSK leads 3-2.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rajat Patidar’s Thoughts
In Chennai, CSK has won 8 out of 9 matches, with RCB’s only victory coming in the 2008 season.
At the toss, Ruturaj Gaikwad mentioned that they aim to be more consistent in the IPL 2025 and confirmed that Matheesha Pathirana is back in the playing XI. He said:
“We are going to bowl first. I think it will play slightly better than the last game. So far there hasn’t been any dew, we don’t know when the dew will arrive and it is not in our control. There are areas; we were sitting behind in the field and would like to be more aggressive, batting wise we can be more clinical. We have just got one change: Pathirana comes back for Ellis.”
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Rajat Patidar spoke to Ravi Shastri next and said that the toss doesn’t make a difference to them. They are focused on setting a big total on the scoreboard. He also mentioned that star pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been included in the team. He said:
“We had decided to bowl first. It will not make much difference, the surface looks hard, we will try to put up a total and keep them under pressure. The boys did well in the last game. We have to be at our best in every game and we will try to do that today also.
“The bowling unit after 13 overs.. the way they came back was amazing to see, the intent shown by the batting side was good. It is one of the biggest games in the league because of the fans it makes it fun and exciting. One change: Bhuvi comes in for Rasikh.”
IPL 2025: CSK vs RCB – Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed
IPL 2025: List of the impact players nominated by CSK and RCB in match 8
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage
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