A blockbuster Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025FreakChennai Super Kings (CSK) And Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Wait for all roads to be iconic Ma Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai Friday, March 28.
The RCB would lick his wounds after the RCB collapsed its hopes of reaching the playoffs in a high-voltage clash last season. Five -time champions IPL went out for a positive start in 2025 as they defeated hardcore rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) by six wickets at home. Meanwhile, the RCB defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is coming in the clash behind a wide seven wicket win.
Some experts have chosen CSK as a favorite to defeat RCB on Friday. This makes sense because the surface is expected to be in favor of the spinners in Chepuk, and CSK has veteran Ravindra Jadeja-Ravichandran Ashwin Duo and In-Form Noor Ahmed in his ranks. On the other hand, RCB, is slightly lighter on spin-bouling resources. Krunal Pandya performed an unprecedented magic in the Eden Gardens, but there are questions about his continuity. Meanwhile, Suyash Sharma wiped out his lines and lengths and scored 47 runs in his four overs. The hosts have a very versatile spin-bouling line.
However, RCB wants Phil Salat, Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone and Captain Rajat Patidar to fire on all cylinders, and their batsmen set fire to them, and appeared in the sublime touch in the first game. Salt and Kohli want to take advantage of the field restrictions inside the powerplay and will score several runs before the ball softens and start shopping more than the spinner deck. CSK's middle order stumbled against debut spinner Vignesh Puthur in the previous game. They will come with better performance on Friday.
Matching details
| match | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 8, IPL 2025 |
| venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepuk, Chennai |
| Date time | Friday, 28 March20257:30 pm (IST) |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | JISTAR Network Channel, Geohotastar (App and website) |
Pitch -report
Spinners are expected to get a decent amount of aid from the surface. In IPL 2024, the average-pair score was 170. However, CSK has a strong spin-bouling line-up this season, and they will not feel like playing on more responsible surfaces. In the first match, the ball was holding, and the batsmen were getting very early through some of their shots.
It will be important for the batsmen to maximize the powerplay. Winning the first toss and bowling should be a good trick, as it would be difficult to gauge the ideal target for the first bats to set the ideal target. Set batsmen would like to ensure that they do not throw away their wickets, because it will not be easy for new batsmen to go after bowling from the beginning.
Also check: CSK vs. RCB match prediction, Match 8: Who will win today's IPL match?
Head-to-head record
CSK is ahead in the head records against RCB. In Yellow, men have won 21 out of 33 matches which have been played between two popular franchises. Meanwhile, RCB won just 11 wins in its kitty. Last year, both teams won their home games against each other.
| Play matches | 33 |
| Lively Chennai Super Kings | 21 |
| Lively Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 |
| Tied up | 00 |
| No result | 01 |
| Stability for the first time | May 21, 2008 |
| First stability | May 18, 2024 |
Properly 11S
Chennai Super Kings:Ruturaj Gikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Vijay Shankar, Rabindra Jadeja, Sam Curan, MS Dhoni (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mathesh Pathirana, and Khalil Ahmed.
Impact option: Shres Gopal / Mukesh Chaudhary.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:Phil Salat, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal.
Impact option: Suyash Sharma / Rasikh Dar Salaam.
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