CSK vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – IPL 2025, 8th Match

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The Chennai Super Kings have a stellar history of success in the IPL and the now-defunct Champions League T20. The Super Kings have won five IPL titles after winning in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. They won the Champions League T20 twice in 2010 and 2014. They finished in fifth last year.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have become a team almost synonymous with failing to win the trophy at the final hurdle. The team has made it to three finals without winning. Outside of the finals, the team has made it to the play-offs on six occasions. They have started this campaign with a win though.

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore both won their opening matches against Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively.

Team Stats

Chennai Super Kings	Vs	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
10	Matches Played	10
50%	Win	70%
182	Average Score	204
212	Highest Score	262
145	Lowest Score	152

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Chennai Super Kings	6
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	4

Probable Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings Expected Playing 11

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

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Playing 11

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

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Injuries & Illnesses

Both sides will have their full squads available after neither side has reported injuries.

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

The weather is expected to be clear for the day. Chennai will be hot on Friday, while also feeling extremely humid. The warm and dry conditions could make for a fruitful day for the batters and the spinners at the MA Chidamabaram Stadium. The Mumbai Indians first innings total of 155 for nine in 20 overs could be an accurate prediction for scores in this game too.

CSK vs RCB Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

The wicketkeeper battle comes down to the power-packed Jitesh Sharma versus the experienced head of MS Dhoni. Sharma is much the junior to the 43-year-old MS Dhoni on the other side. Jitesh Sharma will potentially bat one position higher at number six than Dhoni at number seven. He could be more likely to come to the crease and bat, therefor earning you more fantasy points.

Batters

There is a plethora of choices for batters in your side with a number of batters in form across both sides. All of Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar have been sending the ball miles. They could be worth having in your side. Between the four of them, there have been eight half-centuries in their last 12 individual T20 innings.

All Rounders

Ravichandran Ashwin could be one of the two standouts here alongside Ravindra Jadeja. Both all-rounders have become veterans for the CSK franchise and have grown to know conditions at home out of the back of their hand. They will be highly effective with their spin bowling, while also being capable of some lusty blows with the bat.

Bowlers

Wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad will be a strong decision to have in your team after a player-of-the-match award in his previous home game in Chennai. The spinner also ended his SA20 campaign with a three-fer for Durban’s Super Giants. Josh Hazlewood has been seen in the colours of CSK before when he played for them in 2020 and 2021. He would have picked up clues about the conditions while playing there. 12 of his 37 IPL wickets were for Chennai.

CSK vs RCB Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Virat Kohli will be a strong call to captain your Dream11 side in his current red-hot form and looking at his IPL CV. The right-handed opening batter has over 8000 IPL runs with a batting average of almost 40 and eight centuries.

Vice-Captain

Ruturaj Gaikwad on his home surface should worth having in your side. The star batter from Chennai has 2433 IPL runs with two centuries and 19 half-centuries, all while playing in the yellow of CSK.

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CSK vs RCB Team Expert Advice

The bowling selection should have variety with pacers and spinners. The two types of bowlers are almost sharing the split of the wickets half and half.

The batters you choose should be carefully thought about. There are a number of top selections to choose from. The wicket will be decent to bat on, but those who are able to rotate strike well may be more suited to it than those who are just known for bashing it around.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Noor Ahmad leads the charts for Dream11 fantasy points. He has 146 Dream11 fantasy points from his first game

Most Runs

Rachin Ravindra has 65 runs after his one knock against the Mumbai Indians

Most Wickets

Left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad took a heap of wickets when he claimed a four-fer to start his 2025 IPL season

Most Sixes

Besides being the top run-scorer across both sides, Rachin Ravindra is also the only player between CSK and RCB to smash four sixes

Best Strike Rate

It may come as no surprise that someone known for demolishing bowling attacks in Liam Livingstone leads the way with a strike rate of 300

Best Economy

Noor Ahmad was also economical when he claimed a bag of wickets in his last game. He did so at an economy rate of 4.50