RCB vs CSK Match Prediction : IPL 2025, 52nd Match – Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between RCB vs CSK?
RCB vs CSK Win Probability
52%
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
48%
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bengaluru To Win, 1.68
RCB has a much stronger batting lineup than CSK
Chennai Super Kings have all but been knocked out of the IPL 2025 and may look to try out new players
RCB has played enough matches at home to know what the wicket requires
Team form (Last 5 matches)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Chennai Super Kings
RCB vs CSK Betting Tips
RCB vs CSK Betting Tips
Virat Kohli to score Over 31.5 runs
Kohli is 2nd on the list of leading run-scorers of the season and has an average of 63.28. He has scored at least 32 runs in 4 of his last 5 innings, all of which were half-centuries. Seeing his good form, we are backing Kohli to play a good knock here.
Highest opening partnership RCB
CSK has struggled with its opening pair as both, Shaik Rasheed and Ayush Mhatre have been inconsistent. On the other hand, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt have given RCB some strong starts and are likely to do so again.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to retain the number one spot on the points table as they take on bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings this weekend. The two teams will clash on Saturday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Head-to-Head Record
The two teams have faced each other in 34 matches. The Chennai Super Kings won 21 while the Royal Challengers won 12. 1 match ended without any result.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Live-streaming and Broadcast
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RCB vs CSK Team Previews
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The Royal Challengers were rather inconsistent at the start of the season but seem to be peaking in form just at the right time. With 3 wins on the bounce, RCB has moved to the top of the points table and also enjoys a healthy NRR.
RCB’s batting has revolved around Virat Kohli, who is in brilliant form this year. With 6 half-centuries in 10 innings, he is 2nd on the list of top run-getters of the tournament. Phil Salt missed the previous match due to a fever but should be fine and available for selection for this game.
His aggressive approach during the powerplay makes him a perfect partner for Kohli at the top of the order. The other batsmen like Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, and Jitesh Sharma have chipped in with some handy knocks, helping the team gain a winning momentum.
Krunal Pandya played a brilliant knock in the last fixture to score a half-century. He has also been pretty accurate with the ball and has picked up 12 wickets. The pace attack will be spearheaded by Josh Hazlewood, who is the leading wicket-taker of the season with 18 wickets.
He will be joined by Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Playing 11
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal
Chennai Super Kings
The struggle for the Chennai Super Kings seems never-ending at the moment. One of the strongest franchises in the history of IPL, the Super Kings have failed to reach the knockouts for the second time in a row.
CSK is coming into this contest on the back of 3 consecutive losses and finds themselves at the bottom of the points table. Even if they win each of their 4 remaining matches, they have no chance of qualifying for the playoffs. The batting from CSK has been pretty lackluster.
The opening pair of Ayush Mhatre and Shaik Rasheed has struggled to get going and that has put added pressure on the middle order. Shivam Dube has played a couple of good knocks in the middle order but the others including Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, and Vijay Shankar have struggled. Dewald Brevis has got good starts in the last couple of matches but has yet to play a big inning.
Sam Curran did score a half-century on Wednesday, albeit for a losing cause. The bowlers have fared slightly better. Noor Ahmad is the team’s leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets while Khaleel Ahmed has 14. Matheesha Pathirana has picked up 9 wickets but has been expensive at times.
Chennai Super Kings Expected Playing 11
Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
RCB vs CSK Toss Prediction
The last 10 IPL games played here have seen an even split between the teams batting first and those batting second. In each of those games, the skipper winning the toss opted to field first and we expect the same case here.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The bowlers can expect some help from the pitch early on in the game. It has been raining in and off in Bengaluru over the past couple of weeks and there will be some moisture in the surface. The seamers will get some movement off the seam. However, as the match progresses, the surface evens out and gets better to bat on.
The average first-inning score here is around 170 but the team batting first will look to score between 190-200 runs to give their bowlers a good chance. The weather will remain overcast and there are chances of rain over the weekend. As a result, we may have delays or even a shortened game.
RCB vs CSK: Who Will Win?
We are backing the Royal Challengers to win this match. The team has gathered good momentum over the last week and is playing well as a unit. The batting has been pretty good and the seamers are in excellent form as well. On the other hand, CSK hasn’t had the best of times this year and we expect their woes to continue.
RCB vs CSK win percentage stands at 62% in favor of RCB.
Todays IPL Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win.
