CSK vs RCB Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 8

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns in the eighth match of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

CSK were knocked out of the previous season courtesy of a come-from-behind win by RCB in their last league game. The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side would like to put up a strong show this time.

For RCB the new era under captain Rajat Patidar started on a winning note over KKR in the opening match after they found themselves lacking behind in the game for the first ten overs only for Krunal Pandya to break the back of KKR's batting.

With the mouth-watering clash in store here is a detailed preview of the match.

CSK vs RCB Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 8:

CSK vs RCB, Date and Venue:

The CSK vs RCB match is scheduled to be played on Friday (March 28) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The match will start at 07:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Chennai Super Kings:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), 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

Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

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

CSK vs RCB key battles:

Virat Kohli vs Khaleel Ahmed

The former Indian captain Virat Kohli will be up against left-arm pacer Khaleel in the CSK vs RCB match. Khaleel who has started the tournament with a bang will look to dismiss Kohli early in his innings.

Rajat Patidar vs Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin who is back in CSK after ten years will play an integral part in the match against RCB with his experience, especially in the middle overs where he might bowl to Rajat Patidar who plays spin well.

Rachin Ravindra vs Krunal Pandya

Although Krunal is a left-arm spinner he might be able to outsmart Rachin with his tricks and might bowl an over or two in the powerplay

Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Suyash Sharma

Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored a fifty in the first game against MI was dismissed by a keg spinner which RCB surely would have picked as they too have a leg spinner in Suyash Sharma who might outdone the CSK captain.

CSK vs RCB Key Players:

CSK - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rachin Ravindra.

RCB - Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar

CSK vs RCB Weather Report:

Rain is not predicted to interrupt during the CSK vs RCB match in Chennai. The temperature is expected to be in the late 30s throughout the match.

Conclusion

Both CSK and RCB will look to continue the momentum that the side has gained in their second match and would like to put on a more mature batting performance than what they delivered against MI and KKR respectively.