CSK vs RCB Match Prediction: Who will win today's 8th Match of Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru

CSK vs RCB Match Preview:

One of the much awaited encounters of IPL 2025 is around the corner as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns in the match number eight of the season. The match will be played at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 28. RCB will be coming with the sweet memories of last year’s IPL where they knocked CSK out in their last league game and went on to qualify for the play after six consecutive wins.

However, it won’t be an easy task for RCB to defeat CSK at Chepauk. The last time RCB defeated CSK at Chepauk was during the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2008. Now, as the tournament is in its 18th edition, RCB will be looking to turn the thing around and get their second win of the season. Meanwhile, CSK will also look to continue their dominance against RCB at Chepauk. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the eighth match of IPL 2025 between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

CSK vs RCB Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 8
Venue	M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Date & Time	Friday, March 28, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

CSK vs RCB Pitch Report

The surface of the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is known for its support for the spin bowlers due to its turn. It is a ground where the bowlers dominate the batters and the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first. Out of 86 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first has won 49 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 37 occasions. The average first innings score at M.A Chidambaram Stadium is around 163 runs.

CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head Records in IPL

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other 33 times in IPL history so far. Out of these 33 games, CSK won 21, while RCB come out victorious on 11 occasions with one game ending in no result.

Total Matches played	33
CSK Won	21
RCB Won	11
No Result	1

CSK vs RCB Weather Report

We are expected to get a full match between CSK and RCB as the rain is unlikely to play a spoilsport. However, there are still 10% chances of rain but the sky will be clear during match hours.

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CSK vs RCB Probable Playing XIs

CSK Probable Playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis

Impact Player: Rahul Tripathi

RCB Probable Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Impact Player: Devdutt Padikkal

CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 Full Squads

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara

CSK vs RCB Match 5: Key Players

Rachin Ravindra: CSK opener Rachin Ravindra got a great start to his IPL 2025 campaign with a match-winning half-century in the previous match against Mumbai Indians. He also has great stats while batting against RCB and will be looking to play another big knock.

Ravindra Jadeja: All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be another player to look out for in CSK vs RCB clash. Jadeja loves to play against RCB and can turn the match around with both batting and bowling.

Rajat Patidar: RCB skipper Rajat Patidar will look to lead from the front in an high-pressure game against CSK. He has been a crucial player for RCB in the middle-order in the last few years.

Krunal Pandya: Spin bowler Krunal Pandya had a great debut for RCB where he won player of the match for taking three wickets against KKR. He will be looking to take advantage of the pitch at Chepauk and deliver another match-winning spell.