CSK vs rcb live match: The 52nd match of IPL 2025 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday, May 3. The match will start at 7:30 pm at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In the last match held this season, RCB defeated CSK. At the same time, Virat Kohli’s team would like to top the IPL points table after winning today’s match. At the same time, the CSK team will take revenge on their previous defeat from RCB.

On which number RCB and CSK in points table?

In today’s match in the Bangalore team, where the table is going to be in the field to become a topper. At the same time, Chennai has been completely out of the playoff race. RCB is currently at number three in the points table. Bangalore has played 10 matches under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, in which the team has won 7 matches and has lost 3.

CSK, captained by MS Dhoni, is at number 10 in the points table this time. CSK has played 10 matches so far, in which the team has won 2 matches and lost 8. Chennai has been able to score only 4 points in this tournament so far.

Who ahead in the head to head?

RCB and CSK teams have come face to face 33 times in the IPL tournament. Chennai’s pan is heavy in this rivalry. While Virat’s team has won only 12 matches, Dhoni’s team has won 21 matches. It has to be seen which team will be heavy in today’s match.

RCB’s possible playing XI

Phil Salat/Jacob Bethel, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal and Josh Hazlewood.

Impact Player- Suyash Sharma.

Chennai’s possible playing XI

Sheikh Rashid, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Karan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dubey, Deepak Huda, MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Mathisha Pathirana, Noor Ahmed and Khalil Ahmed.

Impact Player- Anshul Kamboj.

RCB Captain Rajat Patidar fifty: Rajat Patidar is playing the role of a great captain in IPL 2025. There are some players who deviate from rhythm under the pressure of captaincy, but it seems as if the personal performance of the Patidar has come out after getting the captaincy. He scored 51 runs in 32 balls in the match against Chennai Super Kings. Chepock ground is the stronghold of CSK, where spinners speak. Crossing all these difficulties, captain Patidar proved to be the top scorer for RCB.

First fifty as captain

Rajat Patidar is captaining a team in IPL for the first time. Patidar played a stormy innings of 34 runs in 16 balls against his first match of IPL 2025 ie KKR. But in the match against Chennai Super Kings, he has put the first fifty as RCB captain. Patidar hit 4 fours and 3 sixes during this half -century innings.

Virat Kohli’s trust won

The RCB franchise had an unbox event done before the start of the IPL 2025 tournament. In that event, Virat Kohli praised the silver Patidar. Virat had said that Patidar has everything that can make him a great captain of Royal Challengers and he will definitely take the team forward. Bangalore has won the first match of IPL 2025 under the captaincy of Patidar and now he has also influenced the fans with his personal performance by putting his first fifty.

Rajat Patidar has so far scored 884 runs in his IPL career and as soon as he scored 116 runs, he will join the list of players who scored one thousand runs in Indian Premier history. He has also scored a century and 8 fifty in his career.

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CSK vs rcb score ipl 2025 live updates: The eighth match of IPL 2025 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium Stadium. RCB defeated KKR in the first match of the season. She can also perform well against Chennai. There may also be a change in the playing XI of RCB for this match. CSK defeated Mumbai Indians in the first match.

CSK, captained by Rituraj Gaikwad, performed brilliantly in the first match. He defeated Mumbai by 4 wickets. For CSK, Rachin Ravindra and Rituraj batted amazing. Both of them had scored a half -century. These players can now show amazing against RCB. For CSK, Noor Ahmed and Khalil Ahmed can perform well against RCB.

RCB can change the playing XI for the match against Chennai. Bhuvneshwar Kumar could not play in the first match for the team. But they are now fit. Therefore, Bhuvi can find a place in the playing XI. Virat Kohli and Philip Salt performed amazing against KKR. Kohli can also bat against Chennai. RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, can also keep Tim David and Krunal Pandya in the playing XI. Krunal has performed well in the IPL on many occasions.

Possible players for CSK and RCB matches –

Chennai Super Kings: Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Shivam Dubey, Deepak Huda, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curren, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Alice, Nur Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Phil Salat (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma