IPL2025: RCB vs CSK Match Prediction, Playing 11

RCB vs CSK Match Prediction: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will resume their rivalry with the Chennai Super Kings when the two giants clash on Saturday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

In the last two RCB vs CSK encounters, RCB recorded two of the most famous wins for them. Last season, they knocked CSK out of the playoffs race and entered the final four themselves. Earlier this season, they recorded their first win at the Chepauk against CSK since 2008.

CSK’s campaign has been disappointing this year. MS Dhoni’s team has been knocked out of the playoffs contention once again, and now they will play for pride with the goal to avoid the wooden spoon.

On the other hand, RCB have won 7 out of 10 games and are aiming for a top-two finish in the points table.

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Head-to-Head: RCB vs CSK Match Prediction

CSK have hammered RCB a lot in the IPL. CSK have defeated RCB 22 times and lost 12 matches. However, the five-time champions have lost the last two games against RCB.

RCB vs CSK date and time:

Date: May 3, Saturday

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Time: 7:30 PM IST / 2:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL

RCB vs CSK injury news:

Right now, there is no news of fresh injury or unavailability in either camp. While RCB are expected to stick to their playing XII, CSK might make some changes to try out players with the next season in mind.

Also Read: RCB vs CSK Match Prediction

Predicted RCB vs CSK Playing 11 (plus impact sub):

RCB predicted XII:

Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

CSK predicted XII:

Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis

RCB vs CSK pitch report:

The pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium this season has not been as flat and batting conducive as you’d generally associate it with. Yet, RCB and RR produced a game here recently where almost 400 runs were scored. This is a highly chasing-friendly venue.

RCB vs CSK Top Captaincy Picks:

The top captaincy picks in the RCB vs CSK match will be Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Sam Curran.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in RCB vs CSK are Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, and Josh Hazlewood.

RCB vs CSK Match Prediction: Who will win today?

For the RCB vs CSK prediction, we predict that RCB will defeat CSK in match 52 of the IPL 2025.