IPL 2025, CSK vs RCB Predicted Playing 11 Today Match, Full Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings will host Rajat Patidar’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2025 match on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for a feisty clash. Both Chennai and Bengaluru are coming into the contest with confident wins. Where RCB started with a seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on their home ground at Eden Gardens in the IPL 2025 season-opener, CSK beat another arch-rival Mumbai Indians by four wickets at the same venue here.
Swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks fit and might start in the XI for Bengaluru. Although both Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar are bowlers with similar skills and are effective in Powerplay with new ball however, looking at the number of left-handers in CSK’s batting unit, the 35-year-old seems like a tempting option for skipper Patidar. In this case, Yash Dayal might have to make way for Bhuvi and can come as an Impact Sub if RCB require an extra bowler. Otherwise, like the game against KKR, Devdutt Padikkal would be a standby batting option for the RCB unit.
CSK will most likely play the same XI, which took the field against MI. Rahul Tripathi who was subbed in for Khaleel Ahmed in the second innings could again be their primary Impact Sub option in bating. If they need an extra bowler, a fit-again Kamlesh Nagarkoti could be a good option for the Men in Yellow.
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
Impact Sub: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Impact Sub: Devdutt Padikkal/Yash Dayal
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 Salam, 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.
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