The Chennai Super Kings will face off against their archrivals, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2025 match. The predicted playing XIs for both teams are as follows:
CSK Predicted Playing XI:
Batting 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R. Ashwin, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad.
Bowling 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R. Ashwin, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Player options: Khaleel Ahmed/Rahul Tripathi, Andre Siddarth, Matheesha Pathirana, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed.
RCB Predicted Playing XI:
Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/ Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Bowling 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Player options: Rasikh Salam, Devdutt Padikkal/Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Swastik Chhikara, Jacob Bethell.
The Dream11 fantasy team picks for the CSK vs RCB match are as follows:
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja (VC), R. Ashwin, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood
The squads for both teams are also listed, with CSK led by Ruturaj Gaikwad and RCB led by Rajat Patidar. Both teams have a strong lineup of players ready to compete in this highly anticipated match.
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