Chennai Super Kings will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their second match of IPL 2025 on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK crashed out of the last IPL after losing their final league game to RCB. Led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, the Yellow Army will look to settle the score on home soil. RCB also started their campaign with a win, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in an away game. Virat Kohli anchored the chase at Eden Gardens with an unbeaten half-century, while opener Phil Salt struck a 31-ball 56. Krunal Pandya led the bowling effort with three wickets. CSK’s victory over MI came on the back of an exceptional bowling performance. Noor Ahmad took four wickets, while Khaleel Ahmed dismissed both openers with the new ball. In the chase, Gaikwad smashed a 56-run knock, while Rachin Ravindra anchored the innings with an unbeaten 65 to seal the win with five balls remaining.
Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch at Chepauk favored spinners in the last IPL match at the venue. CSK’s Noor Ahmad and MI’s Vignesh Puthur shared seven wickets. Similar conditions are expected for the upcoming CSK vs RCB clash.
The weather in Chennai is likely to be partly cloudy and humid on Friday. Rain is not expected to disrupt the match. Wind speed could be around 18 to 20 km/h, with temperatures ranging from 26 to 36 degrees Celsius. Humidity is predicted to be between 62 and 82 percent.
Probable Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings: 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 Players: Rahul Tripathi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 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.
Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal
Squads
CSK: 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.
RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Suryakumar Yadav.
