Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will battle it out with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday, May 03 in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season. Ideally, this Southern derby fixture would have been interesting to watch with both CSK and RCB still in contention for the playoffs race. However, only the latter is in contention for the playoff race, with 14 points from 10 games played so far.
CSK was the first team to be eliminated from the IPL 2025 season, with only two wins to show in their 10 games played so far. Also, this is the first time in the history of IPL that the five-time IPL champions have failed to qualify for the playoffs in consecutive seasons. CSK's biggest problem this season has been their batting, with none of the batters managing to score above the strike rate of 150.
RCB vs CSK: Match Preview
CSK's core retention group - MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, and Ravindra Jadeja- has failed to fire in unison. To make things worse, their skipper, Gaikwad, was ruled out of the IPL 2025 season due to injury. Their foreign recruits also failed to make an impact. However, the biggest setback for the Yellow Brigade has been the utter failure of Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, and Ravi Ashwin.
The off-spinner, who hoped for a happy homecoming, could manage to take only five wickets from seven innings at an economy rate of 9. The only bright spot for CSK has been the emergence of Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis. Noor Ahmad and Khaleel Ahmed have also looked solid with the ball in hand.
On the other hand, for RCB, several players have put their hands up during several crunch moments. Opening batter Phil Salt has given blistering starts upfront, while Tim David has finished matches for the team with blazing cameos. As usual, Virat Kohli has looked solid with a 400-plus season at the top. The biggest takeaway for RCB has been the bowling attack, which has bamboozled teams with terrific bowling.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood has looked solid with 16 wickets, while spin twins Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma have looked great in the middle overs.
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RCB vs CSK: Head-to-Head Record
CSK edges RCB in the head-to-head record as they have won 21 games as opposed to RCB winning just 12 games in 35 matches played between these two times.
RCB vs CSK IPL 2025 Match 52 Live Streaming Details
When will the RCB vs CSK match be played?
The match will be played on May 03, Saturday.
Where will the RCB vs CSK match be played?
It will be played at the M. Chinnasway Stadium, Bengaluru
What time will the RCB vs CSK match start?
The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
How to watch the RCB vs CSK match live on TV?
The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.
Where to watch the RCB vs CSK match Live?
The match will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.
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