Match Preview: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Welcome back to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the 8th T20 match preview, fantasy tips, and the best Dream11 team prediction site. In the 8th match of the 2025 IPL season, CSK and RCB will face each other at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, 28/3/2025, at 7:30 pm.
Both teams won the first match in this IPL season. The CSK team won their first match by four wickets against the MI team, and the RCB team won their first match against the KKR team by seven wickets.
Two teams’ top-order batsmen and middle-order batsmen played well in the last match. However, the RCB team’s fast bowling showed in the last match, but the RCB team’s main spin bowling was seen without rhythm. All-rounder Krunal Pandya was in great form in the last match. Both the CSK team’s spin and fast bowlers were in great rhythm in the last match.
Match Details: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Match- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) 8th T20 match
Date- Fri, 28/3/2025
Time- 7:30 pm
Venue- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Series- IPL 2025
TV Guide In- JioHotstar
Pitch Report: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
This pitch is suitable for batters and spinners.
The average score on this pitch- 150 to 155
Last matches scored on this pitch
Batted first scored- 155/9 (MI in 20 overs)
Batted second scored- 158/6 (CSK in 19.1 overs)
Weather Report: CSK bs RCB Dream11 team
The weather will be mostly cloudy.
Rain Percentage- 5%
Temperature- 30 to 33 Degrees Celsius
Probably Playing 11: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Rachin Ravindra
- Shivam Dube
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
- Deepak Hooda
- Sam Curran
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK)
- Ravi Chandran Ashwin
- Noor Ahmad
- Khaleel Ahmad
- Nathan Ellis
Impact Players- Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Tripathi, Jamie Overton,
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Rajat Patidar (C)
- Liam Livingstone
- Virat Kohli
- Jitesh Sharma (WK)
- Phillip Salt
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Suyash Sharma
- Rashik Salam
- Yash Dayal
- Josh Hazlewood
Impact Players- Romario Shepherd, Devdutt Padikkal, Manoj Bhandage,
Team News & Lineups: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Rahul Tripathi and Ravhin Ravindra will open the batting for the CSK team.
- Rachin Ravindra played a match-winning knock of 65 runs off 45 balls, including 2 fours and 4 sixes, in the last match against the MI team. He is a good all-rounder and C/Vc choice for the fantasy team.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad will bat at no 3rd position. In the last match against the MI team, he played a captaincy knock of 53 runs off 26 balls, including six fours and three sixes. He is a good batsman and a safe C/Vc choice for the fantasy team.
- Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda will handle middle-order batting for their team.
- Shivam Dube is an attacking left-handed batsman and a good right-arm medium pacer bowler. However, he could not perform well in the last match against the MI team. He is a good all-rounder, and I try to pick C/Vc for the fantasy team.
- Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will handle lower middle-order batting for the CSK team.
- Sam Curran and Ravindra Jadeja are key all-rounders for their team. Sam Curran scored four runs, and Ravindra Jadeja scored 17 in the last match against the MI team. Sam Curran is a good all-rounder and C/Vc choice, and Ravindra Jadeja is a good all-rounder for the fantasy team.
- Khaleel Ahmed, Nathan Ellis, and Sam Curran will lead the pace attack for their team.
- Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis took 3-1 wickets in the last match against the MI team; Both are good bowlers’ choices for the fantasy team.
- Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja will lead the spin attack for the CSK team.
- Noor Ahmad bowled nicely in the last match. He took 4 wickets for just 18 runs in his 4 overs and was awarded man of the match. According to pitch conditions, he is a good bowler and C/Vc choice for the fantasy team.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Virat Kohli and Phillip Salt will open the batting for the RCB team. Both batsmen performed brilliantly in the last match against the KKR team. Phillip Salt scored 56 runs off 31 balls, and Virat Kohli was not out for 59 runs in the previous game.
- Devdutt Padikkal will bat at no 3rd position. He scored only 10 runs in the last match against the KKR team. Try to pick your fantasy team.
- Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone will handle middle-order batting for their team.
- Rajat Patidar played a stormy innings of 34 runs off 16 balls, including five fours and one six in the last match against the KKR team. He is a good batsman and C/Vc choice for the fantasy team.
- Liam Livingstone is a key all-rounder for his team. He is a good batsman and a good right-arm leg-break bowler. He scored 15 runs in the last match against the KKR team. He is a good all-rounder and tries to pick VC for the fantasy team.
- Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, and Krunal Pandya will handle lower middle-order batting for the RCB team.
- Krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, and Liam Livingstone will lead the spin attack for their team.
- Krunal Pandya bowled a match-winning spell in the last match and was awarded man of the game. He took three wickets for 29 runs in his four overs against the KKR team. According to pitch conditions, Krulan Pandya and Suyash Sharma are good spinners for the fantasy team.
- Rashik Salam, Josh Hazlewood, and Yash Dayal will lead the pace attack for the RCB team. All bowlers took 1-2- wickets in the last match against the KKR team. In today’s match, Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal are the key bowlers on the chosen team.
Team Recent Forms: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
CSK- W,
RCB- W,
CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head Record
| Total match played | CSK won | RCB won | NR |
| 33 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
Key Players: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Rachin Ravindra
- Noor Ahmad
- Sam Curran
- Shivam Dube
- Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Virat Kohli
- Phillip Salt
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal
- Krunal Pandya
- Rajat Patidar
Riskey Player’s Choice for Fantasy team
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Rashik Salam
- Syuash Sharma
- Liam Livingstone
- Nathan Ellis
Captain & Vice Captain Combination for Dream11 team
- Virat Kohli & Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Virat Kohli & Rajat Patidar
- Phillip Salt & Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Phillip Salt & Shivam Dube
- Phillip Salt & Rachin Ravindra
- Rachin Ravindra & Shivam Dube
- Rachin Ravindra & Rajat Patidar
- Ruturaj Gaikwad & Suyash Sharma
- Rajat Patidar & Krunal Pandya
CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Dream11 GL team
Wicket-Keeper- Phillip Salt (C),
Batter- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra (Vc), Rajat Patidar, Shivam Dube,
All-Rounder- Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya,
Bowler- Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmad, Yash Dayal, Khaleel Ahmed,
Dream11 SL team
Wicket-Keeper- Phillip Salt,
Batter- Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Virat Kohli (Vc), Rachin Ravindra, Rajat Patidar,
All-Rounder- Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja,
Bowler- Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal,
Team Squad: CSK vs RCB Dream11 team
Chennai Super Kings Squad
Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Deepak Hooda, Andre Siddharth C, Rahul Tripathi, Sam Curran, Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rachin Ravindra, Anshul Kamboj, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matheesha Pathirana, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Vansh Bedi (WK), Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway (WK), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, G Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Noor Ahmad,
Royal Challengers Benguluru Squad
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chikara, Liam Livingstone, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Phillip Salt(WK), Romario Shepherd, Mohit Rathee, Lungi Ngidi, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Syuash Sharma, Rashik Dar Salam,
Winning Prediction
RCB will win this match.