Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be up against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 52nd match of IPL 2025. This article provides details about RCB Playing 11 vs CSK for match 52 of IPL 2025.
RCB Playing 11 vs CSK- IPL 2025, Match 52:
Openers: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli
Philip Salt and Virat Kohli will open the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against CSK. The pair will look to provide a solid start to the team in the first six overs, like they have done in most of the games in the ongoing season.
English opener Philip Salt, who is expected to be fit and available for the game against CSK, will hope to make a solid comeback and guide the team to an important win.
Virat, on the other hand, is coming on the back of a match-winning half century against DC at his home ground in Delhi and would like to replicate the same performance against CSK.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru would be elated by the way their captain Rajat Patidar has performed in the tournament so far.
The right-hander has been the backbone of the team and has played sensibly and according to the need of the team, which has reflected in the way RCB has performed with the bat this year.
Other than Patidar batters like Tim David and Jitesh Sharma have fulfilled the role as a finisher while batting in the final five overs and have put the pressure on the opposition bowlers.
Tim David in particular has displayed that he can bat in different gears as and when the team demands, an evidence of which was given by the batter in the rain-affected game against the Punjab Kings.
The duo of Jitesh and David would be itching to take full advantage of CSK’s out-of-form bowling lineup in the upcoming game in Bengaluru.
Bowlers: Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB’s fast bowling trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, and Yash Dayal have done an excellent job in the first six overs.
That has been on show in the last matches, with them not letting the batters take advantage of the fielding restrictions through some intelligent bowling.
Yash Dayal, in particular, has been an unsung hero for RCB and has made good use of his variations, especially on helpful surfaces at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Romario Shepherd, who replaced Liam Livingstone a few matches ago, hasn’t had a lot of chances with the ball but has played his part to the best of his abilities when he is asked to bowl an over or two.
The spin department of RCB is being handled by experienced all-rounder Krunal Pandya and young leg spinner Suyash Sharma.
The duo has been able to read the pitch well and has made full use of the conditions.