Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be up against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 52nd match of IPL 2025. The RCB vs CSK Match Preview provides today’s IPL match details.
RCB vs CSK Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 52:
Date and Venue:
The RCB vs CSK match will be played on May 03 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Swastik Chikara, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Salt, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathee, Abhinandan Singh
Chennai Super Kings
Ayush Mhatre, Shaik Rasheed, Andre Siddarth C, Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Vansh Bedi, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Rachin Ravindra, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Matheesha Pathirana, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Dewald Brevis, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed
RCB vs CSK Key battles:
Virat Kohli vs Khaleel Ahmed
Virat Kohli will look to replicate the performance he gave against DC at his home ground and will face the challenge of Khaleel Ahmed, who has been the only shining light for CSK in the fast bowling department.
Rajat Patidar vs Noor Ahmad
The battle between Rajat Patidar and Noor Ahmad will be fascinating to watch, as Rajat Patidar is known for his aggressive approach against the spinners.
Whereas Noor is known to pick up wickets in the middle overs and has done so for CSK in the current edition of the league, but hasn’t had much support from the other end.
Sam Curran vs Josh Hazlewood
Sam Curran, who is coming on the back of a solid performance, will look to put on another strong display of batting when he faces an in-form Josh Hazlewood in the RCB vs CSK clash on Saturday.
Josh Hazlewood, on the other hand, will look to keep up the good work and get the better of Sam Curran in the initial few deliveries.
Dewald Brevis vs Krunal Pandya
Dewald Brevis will look to put pressure on Krunal Pandya, who has been in magnificent form in the tournament, and will look to carry his rich vein of form into the game against CSK.
RCB vs CSK Key Players:
RCB– Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood
CSK– Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran. Dewald Brevis, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed
RCB vs CSK Weather Report:
Rain is not expected to play spoilsport during the game in Bengaluru on Saturday, with a maximum temperature of 33°C and a minimum of 22°C.
Conclusion
RCB would like to replicate the performance the team delivered in the last game against DC in the upcoming match against CSK as well.
CSK would want to win the game against RCB to salvage some pride by not finishing at the bottom of the points table at the end of the ongoing season.