CSK vs RCB Today Dream11 Prediction, IPL 2025 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI Squad, and Pitch Report

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face each other in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, will host the game on March 28, 2025. Let’s have a look at the CSK vs RCB today Dream11 prediction.

IPL 2025 Match-8 Details  

CSK vs RCB Match Preview

Chennai Super Kings 

Chennai Super Kings performed averagely in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead them again in this season of IPL. They won 7 games out of 14 in the group stage of the IPL 2024. Moreover, they started their IPL 2025  campaign with a win against the Mumbai Indians. In that match, Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored brilliant Half-centuries. Noor Ahmed took four wickets in the bowling department. They will try to perform well in the IPL 2025 season and surely want to reach the play-offs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru performed well in the last season. They won 7 games out of 14 to reach the elimination match in the previous season. Rajat Patidar will lead them in this season of the IPL. Moreover, they started their IPL 2025  campaign with a win against the Kolkata Knight Riders. In that match, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt scored brilliant Half-centuries. Kunal Pandya took three wickets in the bowling department against KKR. They will try to perform well in this season of the IPL.

IPL 2025 Match Predictions

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

The average 1st innings score at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, in T20 matches is 160 runs, and the average score batting second is 145.

     Weather Report

• Partly Cloudy Day
• Rain Chance – 7%
• Humidity – 65%
• Wind – 11 kph

CSK vs RCB Toss Prediction

Advantages of Batting First on This Pitch

The team that was batting first won 54% of the matches. And in 55% of the matches, teams chose to bat first here. So, there are more chances that teams will choose to bat first after winning the toss. 

CSK vs RCB Head-to-Head Record

Total Head-to-Head Match – 33

Chennai Super Kings Won – 22

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won – 11

Team Form (Last 5 Match in IPL)

Chennai Super Kings: – W, L, W, L, W,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: – W, L, W, W, W, 

Probable Playing 11

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad ©, Rachin Ravindra/Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Nathan Ellis 

Impact Player:- Khaleel Ahmed/Anshu Kamboj(if bat first)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar ©, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Rasikh Salam, Yash Dayal

Impact Player:- Suyash Sharma  (if bat first)

Must Picks for CSK vs RCB Today Dream11 Prediction 

Top wicket-keepers to pick

Devon Conway | WK | CSK: Conway is currently in very good form. Having him on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Phil Salt | WK | RCB: Salt played well in the last season of the IPL. He played 12 matches and scored 435 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 182. Moreover, he scored 56 runs in the previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. So, having him on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Top Batters to Pick 

Ruturaj Gaikwad | BAT | CSK: Ruturaj played brilliantly well in the last season of the IPL. He played 14 matches and scored 583 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 141. Moreover, he scored 53 runs in the previous game against the Mumbai Indians. His ability to score high makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Virat Kohli | BAT | RCB: Virat played brilliantly well in the previous season of IPL. Moreover, he is the highest run scorer of the previous game. He played 15 matches and scored 741 runs. Moreover, he scored 59 runs in the previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. His ability to score high runs makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Sam Curran | AR | CSK: Sam played brilliantly well in the last season of the IPL. He played 13 matches, scored 270 runs, and took 16 wickets. He will surely help you gain important fantasy points in the first game.

Ravindra Jadeja | AR | CSK: Jadeja played well in the previous season of IPL. He played 14 matches, scored 267 runs, and took 8 wickets as well. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Krunal Pandya | AR | RCB: Krunal played 14 matches and scored 133 runs. He took 6 wickets as well. Recently, He performed brilliantly with the bat and ball. Moreover, he took three wickets in the previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain essential fantasy points.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Noor Ahmed | BOW | CSK: Noor performed averagely in the previous season. He took 8 wickets in 10 matches in the IPL 2024. Moreover, he took four wickets in the previous game against the Mumbai Indians. He will surely help you gain essential fantasy points.

Josh Hazlewood | BOW | RCB: 

Josh took two wickets in the previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He is currently in good form. We expect he will perform well this season and be a good choice for a fantasy team.

Captain & Vice-Captain

Captain

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra

Vice Captain

Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya 

CSK vs RCB Today Match Prediction

• Scenario 1

• Toss Winner: Chennai Super Kings (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-60
• CSK Total: 155-170
• Match Winner: Chennai Super Kings

• Scenario 2

• Toss Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-60
• RCB Total: 160-170
• Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

Teams For CSK vs RCB Today Dream11 Prediction 

Head-to-Head / Small League

Grand League / Mega League

Disclaimer

The author created this team based on his knowledge, analysis, and judgment. While selecting your team, note the points mentioned and make your own decision. Also, once the toss occurs, you might modify the teams based on the playing XIs.