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Let’s look at the details of the RCB vs CSK Today Dream11 prediction. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings will face each other in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, will host the game on May 3, 2025. 

IPL 2025 Match-52 Details

LeagueIndian Premier League (IPL) 2025
MatchRoyal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings | 52nd Match
Date3 May, 2025
Time07:30 PM IST
VenueM Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 

RCB vs CSK Match Preview

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 won the previous game by 6 wickets against the Delhi Capitals. In that match, Krunal Pandya and Virat Kohli played well and scored fifties. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets in the bowling department. They will try to perform well in this season of the IPL.

Chennai Super Kings 

Chennai Super Kings performed averagely in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. MS Dhoni will lead them this season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the IPL 2025. They won 7 games out of 14 in the group stage of the IPL 2024. However, they lost their previous game by 4 wickets against the Punjab Kings. In that match, Sam Curran played a brilliant inning of 88 runs. Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana each took two wickets in the bowling department. They will try to perform well in the IPL 2025 season and surely want to reach the play-offs.

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

The average 1st innings score at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in T20 matches is 180 runs, and the average score batting second is 168.

     Weather Report

  • Mostly Cloudy Day
  • Rain Chance – 27%
  • Humidity – 75%
  • Wind – 10 kph

RCB vs CSK Toss Prediction

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

The team that was bowling first won 62% of the matches. And in 90% of the matches, teams chose to bowl first here. So, there are more chances that teams will choose to bowl first after winning the toss. 

RCB vs CSK Head-to-Head Record

Total Head-to-Head Match – 33

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won – 11

Chennai Super Kings Won – 22

Team Form (Last 5 Matches in IPL)

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

Chennai Super Kings: – L, L, L, W, L, 

Probable Playing 11

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

Impact Player:- Suyash Sharma (if bat first)

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni ©, Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Dewald Brevis, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Noor Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj 

Impact Player:- Khaleel Ahmed (if bat first)

Must-Picks for RCB vs CSK Today Dream11 prediction

Top wicket-keepers to pick

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 26 runs in a recent game against RR. Having him on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Top Batters to Pick 

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 51 runs in the previous game against the Delhi Capitals. His ability to score high runs makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Aayush Mhatre | BAT | CSK: Young Aayush Mhatre performed brilliantly in recent matches. Moreover, in a recent game, he scored 30 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. His ability to score high makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Dewald Brevis | BAT | CSK: Young, talented South African batter Brevis performed brilliantly in recent times. Moreover, in the previous game, he scored 32 runs against the Punjab Kings. His ability to score high makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Krunal Pandya | AR | RCB: Recently, Krunal performed brilliantly with the bat and ball. Moreover, he took one wicket and scored 73 runs in the previous game against the Delhi Capitals. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain essential fantasy points.

Ravindra Jadeja | AR | CSK: Jadeja performed average in the previous season of IPL. He played 14 matches, scored 267 runs, and took 8 wickets as well. Moreover, he took one wicket and scored 17 runs in the previous game against the Punjab Kings. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Josh Hazlewood | BOW | RCB: 

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

Noor Ahmed | BOW | CSK: Noor performed brilliantly this season. He took 15 wickets in 10 matches in the IPL 2025. Moreover, he took one wicket in the previous game against the Punjab Kings. He will surely help you gain essential fantasy points.

Captain & Vice-Captain

Captain

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt 

Vice Captain 

Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis 

RCB vs CSK Today Match Prediction

  • Scenario 1
  • Toss Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (opts to bat first)
  • Power-Play Score: 55-65
  • RCB Total: 170-185
  • Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru 
  • Scenario 2
  • Toss Winner: Chennai Super Kings (opts to bat first)
  • Power-Play Score: 45-60
  • CSK Total: 155-175
  • Match Winner: Delhi Capitals 

Teams For RCB vs CSK Today Dream11 Prediction

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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.

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