CSK vs. RCB IPL Match 8 - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Sunrisers got their Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL) campaign off to a rollicking start as they defeated Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs on a batting paradise at home last week. The Orange Army amassed the second-highest team total in IPL history (286/6) on the back of Ishan Kishan's blazing century. Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Nitish Kumar Reddy also made crucial contributions to pummel the Royals' bowling attack.
Meanwhile, LSG would be gutted after their defeat to Delhi Capitals in their opening fixture. Blistering half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran gave the Super Giants a stunning platform. However, they lost wickets through the middle phase and at the death, finishing on 209/8.
Lucknow's bowlers wreaked havoc in the initial phase of Delhi's innings, accounting for five wickets inside the first seven overs. However, Tristan Stubbs and Vipraj Nigam kept the Axar Patel-led side's hopes alive with some exemplary hitting. In the end, it was Ashutosh Sharma's awe-inspiring knock of 66 not out off 31 balls that took Delhi to a one-wicket victory with three balls to spare.
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CSK vs RCB IPL Match Details
Match: CSK vs RCB8th Match of IPL 2025
Captains:
Ruturaj Gaikwad is going to lead Chennai Super Kings
Rajat Patidar will lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru
When: Thursday, March 28th, 2025
Match is going to start at 07.30 p.m. (IST)
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Head-to-head of these two teams: Both teams have played 33 matches against each other. Out of which Chennai Super Kings has won 21 matches and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has won 11 matches and one ended in no result.
Likely playing XI
Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Players: Rahul Tripathi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal
Pitch report
The track at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium has generally favoured spinners over pacers and, in recent years, has been very slow, two-paced, and on the lower-scoring side. In the previous game at this venue, the ball gripped and came slowly onto the bat. The average first-innings score in the last edition was around 170, but both teams will look to restrict the other to a lower score and chase it down later. The weather is expected to be clear, with temperatures hovering around 26°C to 27°C.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Virat Kohli
Best Bowler: Noor Ahmed
Weather forecast for today in Hyderabad
Maximum temperature: 38°C
Minimum temperature: 24°C
Wind speed: 10km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 55, 000
Prediction to win: Chennai Super Kings is most likely to win the match
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