Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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Both Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru were victorious in their opening games and this serves as a golden opportunity for one of them to go 2-0 to start the season.
Date & time: Friday March 28th 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 2:00pm
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
Weather: Temperatures of around 30c despite the sun setting during the scheduled hours of play
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Chennai Super Kings Preview: Extending Mumbai misery
Mumbai Indians’ terrible record down the years in their opening match of the season has been well documented and Chennai Super Kings ensured that the streak continued in an exciting first match of the campaign between the two great rivals. Chasing 156 to win in Chepauk, New Zealand overseas batter Rachin Ravindra played a remarkably mature hand of 65 not out to guide CSK home in the final over.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview: Opening partnership key
Royal Challengers Bengaluru restricted reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders to 174/8 on the opening day of the campaign. That total was easy to chase down once openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli got going. The pair added 95 for the first wicket with both ultimately recording half-centuries. Kohli was there at the end, finishing on 59 not out in a seven-wicket victory.
Chennai Super Kings Betting Analysis
Whilst the IPL can be a difficult competition to consistently score highly in for a batter when considering the incredible standard, Rachin Ravindra has established himself as a fantastic player in sub-continental conditions. His unbeaten 65 downed Mumbai Indians last time out and on the same ground here, he’ll be eying up another significant score. Consider investing in him to accrue 21.5 match runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Betting Analysis
We analysed the impact and numbers of Virat Kohli in this RCB team heading into their opening game and the IPL legend did not disappoint. When Kohli is on form, stopping him is one of the toughest assignments a bowler can face and bettors should look to try and cash in whilst Kohli hot, specifically through backing him to score 30+ runs via the ‘Batter Milestones’ market and to top-score for RCB via the ‘Team - Top Batter markets.’
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expert Prediction
This is a battle that could swing either way, especially when considering the batting capabilities on either side. For Chennai Super Kings, it’s absolutely crucial that they dismiss Kohli early, regardless of whether Royal Challengers Bengaluru are setting or chasing a target. The depth of CSK looks perhaps a tad stronger, especially when taking into account the factor of MS Dhoni coming in down the order.
Key to this contest as well is location. CSK are notoriously excellent at home and with the support of their fans, find a way to get over the line more often than not. Therefore, expect a match that could well go right down to the final few deliveries, but ultimately back CSK to make it back-to-back home victories.
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Top Tip: Chennai Super Kings to win
