Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns again this year in match number 52 of IPL 2025 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 3.
Match Details
| Match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 52, IPL 2025 |
| Venue | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date & Time (IST) | Saturday, May 03, 7:30 PM |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | JioStar Network Channels, JioHotstar (App & Website) |
Match Overview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) continue their ongoing IPL 2025 campaign by taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, May 3. The last time these two sides faced each other was at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium for the eighth match of the season, when RCB won by 50 runs.
Since the beginning of the season, RCB has looked like a solid team and have gone strength to strength. With seven wins in 10 games, the Rajat Patidar-led team is sitting comfortably at the second position of the tally with 14 points. Coming off a three-match winning streak, the 2016 finalists will hope to carry on with the same momentum.
Fullscreen On the other hand, five-time champions CSK have had one of their worst campaigns. With just two wins in eight games, the Yellow Army became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament after their recent loss to Punjab Kings at home. With lack of experience in top-order and key bowlers not stepping up, CSK have plenty of questions to answer. However, with a nothing-to-lose attitude, they can spoil the party of some teams from their remaining games.
RCB vs CSK Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 34 |
| Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 12 |
| Won by Chennai Super Kings | 21 |
| Tied | 00 |
| No Result | 01 |
| First-ever Fixture | May 21, 2008 |
| Most-recent Fixture | March 28, 2025 |
Pitch Report – M Chinnaswamy Stadium
The track at the M Chinnaswamy will be favourable to bowlers as spinners might get help in the match. The team that wins the toss will want to bowl first at this venue as batting gets easier in the second innings. While there have been certain occasions where the pitch has assisted the batters and they have made full use of that. The bowlers will have to bowl stump to stump and rely on variations to outfox the batters.
Weather Report
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Clouds
31.3°C
32% (Humidity)
M Chinnaswamy Stadium Stats – RCB vs CSK
- Total Matches Played: 196
- Batting First Won: 85
- Batting Second Won: 109
- Tie: 02
- Average 1st innings Score: 180
Probable Playing XIIs (including Impact Player)
RCB: 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Jacob Bethell, 3 Devdutt Padikkal, 4 Rajat Patidar, 5 Romario Shepherd, 6 Jitesh Sharma, 7 Tim David, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Yash Dayal, 12 Suyash Sharma
CSK: 1 Shaik Rasheed, 2 Ayush Mhatre, 3 Sam Curran, 4 Shivam Dube, 5 Dewald Brevis, 6 Deepak Hooda, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 MS Dhoni, 9 Anshul Kamboj, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Matheesha Pathirana, 12 Khaleel Ahmed
Powerplay & Death Over Stats
– Virat Kohli has a strike rate of 146.5 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.
– Tim David has a strike rate of 228 in the death overs in IPL 2025.
– Josh Hazlewood has bagged 7 wickets in the powerplay at an economy of 7.22 in IPL 2025.
– Noor Ahmad has the third-most wickets in the middle overs after Rashid Khan and Wanindu Hasaranga in all T20s since 2023.
– Sam Curran has a batting strike rate of 136 in the middle overs in all T20s in 2025.
– Dewald Brevis has a strike rate of 218 in the death overs in all T20s since 2024.
Toss Prediction
Chennai Super Kings
Who will score most runs
Rajat Patidar (RCB)
Dewald Brevis (CSK)
Who will pick most wickets
Josh Hazlewood (RCB)
Khaleel Ahmed (CSK)
Win Prediction %
Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win
RCB – 70%
CSK – 30%
2025 IPL TEAM
Delhi Capitals Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super kings Gujrat Titans Kolkata knight Riders Lucknow Super Giants Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Royal Challengers Bengaluru