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RCB vs CSK, IPL 2025: Check out all the details of Match 52 of IPL 2025 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Chennai Super Kings, set to take place on May 3 in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli will take on MS Dhoni for one final time in IPL 2025 (Picture credit: AP)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in Match 52 of the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, May 3.
Bengaluru have a provisional playoff berth in sight, and Chennai require a morale-lifting victory over RCB.
But beyond the team goals, the Indian Premier League game in Bengaluru on Saturday offers the chance to see icons Virat Kohli and Dhoni battling against each other, perhaps, one final time in the league.
Before delving into that possibility, a glance at the situation will reveal that Bengaluru can swell their tally to 16 with a victory over Chennai.
RCB vs CSK Match: Bengaluru Weather Forecast
The temperature will be at 23 degrees Celsius on Saturday evening in Bengaluru. There will be 75% humidity, and there is a 43% chance of rain, with the weather expected to be cloudy with a thunderstorm in one or two spots.
RCB vs CSK: M Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report
The track at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has somewhat helped the bowlers in IPL 2025, and the batters have had to grind it out in the middle to score runs.
The evidence of which has been on show in the matches played at this venue in the tournament, with bowlers dictating terms in the majority of the games.
But the last match at this venue saw Bengaluru post a whopping 205/5 batting first, so a run fest might be on the cards.
RCB vs CSK Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Head-to-Head Record
Matches Played: 34
RCB Won: 12
CSK Won: 21
No Result: 1
IPL 2025 RCB vs CSK Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact subs: Vijay Shankar, R Ashwin, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh
Players to watch:
Josh Hazlewood: The highest wicket-taker in the tournament, Hazlewood will be yet again in focus, looking to deal early blows to the fragile Chennai batting lineup. He has picked 18 wickets in 10 matches, one of the best performances by an RCB bowler in IPL history.
MS Dhoni: The former India captain, whose future in the Indian Premier League remains unsure, might as well play his final match against Kohli on Saturday, and it is expected to be a spectacle when the two big names of Indian cricket take on each other.
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