Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the game by 50 runs. This is a massive victory for the side and this will boost their net run rate. The Rajat Patidar-led side registers second win on trot in IPL 2025 and stays on top of the points table with this.

RCB 196/7 (20)

CSK 146/8 (20)

Ravindra Jadeja is gone! He is out for 25 off 19 balls. It was a short ball from Josh Hazlewood and Jadeja pulled it into the hands of the player at deep mid-wicket. CSK could even be all-out. They are eight down.

MS Dhoni has played a scoop shot for a four on the bowling of Josh Hazlewood. Another four from Dhoni follows. This time he has hit a short ball to deep mid-wicket.

Just six runs came off Josh Hazlewood's third over. Chennai Super Kings need 90 runs in 18 balls. This game is already over. Just the formality remains. But RCB should focus on the net run rate. The better they bowl, the better their NRR will be.

Liam Livingstone claimed the wicket of R Ashwin in the over. MS Dhoni came in next and the crowd gave a huge cheer to the India and CSK legend. Chennai Super Kings need 96 runs in 24 balls.

A reverse sweep from Ravichandran Ashwin for a four on the bowling of Krunal Pandya. 10 runs came off the over. Chennai Super Kings need 99 runs in 30 balls. Has this match already slipped out of CSK's grip? Well, the asking rate of nearly 20 suggests that.

7 runs in the over and it is almost game over for CSK. R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are not looking to score big and one will have to wonder why MS Dhoni did not come out to bat early. With 109 runs needed in 36 balls, this is looking very unlikely for the hosts.

CSK 88/6 (14)

Another wicket and it is Yash Dayal once again! Dube went for the big shot but the ball hit his bottom edge and crashed into the stumps. Two wickets in the over and it is almost game, set and match for RCB. MS Dhoni still remains in the dugout but is it too little too late?

CSK 81/6 (13)

Yash Dayal strikes for RCB and it is the massive wicket of Rachin Ravindra. The ball went from his inside-edge to his pads before crashing into the stumps as CSK's hopes of winning the matches are slowly going away. A huge wicket in this situation and Ravindra Jadeja is the new batter.

CSK 76/5 (12.3)

This is sensational bowling from Suyash Sharma. The youngster has hardly given any opportunities to the batter to attack him and CSK are really struggling to score quickly with the run rate growing rapidly. Both Rachin Ravindra and Shivam Dube have failed to score big constantly and this can be game over for the hosts if they cannot accelarate quickly.

CSK 75/4 (11.5)

This run chase is getting tougher with every over for Chennai Super Kings. Shivam Dube tried to go for the big shot on couple of occasions but just one boundary off Yash Dayal. With the required run rate creeping slowly, it will need a herculean effort from one or two of the CSK batters if they want to win this match.

CSK 73/4 (11)

12 runs came off Suyash Sharma's second over. Shivam Dube slammed him for a six and a four in the over. Chennai Super Kings need 132 runs in 60 balls. It is tough but gettable, especially with Rachin Ravindra and Shivam Dube at the crease.

Sam Curran is OUT! Liam Livingstone gave it flight and Curran ended up hitting it high in the air and Krunal Pandya took the catch quite comfortably at long-on. Chennai Super Kings are four down. They need 145 runs in 67 balls.

Suyash Sharma has started with a five-run over. He came in as an impact substitute for Devdutt Padikkal. RCB are controlling this game beautifully. CSK need to accelerate a bit or they will be too behind in this chase.

The powerplay was completely dominated by Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They not only claimed three wickets but also kept Chennai Super Kings' scoring rate in check. CSK need 167 runs in 84 balls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets the much-deserved wicket of Deepak Hooda. And that was a brilliant review from RCB that provides them the wicket. Hooda got faintest of edges and Bhuvi was not that confident. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma and Virat Kohli were really confident about it. Kohli even signalled 'T' before RCB captain Rajat Patidar was convinced to go upstairs. Replays revealed an edge there. Hooda departed for 4 off 9 balls.

Josh Hazlewood has bowled an economical over. Only five runs came off it. RCB are right on top of this game. The asking rate of CSK is already over 11 and they have just two overs of powerplay remaining. The chase is an uphill task for the home team from this point.

Another good over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar but he got no wicket in it. He could call himself unlucky as he really troubled Deepak Hooda in the over, even managed to get an inside edge but the ball missed the stumps and raced away for a four. CSK are 13 for 2 after 3 overs.

Josh Hazlewood strikes again! CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is gone and the side is some real trouble now. They are two down in two overs with only 8 runs on the board. This is a superb start from RCB. Can they break the jinx of not winning a game at Chepauk since 2008 tonight? 

Josh Hazlewood strikes early! Rahul Tripathi is out. It was short ball from the right-arm pacer and Tripathi failed to time his pull shot well. He ended up mistiming hit to the player at short mid-wicket. CSK are one down.

A short ball outside off stump and Rahul Tripathi threw the kitchen sink to it. The ball took a big outside edge and flew over the wicketkeeper and first slip for a four. 7 runs came off the over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled defensively in it.

Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Tripathi open the CSK innings. The former is on the strike. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in hand. Here we go...

"Truly grateful for the Purple Cap and hopefully I keep it till the end of the tournament. The pitch was a little different, there wasn't much turn and I wanted to bowl length deliveries. I feel lucky to have him (Dhoni) behind the stumps. The wicket looks better, we need a good start and we will chase it down. Everyone will enjoy it (getting Kohli's wicket)," said Noor Ahmad.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have posted a good total on the board despite the fact that their star batter Virat Kohli played 30 balls and scored just 31 off it. Rajat Patidar played with fire and managed to score brisk fifty. Tim David's hat-trick of sixes in the final over bowled by Sam Curran played a big role in helping RCB get close to 200.

Another wicket for Pathirana! Krunal Pandya is gone! That is the second wicket for Matheesha Pathirana. Krunal was outfoxed by a slower delivery and he ended up giving an easy catch to Hooda at long-on.

Rajat Patidar is OUT! He went on the leg side to create room for himself but ended up hitting the ball high in the air. Matheesha Pathirana got the wicket. Patidar departs for 51 off 32 balls. RCB might struggle to reach 200 from this point.

RCB 176/6 (18.1)

Khaleel Ahmed gave 9 runs in his last over. He finished with figures of 1 for 28 in his four overs.

Rajat Patidar slams his half-century in 30 balls. He gets there with a four on the off side. RCB 171/4 in 17.1 overs vs CSK in IPL 2025 match.

Matheesha Pathirana conceded 14 runs in his third over. He has been really expensive so far, leaking 35 runs without taking any wicket so far.

It was a slower ball from Matheesha Pathirana, bowled at a pace of 124.1kmph, and Rajat Patidar slammed it for a biggie. The right-handed batter spotted that early on, and got inside his crease to hit it to the wide of long-on for a six. 

Liam Livingstone is gone! He wanted to hit that Noor Ahmad delivery on the leg side but missed it completely. The ball rattled his stumps as the Afghanistan spinner picked his third wicket of the game. RCB are four down.

Rajat Patidar is close to his half-century (36 off 23) while Liam Livingstone is new to the crease. RCB are still in command with an impressive scoring rate of over 9. Five more overs are remaining and RCB could even get 200 from this point.

RCB 138/3 (15)

Noor Ahmad has claimed the wicket of Virat Kohli. The right-handed batter played a slow sweep but failed to get the elevation and found the fielder at deep mid-wicket. That went right into hands of Rachin Ravindra, who didn't make any mistake.

11.3 - Rajat Patidar has been dropped at the score of 17. Ravindra Jadeja trapped him as the batter hit the delivery high in the air but Deepak Hooda dropped the sitter at long-off to see the batter survive. How costly this is going to be for CSK?

Matheesha Pathirana leaked 16 runs in his second over. RCB are on the move. The best thing for them is that Virat Kohli seems to be back in his groove. That hit on his helmet seems to have changed the mindset of Kohli. 

Virat Kohli was hit by a Pathirana bouncer. He got himself checked by the physio and then came a turnaround. Kohli slammed the right-arm pacer for a six and a four in the following deliveries.

RCB 103/2 (10.3) 

In the slot and hit for a biggie. Noor Ahmed bowled it at a good length and Rajat Patidar slow-swept it for a biggie over the deep mid-wicket. 10 runs came off the over.

RCB are two down but their scoring rate has been really good so far. It's more than 9 per over. They however need a solid partnership now to keep going in this game. Rajat Patidar has come in after the wicket of Padikkal. The RCB captain is really good against spin bowling.

8.2 - A fiery bouncer it was from Matheesha Pathirana and Virat Kohli missed his pull shot. While umpire gave a warning to the bowler for the height, Kohli instead demanded a wide. He even shouted at the umpire to give it a wide. 

Devdutt Padikkal is gone! He is out after scoring 27 runs off  14 balls. End of a crucial cameo. Padikkal is out after hitting the R Ashwin ball into the hands of Gaikwad at extra cover. They are in real trouble now as Virat Kohli at the other end is struggling to get going. RCB are two down.

A four from Padikkal and he follows it up with a six. This is brave batting from Padikkal. He knows that Kohli is struggling at the other end so the southpaw is taking every possible risk to score quick runs. A single comes next. 15 runs came off the over.

RCB 71/1 (7)

RCB played good cricket in the first powerplay, thanks to Phil Salt's fiery knock. Virat Kohli, on the other hand, is still struggling to find the middle of his bat. He has, however, improved a bit, reaching to 11 off 15 balls.

It was bowled fuller on the leg stump from Sam Curran and Devdutt Padikkal slammed it away for a biggie on the leg side. That was a beautiful shot from Padikkal to whip it over the deep square leg fence.

RCB 54/1 (5.5)

Phil Salt has been stumped out! The lightning fast hands of MS Dhoni do the magic behind the stumps. It was a googly from Noor Ahmad that spun away from Salt and Dhoni clipped off the bails in no time. It was really quick from the CSK veteran. Salt is out for 32 off 16. 

RCB 45/1 (5)

A full toss ball from Noor Ahmad and Virat Kohli has hit it away for a four through backward square leg. This is the first boundary for Kohli in his struggling knock.

RCB 44/0 (4.4)

Just 7 runs came off Khaleel Ahmed's second over. He didn't get any wicket in it but made sure he remained economical in it. On the other hand, RCB are off to a good start. They are scoring over 10 per over that too without losing any wicket.

2.1 - Chennai Super Kings have lost an early review. Khaleel Ahmed's overpitched delivery hit Virat Kohli on the front foot. Umpire was unconvinced with the appeal but MS Dhoni was confident about it. He signalled for a review before CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad followed suit. Ball-tracking revealed that it was pitched outside the leg stump.

R Ashwin came in to bowl the second over and conceded 16 runs in it. There was no turn for him in the over that saw a total of two fours and a six being hit. Salt slammed all of them.

RCB 25/0 (2)

Nine runs came off Khaleel Ahmed's first over. Phil Salt got two fours in it. One of them came after the batter got a massive outside edge that flew over the slips for a four. There was no swing for Khaleel in the first over.

RCB 9/0 (1)

Phil Salt is on the strike, Virat Kohli is at the other end. Khaleel Ahmed has the new ball in hand. Here we go...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage

Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed

Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

"We would have decided to bowl first. It will not make much difference, the surface looks hard, we will try to put up a total and keep them under pressure. The boys did well in the last game. We have to be at our best in every game and we will try to do that today also. The bowling unit after 13 overs.. the way they came back was amazing to see, the intent shown by the batting side was good to see. It is one of the biggest games in the league because of the fans it makes it fun and exciting. One change - Bhuvi comes in for Rasikh," said RCB captain Rajat Patidar.

"We are going to bowl first. I think it will play slightly better than the last game. So far there hasn't been any dew, we don't know when the dew will arrive and it is not in our control. There are areas; we were sitting behind in the field and would like to be more aggressive, batting wise we can be more clinical. We have just got one change - Pathirana comes back for Ellis," said CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2025 game at Chepauk. CSK have one change in their squad as Matheesha Pathirana is in for Nathan Ellis.

The toss is set to take place now. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rajat Patidar are at the middle for the coin clip. Ravi Shastri addresses the crowd. Wait for the toss result.

CSK will be eager for their middle-order to find its groove as Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda and Sam Curran faltered against MI in the last match. They should lend more support to Rachin Ravindra and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, while hoping for another strong cameo from MS Dhoni if it comes to that. CSK's ace pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who missed the game against Mumbai, is set to miss this game too.

MS Dhoni is extremely close to a big record. He needs only two sixes to become the first batter to smash 250 sixes for Chennai Super Kings. The wicketkeeper-batter currently has 248 sixes to his name for the side. Can he get to the feat tonight?

MS Dhoni is extremely close to a big record. He needs only two sixes to become the first batter to smash 250 sixes for Chennai Super Kings. The wicketkeeper-batter currently has 248 sixes to his name for the side. Can he get to the feat tonight?

Looking at the Chepauk pitch, RCB might even consider bringing in Jacob Bethell, possibly for Tim David, who also provide a left-arm spin option. They will also keep an eye on the fitness of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who missed the first match against KKR due to a niggle, and if the veteran is fit then he will come in for Rasikh Salam.

Sound ON , Game ON! Listen to what Kohli says in the end #PlayBold #RCB #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/3DjCodjXo0

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 28, 2025

Negating spin has not always been a strong point of Virat Kohli's batting but in the last two years or so he has showed massive improvement in that department. Central to that change is his willingness to play more sweep/slog sweeps against spinners, and Kohli will have to bring all those expertise to the table on a blockbuster Friday evening. But then Kohli alone won't able to tackle a competent bowling machine, and he will require full-hearted support from Phil Salt, skipper Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma etc.

The pitch is expected to retain its character for this match as well, and the RCB batters, led by Kohli, will have to lift their game several notches to outwit an experienced bowling unit. Outwit is the key word here. The Royal Challengers' batting unit should be clever more than downright aggressive to score off CSK's three-pronged spin unit, and Kohli should lead that charge.

RCB's star batter Virat Kohli is only 55 runs away from reaching the historic 13000-run mark in T20 cricket. If he gets there, Kohli will become the first-ever India player to reach the milestone. He has scored 12945 runs in 400 T20 matches so far.

The Chennai outfit is constructed to win their home matches on a pitch that offers considerable help to spinners. They have the ever-familiar Ravindra Jadeja and have brought back 'old boy' Ravichandran Ashwin through last year's players' auction. The Chennai side has also added Afghanistan left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad too to the squad, and the troika did well against fellow five-time champions Mumbai Indians a few days back. The triumvirate bowled 11 overs against Mumbai, conceding an appreciable 70 runs for five wickets.

The two legends of the game of cricket - Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni - will be coming up against each other tonight. What a sight the fans would witness once again at the T20 extravaganza! While Dhoni is at the fag end of his career, it seems Virat still has a lot of steam in him. The latter scored a match-winning 59 not out for his side against KKR at Eden Gardens in the opening game of IPL 2025.

The pitch at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is known to assist spinners. CSK hosted Mumbai Indians at the same venue on Sunday in IPL 2025. Out of the 15 wickets that fell during the game, 9 were claimed by spinners. The collective economy of the spinners remained slightly above 7. CSK restricted MI to 155 for 9 before chasing down the target in 19.1 overs.

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana, Gurjapneet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's hopes of exorcising a 17-year jinx hinge on their experienced batting unit finding its range when they face familiar foes Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Friday. It is worth noting that RCB have beaten CSK only once at Chepauk, in 2008.

One of the high-value clashes of the Indian Premier League is set to take place tonight as Chennai Super Kings host Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. Welcome to this space, folks! Stay connected for all the live score and updated related to the game.