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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Saturday, May 3, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After winning their last three matches in the IPL 2025, RCB are well on their way to making the playoffs in the ongoing season, but they still have to put in the work to get a spot secured.
On the other side, CSK are the first team in the IPL 2025 to get knocked out of the playoffs race, which is why they will not only be playing for pride, but also look to spoil the party of the neighbours in the Southern Derby. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the RCB versus CSK IPL 2025 52nd match.
RCB vs CSK Match Details
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Match Number |
52 |
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Teams |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
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Venue |
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On-Field Umpire | Nitin Menon, Mohit Krishna Das |
| Third Umpire | Kn Ananthapadmanabhan |
RCB vs CSK Head-to-Head Stats & Records
CSK have had a massive upper hand over RCB in their rivalry, which is one of the biggest in the IPL, but since 2022, these two teams have won three and lost three against each other. In the reverse fixture earlier in the IPL 2025, RCB won their first match against CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium since the inaugural season, which boosted their confidence to put together a decent campaign thus far.
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RCB |
vs |
CSK |
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34 |
Total Matches Played |
31 |
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12 |
Won |
21 |
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218 |
Highest Score |
226 |
|
1 |
No Result |
1 |
|
70 |
Lowest Score |
82 |
| 12 | Tosses Won | 22 |
| 6 | Elected To Bat | 8 |
| 6 | Elected To Field | 14 |
| 4 | Won Toss And Match | 14 |
| 2 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 6 |
| 2 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 8 |
| 155.12 | Avg. Runs | 159.14 |
RCB vs CSK Pitch Report
The pitches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru have provided some assistance to the pacers and spinners, making it difficult for batters to score big runs consistently in the IPL 2025. Over the years, this venue has seen a fair share of big scores with teams batting first winning 42 matches and teams batting second winning 53 matches. The average first innings score here in the league is 168.
Records and Stats at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
| Total Matches played | 95 |
| Matches won batting first | 42 |
| Matches won batting second | 53 |
| Total Wickets by Pacers (Last 5 T20I) | 39 |
| Total Wickets by Spinners (Last 5 T20I) | 13 |
| Average First Innings Score | 168 |
RCB vs CSK: Top Players at this Venue (Last 5 Years)
| Batting | Matches | Average Runs | S/R |
| Devon Conway | 1 | 83.0 | 184.14 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 61.0 | 164.86 |
| Ms Dhoni | 1 | 44.0 | 184.87 |
| Bowling | Matches | Average Wickets | Eco. |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 2 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 1 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| Noor Ahmad | 2 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
RCB vs CSK Probable Playing XIs
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
CSK: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c)/(wk), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Player: Ravichandran Ashwin
RCB vs CSK IPL 2025 Full Squads
RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
RCB's Last Five Matches: Performance (Most recent from left to right)
| Win | Win | Win | Loss | Win |
CSK: MS Dhoni (c)/(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, R. Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis
CSK's Last Five Matches: Performance (Most recent from left to right)
| Loss | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss |
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2025 Match 52: Top Players to pick
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli has been in scintillating form in the IPL 2025 season, consistently churning out the runs to find himself in the race to win the Orange Cap.
Virat Kohli IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate |
| 10 | 443 | 63.29 | 138.87 |
Josh Hazlewood: Josh Hazlewood has been taking wickets regularly for RCB in all phases of the game, to put himself in a great spot to potentially take home the Purple Cap in the IPL 2025.
Josh Hazlewood IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | Strike Rate |
| 10 | 18 | 8.44 | 12.28 |
Sam Curran: Sam Curran returned to form with his first fifty in CSK colours since 2021 in the previous match, while his bowling can’t be taken for granted.
Sam Curran IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate |
| 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 137.97 |
Ravindra Jadeja: Ravindra Jadeja has earned himself the number four position in the batting order, and he has been scoring a decent amount of runs for CSK in the IPL 2025, while his bowling exploits are there for everyone to see.
Ravindra Jadeja IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | Strike Rate |
| 10 | 7 | 8.52 | 22.14 |
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2025 Match 52: Players to avoid
Romario Shepherd: Romario Shepherd isn’t used much with the ball by RCB, while his batting slot is lower down the order as well.
Anshul Kamboj: Anshul Kamboj has got smashed in the last couple of matches in the IPL 2025 in CSK colours, making him a player to avoid in the fantasy team.
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2025 Match 52: Top Captain and Vice Captain Picks
| Contest | Captain | Vice Captain |
| Grand League | Virat kohli | Josh Hazlewood |
| Head to Head | Virat Kohli | Josh Hazlewood |
RCB vs CSK Match 52 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni
Batters: R Patidar, Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Dewald Brevis
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, San Curran, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB vs CSK Match 52 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeeper: Jitesh Sharma
Batters: Shivam Dube, R Patidar, Virat Kohli (C), Dewald Brevis
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, San Curran, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood (VC), Yash Dayal
Click Here: CSK vs RCB Match Prediction,
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