Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL 2025: Preview, Likely Playing Xis, Top Fantasy Picks

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Hopes of Exorcising a 17-Year Jinx Hinge on their experienced batting unit Finding Its Rage When they face family faes chennai super kings in his ipl match in chennai The Royal Challengers have beaten the super kings only on only on will like to break the csk’s fortress for a second time.

But that’s easy to dream. As ever, the chennai outfit is constructed to win their home matches on a pitch that offers considerable help to spinners.

They have the ever-film 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 fail five-time champions Mumbai indines a few days a few days backs.

The Triumvirrate Bowled 11 Overrs Against Mumbai, Conceding an Appreciable 70 Runs for five wickets.

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 game several notches to outwit an experienced bowling.

Outwit is the key word here. The Royal Challengers’ Batting Unit Should Be Clever more than Downright Agrassive to Score off CSK’s Three-Prong Spin Unit Unit, and Kohli Should Lead that charge.

Negating Spin has not always been a strong point of 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 bringing all that expertise to the table on a Blockbuster friday Evening.

But then Kohli Alone Won’t Able to Tackle a Competant Bowling Machine, And He Will Require full-Hearted Surted Support from Phil Salt, Skipper Rajat Patidar, LIM LIVINGSTONE, LIM LIVINGSTONE, LIM LIVINGSTONE

Looking at the chepauk pitch, RCB might even consider bringing in Jacob Beth, Possibly for Tim David, Who also provide a left-Arm Spin option.

They will also 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.

On the other hand, the super kings will be eager for their middle-order to find its grove as Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda and Sam Curran Falted 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 com as to that.

The csk will also also closely monitor the fitness of ac -pacer matheesha pathirana, who lost the game against mumbai.

Nathan Ellis may sit out if the Sri Lankan Regains His Fitness in Time.

CSK vs rcb, fantasy xi team:

Batters: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar

Wicketkeepers: Phil salt, ms dhoni

All rounders: Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Noor ahmad, yash dayal

Csk’s likely xi: Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad

Impact player: Khaleel ahmed

Rcb’s likely xi: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazle, Josh Hazle

Impact player: Suyash sharma

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