CSK vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers win first game against Super Kings in Chepauk since 2008

Chepauk crowd at least has some reason to cheer as Dhoni cracks his first two sixes of this season. And we have a four to cap it off. RCB wins by 50 runs to breach the MAC fortress.

Two back-to-back fours for MSD. However, with 68 required off 10, RCB already has this match in the bag. Wicket!! Jadeja finds Salt lurking at the ropes. Hazlewood has another. 

Cut past point, Jadeja gets a four again. Six!! A loopy delivery from Suyash and Jadeja has muscled this down the ground.

IPL 2025: Ravindra Jadeja crosses 3000 IPL runs during encounter between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Ravindra Jadeja crossed the landmark of 3000 runs in the Indian Premier League during the IPL 2025 encounter between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.

Hazlewood is back to bowling metronomic lengths. Four!! Short and pulled away to the backward square fence by Jadeja. That won’t hurt RCB. CSK needs a lot more of those.

Wicket!! Ashwin holes out. As easy as they come for Phil Salt. The loud roar tells us who is inbound. No. 7 as the No. 9. 

Ashwin c Phil Salt b Livingstone 11(8)

A short leg and a slip for MSD. He gets off the mark with a double. The 100 comes up.

Left-arm spinner Krunal into the attack with a right-handed batter at the crease. While it is understood that the ask is very high, it isn’t impossible. However, CSK seems to have given up already. Four!! Ashwin’s reverse sweep has just enough legs on it to run down to the ropes.

Jadeja and Ahwin keep the scoreboard ticking with singles and odd double. Ashwin, looking to attempt a reverse sweep, had his plans foiled as Livingstone pulled up during his loadup.

Wicket!! Dayal gets his man. The pressure of the climbing rate gets to Rachin. Fuller delivery; an inside edge onto the pads and the ricochet disturbs the stumps. Chepauk has gone silent. 

Ravindra b Yash Dayal 41(31)

A low full toss from Dayal has been accepted gladly by Dube... Four!! Wicket!! A change of length works wonders. Dube looks to play across the line as another inside edge lights the Zings up. 

Shivam Dube b Yash Dayal 19(15)

Ashwin walks in as we head into the strategic timeout.

Suyash Sharma pitching it away from the hitting arc of Rachin. Suyash just used his towel to wipe his gripping finger. No sign of dew though. Just two runs off the over.

The RCB seamers haven’t experimented much. Stuck to their lengths and Yash Dayal looks to do the same. RCB is getting in Krunal at short leg for Dube. Four!! A boundary to end the over. Rachin gets down on one leg to slap a loose ball to the boundary.

Suyash with his second. SIX!! There goes Dube’s first. Lofts a slot ball straight back over the bowler’s head for six. Four!! Slightly short, Dube’s attempted pull goes fine and beats the diving short fine leg fielder. Pulls another one but goes on the bounce to the fielder at long on. Twelve from the over. 

Leading edge for Rachin against Livingstone as he looks to flick one to the legside, gets a single to long off. Four!! Rachin finds the gap with a pull shot through wide mid on, was only a touch short. WICKET!!! Curran looks to loft a full one down the ground but only manages to find Krunal at long on. 

Sam Curran c Krunal Pandya b Livingstone 8(13)

Impact sub Shivam Dube in at 6. CSK desperately need him to send a few outside the ground. Puches his first ball to long off for a single. 

Impact Player Suyash Sharma into the attack. Beats Rachin on his outside edge first ball. Gets a single to long on next ball. Curran pulls one to deep midwicket for a single. A fumble at short cover allows Curran to pick up a couple. 

Livingstone into the attack. Curran punches one off the backfoot to cover for a single. Rachin manoeuvres one to deep midwicket and will pick up a couple. A single to long on follows. Four!! Rachin looks to pull a slightly shortish delivery, the inside edge runs through fine leg for a boundary. Ten from the over. 

Yash Dayal into the attack. Ravindra turns the fist ball to fine leg for a single. Back of a length outside off, Curran punches to mid off. Curran gets off the mark with a single to point. Rachin picks up a single to deep point. Four singles from the over. 

Bhuvi with his third, down legside for a wide. Four!! Length ball on the stumps, Rachin whips it past mid on and collects a boundary. Straight again, whipped to deep midwicket for a couple. Slaps a short-of-a-length ball to deep cover for a single. Hooda beaten on the outside edge again. RCB reviews after the umpire says no. WICKET!! A spike as the ball passes the bat and Hooda has to walk back. 

Hooda c Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar 4(9)

Sam Curran in at 5. Two dots to end the over. 

Four!! Back of a length from Hazlewood again, Rachin guides it through cover for a boundary. Beaten on the outside edge next ball. Rachin opens the bat face to turn one to deep third for a single. Straighter line to Hooda who defends two balls beside the wicket. Just five from the over. 

Deepak Hooda in at 4. Rachin guides a short of a length ball to the legside and picks up a single. Hooda is beaten on the outside edge by one swinging away. Extra bounce for Bhuvi again, beats the attempted horizontal bat shot again. Four!! Inside edge....and it runs away fine for a boundary. Streaky boundary for Hooda but helps him get off the mark. 

Hazlewood to Rachin. Back of a length ball just outside off, punched to mid off for a single. WICKET!! Short ball, Tripathi is too early on the pull, hands a simple catch to Salt at short midwicket. 

Tripathi c Phil Salt b Hazlewood 5(3)

Ruturaj Gaikwad in at 3. Short of a length ball outside off, beats Gaikwad’s edge on the way to the keeper. Extra bounce there. Gaikwad looks to make room and is beaten by the bounce again. WICKET!! Short of a length again, Gaikwad pulls and holes out to the fielder running around from fine leg. 

Gaikwad c (sub)Bhandage b Hazlewood 0(4)

Bhuveshwar Kumar with the new ball in hand. Rachin Ravindra on strike with Rahul Tripathi at the other end. Bhuvi to Rachin, swinging away from the left-hander, Jitesh has to put in a dive to pouch it. On the pads, Rachin defends to short fine leg and scampers across for a quick single. Slightly wide, swinging away from the right-hander, guided to deep third for one. Rachin dabs one to deep point to accumulate another single. Four!! Slightly wide, Tripathi goes after it and the edge flies above slip and to the fence for four.

Curran to close the game out for CSK. The England all-rounder will look to mix it up. A beaut of a delivery, the second ball. As slow as they come and Tim David threw the kitchen sink at it. Missed it entirely though. The meter shows Curran cut 35 clicks on that ball. But Tim comes back stronger with three back-to-back sixes! The big man is landing the knockout punch in Chepauk. The pressure gets to Curran who has one stray wide of the line.

Wicket!! Pathirana gets the opposition skipper. Patidar’s hands come off the handle as the ball seemed to hang in the skies forever before nestling comfortably in Curran’s outstretched palms. Wicket!! That’ll be two for the over. Chipped in the air again and Hooda makes no mistake this time. Krunal Pandya’s got to go. Just a single conceded in that over. Impeccable death bowling, this from the Lankan slinger.

Four!! Patidar is leading from the front. The fifty comes up as the RCB skipper opens the face of the bat to work it through backward point. Wicket!! Khaleel strikes. The cutter causes Jitesh’s undoing. Catches the toe end of the bat. Jadeja won’t drop those. Tim David walks in and thwacks a boundary.

Pathirana returns. Six!! A lusty blow from Patidar sees the ball land 78m away. Pace off and full, this had “hit me” written all over it. Four!! Jitesh gets one through the gap at midwicket.

Noor to bowl out. Right into the hitting arc and off it goes... Livingstone welcomes Noor with a maximum. A similar delivery next ball and BAM! The Englishman misses all of it. Wicket!! The stumps are strewn on the floor as Noor moves to the top of the Purple Cap leaderboard with 7 wickets. Jitesh hits a six off the last delivery.

Khaleel is back... Is that a drop? Dhoni is left blind-sided by a delivery that sneaks between Livingstone’s bat and pad. Not an inside edge but that clipped the pads enroute to the ‘keeper. A wonderful over comes to an end. Just four from it as we head into a strategic timeout.

Jadeja back for his third. Six!! Patidar brings out the slog sweep to clear the fence at deep square leg. Four!! Moves legside this time and crunches a drive through cover for four. Four!! Goes hard at a widish delivery and this one takes an outside edge to roll down the third man region for a boundary.

Noor with his third over. Patidar looks to go after a slightly wider one, flies towards deeo cover where Tripathi puts in a dive to pouch it. Slips out of his hands at the last minute. WICKET!! Full on the stumps to Kohli, who looks to flick it over midwicket, finds the fielder in the deep. 

Kohli c Ravindra b Noor Ahmad 31(30)

Livingstone in at 5. Patidar gets another edge as he looks to go big again, falls just short of Khaleel at short third. Just three from the over and the wicket. 

Jadeja back for his second. Patidar punches one to long off for a single. Kohli mistimes one to cover and sets off for a single. Was very tight at the nonstrikers. Dropped!! Patidar looks to go big and skies one to long off where Deepak Hooda puts down a sitter. Seven from the over. 

Pathirana with his second. Short ball to Kohli, hits him flush on the helmet. The physio jogs out for a quick check. Six!! Short again, Kohli gets into a good position and pulls it through deep fine leg for six. Four! Short of a length, Kohli lofts it over short midwicket and finds the fence again. Kohli misses out on a slot delivery, shrieks in anger as he jogs for a single. Four!! Excellent shot straight down the ground from Patidar, beats the fielder at mid off. 

Noor back for his second. Patidar miscues an attempted lofted shot, falls safely in between cover and the offside sweeper. A single to deep cover for Kohli. Patidar follows up with a single to long off. Kohli sweeps, but hits it straight towards deep midwicket. Six!! Was turning out to be an excellent over from Noor, but Patidar launches the last ball over cow corner for six.

Pathirana into the attack. Short of a length on the body, defended to the legside for one. Short ball to Kohli, breezes past him as he looks to pull. Full on the pads to Patidar, clipped to deep fine for one. Yorker on the stumps to Kohli, jammed to deep square for one. Just five from the over. 

Ashwin back for his second. Fired in wide first up, Devdutt misses his sweep. Flicks a full one to deep midwicket for one. Kohli picks up a single after turning one to the same area. Padikkal looks to go over the top on the offside, doesn’t get enough contact but will pick up two. WICKET!! Ruturaj claims a catch after Devdutt hits one straight towards him at extra cover. Umpire goes up for a check and he’s given out immediately.

Padikkal c Gaikwad b Ashwin 27(14)

Rajat Patidar in at 5. Gets off the mark with a single to long on. 

Jadeja into the attack. Four!! Length from Jadeja, Devdutt sweeps it through square leg for four. Jadeja beats the southpaw on his outside edge next ball. Four!! Devdutt moves to the off side and sweeps a full ball through square leg for another four. Six!! Now a lofted shot down the ground, just beats the fielder at long on. 15 from the over. 

Devdutt Padikkal in at 3. Curran back for his second. Kohli pulls one to deep midwicket for one. Length ball straight in line with the stumps, defended back to the bowler. Devdutt looks to go over the offside, doesn’t get proper connection but will pick up two. Inside edge but escapes the stumps! A close shave for Devdutt. Six!! Full and straight, easy pickings for Devdutt who whips it over the fence on the legside. Change of pace foxes Devdutt, but he manages a single to mid off. Productive PowerPlay for RCB!

Noor Ahmad into the attack. Kohli mistimes his attempted pull, falls well short of the fielder in the deep. Full and on the pads, Salt clips it to short fine leg for one. Four!! Full toss on the pads, Kohli’s swipe beats the fielder at short square leg and runs away to the boundary. Dhoni goes up in appeal after Salt is beaten on his attempted lofted shot down the ground. WICKET!! Salt’s feet in up in the air and CSK gets the breakthrough! Quick glove work from Dhoni!

Sam Curran into the attack. Kohli almost pulls the first ball to short midwicket, falls just short of Noor. Better contact on the pull next ball, he will pick up two. Kohli moves away to the legside, Curran follows him and the batter doesn’t make contact on the attempted pull. Excellent over from Curran, just five from it. 

Khaleel sets off on a celebratory run after pinging Kohli in front. Umpire says no. CSK review. Pitching outside leg says ball tracking. Short ball outside off, Dhoni has to reach up high to pouch it. Back of a length on the body, turned to fine leg for a leg bye. Four!! Back of a length from Khaleel, Salt pulls it over midwicket for a boundary. Length ball on the stumps, Salt defends. Salt moves across and whips a full ball to deep square for a couple. 7 from the over. 

Six!! Ashwin from the other end. Rank short delivery, Salt pulls it through square leg for six. Four!! A carrom ball on the stumps, Salt punches it past mid off for another boundary. A single to deep midwicket to follow. Kohli moves to the legside and swats one to deep mid for a single. Four!! Full on the stumps, swept fine, past short fine-leg for another boundary. Expensive start for Ashwin. 

Khaleel Ahmed with the new ball. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli open for RCB. 

Khaleel to Salt, back of a length swinging away from the right-hander, beats Salt’s swipe outside off. Straighter line, Salt looked to move across and flick it through the legside, thuds him on the thigh. Short ball outside off, Salt shoulders arms and moves away. Four!! Full outside off, Salt looks to loft it down the ground, the outside edge flies past slip and runs away to the boundary. Four!! Full and wide, Salt goes after it and manages to beat deep third to his right this time. Back of a length on the body, defended to short square for one. 

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IPL 2025 Points Table: Full list of standings updated after SRH vs LSG match on March 27

IPL 2025 points table: Find the latest updated standing of the Indian Premier League after Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants on March 27.

Matches played: 33

Chennai Super Kings wins: 21

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins: 11

No Result: 1

Last result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 27 runs (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, 2024)

CSK: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed

RCB: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage

CSK: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed

RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

CSK wins the toss, opts to bowl first.

“Pitch looks slightly better than the last game,” Ruturaj reckons. “This time we are better prepared if dew comes. We’d like to be a little more aggressive with the ball. Pathirana in for Ellis.”

“Would have liked to bowl first but toss won’t make a big difference,” says Patidar. “Opening partnership in the last game was very impressive. The fans of both teams makes the contest a lot more exciting. Bhuvi comes in for Rasikh.”

“Tonight is going to be a battle of attrition,” says Matthew Hayden. He reckons a score of 160 will be what the teams are looking at, pointing at a few dry patches on the surface which will make the ball hold up. 

Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/ Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Bowling 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma

Impact Player options: Rasikh Salam, Devdutt Padikkal/ Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Swastik Chhikara, Jacob Bethell.

Batting 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R. Ashwin, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad.

Bowling 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R. Ashwin, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed.

Impact Player options: Khaleel Ahmed/Rahul Tripathi, Andre Siddarth, Matheesha Pathirana, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed.

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.

RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.r, Suryakumar Yadav.

“Pitch 6 being used today,” he says. The crowd will desperately hope a certain No. 7 gets to bat on that Pitch No. 6 tonight.

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IPL 2025: RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik backs Kohli against CSK’s spinners, hints at Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s comeback

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik put faith in his batters to ace the spin test that awaits them at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Pranay Rajiv and Dhruva Prasad state five innovations that could change the way T20 cricket is played. 

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Which TV channel will broadcast CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 match on March 28?

The Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

How to watch the live streaming of CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 match?

The Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will be streamed live on JioHotstar.

The rivalry between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, born out of the intensity of their fiery fan bases, will throw up its latest offering at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.

That the two face off for the first time since RCB qualified for the Playoffs last season at the expense of CSK keeps the acrimony alive in this Indian Premier League (IPL) meeting. 

The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium has held its reputation as a fortress in this fixture, with CSK last conceding a game here to RCB in 2008. But the Rajat Patidar-led side, fresh off the mauling of Kolkata Knight Riders in the season opener, would be rubbing its hands at the prospect of laying this streak to rest.

- Abhishek Saini

IPL 2025: Spin in focus at Chepauk as Chennai Super Kings hosts rival Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the IPL 2025 encounter between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. We’re all set for a blockbuster encounter at Chepauk. Stay tuned for live updates and scores from the game.