Hello, welcome back to Sports Jazbaa. Today, we will cover the 8th Match of the Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
The CSK vs RCB Dream11 Team, Dream11 Prediction, and Fantasy Tips will be discussed, along with full Stats and Information on every player.
This match will be played on 28th March at 7:30 P.M. IST
In this preview, we will discuss the probable playing11 of both teams. Dream11 Team will also be discussed here.
So, let’s start with the Pitch Report without wasting time.
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Match Details
Match | 8th Match, Indian Premier League 2025 |
Date | 28th March, 2025, Friday |
Time | 7:30 P.M. IST |
Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Streaming | JioHotstar |
TV | Star Sports Network |
Pitch Report
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
This wicket is a balanced wicket that assists every department.
Batters who are technically solid, meaning those who know how to play spin, perform in most of the matches here.
Hit-or-miss type batters who play with attacking intent generally fail to perform in this stadium.
Spinners get good help from the pitch as the pitch is dry, offering them assistance.
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Pacers who bowl with variations like Slower Ones, Cutters, etc, also get very good help from the wicket.
So, every department gets good help from the wicket, which makes it a proper, balanced wicket.
You have to pick only the best players in your team.
Head To Head
This is one of the biggest rivalries of the IPL, but Chennai Super Kings has dominated the head-to-head record
On 33 occasions, Chennai won 21 times, while RCB managed to win only 11 times.
Though in the last season, both teams won 1 match each.
Team Preview
Here is the team preview of both the teams, which will help you to get an idea about the teams.
CSK
Chennai Super Kings is considered one of the best teams in the Indian Premier League.
The Chennai Super Kings is, batting-wise, a very strong team and have high-quality batters in their team who knows how to play spin.
The Chennai Super Kings is bowling-wise a very strong team as they have high-quality spinners and pacers in their team.
RCB
Royal Challengers Bengaluru is one of the most popular teams in the Indian Premier League.
RCB is, batting-wise, a very good team as they also have high-quality batters in their team who play spin very well.
RCB is bowling-wise an average team that lacks high-quality bowlers, whether Spinners or Pacers.
CSK VS RCB Dream11 Prediction
CSK is, batting-wise a very strong team and, bowling-wise, a very strong team as well.
RCB is, batting-wise a very good team but, bowling-wise, an average team.
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This is a home game for Chennai, and they have more quality players than RCB in their team.
Chennai is a balanced team in every department but RCB is strong in batting only.
So, CSK is the favorite to win this match.
Probable Playing11
Here is the probable playing11 of both the teams.
RCB
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal (Impact Player), Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, R Salam, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal and Suyash Sharma.
CSK
Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi (Impact Player), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Ravi Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Key Players
This is a high-quality match consisting of top-quality players which makes it difficult for you to select 11 of these players. But why worry? We are here to assist you.
Captaincy Options
1. Rachin Ravindra –
- Consistent Performer âœ…đŸ”¥
- Recent Form âœ…đŸ”¥
- Technically Solid Batter âœ…đŸ”¥
- Bowling Backup âœ…đŸ”¥
Rachin Ravindra is a top Captaincy option for your Dream11 Team.
He will open the innings, and his recent performance is very impressive whether in this 1st match or the Champions Trophy.
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He is a technically solid batter who plays spin very well and avoids Power hitting.
He bowled 1/2 overs in this match as well because of the nature of the pitch, which makes him a very good Captaincy option for your Dream11 Team.
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad –
- Technically Solid Batter âœ…đŸ”¥
- Plays Spin Well âœ…đŸ”¥
- Consistent Performerâœ…đŸ”¥
Ruturaj Gaikwad is a top Captaincy option for your Dream11 Team.
He plays spin very well, which makes him a technically solid batter.
He avoids Power hitting and takes the anchor Role.
He is a consistent performer in the Indian Premier League and scores runs in most of the matches.
3. Virat Kohli –
- World Class Player âœ…đŸ”¥
- Plays Spin Well âœ…đŸ”¥
- Catching Positions âœ…đŸ”¥
Virat Kohli is another top Captaincy option for your Dream11 Team.
He is a high-quality player whose spin technique is very impressive.
He is a consistent performer in the Indian Premier League and scores runs in most of the matches.
He remains in the catching positions as well, which increases his chances of giving some extra points.
So, Virat Kohli is another top Captaincy option for your Dream11 Team.
4. Shivam Dube –
- Lethal against Spin âœ…đŸ”¥
- Catching Positions âœ…đŸ”¥
- Consistent Performer âœ…đŸ”¥
Shivam Dube is another top Captaincy option for your Dream11 Team.
He will bat in the middle order, but his performances against Spin are very lethal.
He scores in most of the matches in IPL, which makes him a consistent performer.
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His hard hitting against Spin includes proper cricketing shots, which makes him a reliable option for your Dream11 Team.
High Risk Options
1. Nathan Ellis –
- Death Over Bowling âœ…đŸ”¥
- Wicket Taking Bowler âœ…đŸ”¥
- Use Variations âœ…đŸ”¥
Nathan Ellis is a top highly risky option for your Dream11 Team.
He is a wicket taking bowler and picks wickets in most of the matches in bundles.
He bowls in death overs, which increases his chances of picking wickets.
He varies his pace very much, which makes him a very good option on this wicket as these types of bowlers get from the pitch.
2. Sam Curran –
- Batting Contribution âœ…đŸ”¥
- 2/3 overs Bowling âœ…đŸ”¥
- Talented All-Rounderâœ…đŸ”¥
Sam Curran is another best highly risky option for your Dream11 Team.
He will bowl 2/3 overs in most of the matches though he bowled only 1 over in the last match.
He is a wicket-taking bowler and bowls overs in death as well.
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He bats in middle overs, which increases his chances of contributing with the bat.
High Risky Drop Options
1. Josh Hazelwood –
- Wicket Taking Abilities âœ…đŸ”¥
- No Variations âœ…đŸ”¥
- No Batting Backup âœ…đŸ”¥
Josh Hazelwood is a high-risk drop option for your Dream11 Team.
His wicket-taking abilities in T20 cricket are very good and he fails to pick wickets in bundles in most of the matches.
He bowls with the same pace and with consistent line and length, which is a disadvantage on this wicket as the pitch supports the Variation bowlers.
He will not contribute anything in the batting also which makes him a highly risky drop option.
2. Khaleel Ahmed –
- Wicket Taking Abilities âœ…đŸ”¥
- No Swing on Pitch âœ…đŸ”¥
- No Surety of 4 overs âœ…đŸ”¥
Khaleel Ahmed is another highly risky drop option for your Dream11 Team.
His wicket-taking abilities in T20 cricket are very less, and he fails to pick wickets in bundles in most of the matches.
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He is very lethal when he finds swing from the wicket, but this pitch offers no swing.
Sometimes he didn’t bowl full quota overs in past, which makes him a risky top drop option for your Dream11 Team.
Stats
Player Name | Recent Form |
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad | 53, 10, 89, 7, 5, 13 |
2. Rachin Ravindra | 65*, 37+1w, 108+1w, 6+1w, 112 |
3. Virat Kohli | 59*, 1, 84, 11, 100* |
4. Rajat Patidar | 34, 10, 0, 92, 132*, 14 |
5. R Jadeja | 17+0w, 9*+1w, 2*+2w, 16+1w, 1w |
6. Shivam Dube | 9, 12+5w, 78+0w, 30+2w, 53 |
7. Phil Salt | 56, 8, 12, 10, 23 |
8. Liam Livingstone | 15*+0w, 9+0w, 10+2w, 14+1w, 9+0w |
Dream11 Team
