Royal Challengers Bengaluru will lock horns against Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on May 3. RCB are currently at the second of the points table.
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They have seven wins from ten games and are looking for a top-two finish. They come into this match with strong momentum. They have recently beaten Delhi Capitals by six wickets - thanks to Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya.
CSK, on the other hand, have already been knocked out of the tournament after suffering a close defeat to Punjab Kings and will now play for pride in what has been their worst season so far. Here's all you need to know about the match below.
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RCB vs CSK: Head-to-head
The two teams have met on 34 different occasions. RCB have won 12 times while CSK have won 21 times.
| Played | RCB | CSK | Tie/NR |
| 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 |
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RCB vs CSK: Expected lineups
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
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RCB vs CSK: Predictions
Looking at recent form -- RCB are clear favorites to win this match. They have won their last three games whereas CSK have lost all of theirs.
RCB also beat CSK earlier this season by 50 runs in Chennai. They will be confident of repeating that result at home. With a stronger bowling attack, RCB are expected to dominate this game and move one step closer to sealing a top-two finish in the league stage.
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RCB vs CSK: Betting odds
According to Dafabet, RCB are the favourites to win the IPL 2025 league match against CSK.
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