CSK vs RCB Dream11 prediction, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted playing XI, Impact Player picks, full squads

Chennai Super Kings will host archrival Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday in the Indian Premier League 2025.

Here is how the two teams are likely to line up for the match:

CSK Predicted Playing XI

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.

RCB Predicted Playing XI

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.

SQUADS

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.