Indian Premier League 2025 - Match 8 - CSK vs RCB - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: 28th March 2025

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Match 8 of the Indian Premier League: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), set to take place on March 28 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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Current Form Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The NRR for Chennai Super Kings is 0.493.

The top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Rachin Ravindra with 65 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Noor Ahmad with 4 scalps under his belt.

Chennai Super Kings have won their first match of the tournament against Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets.

Mumbai Indians batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 9 in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks got out without troubling the scorers much. After their dismissals, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma scored 29 and 31 runs respectively to ignite hopes for a decent total. However, both got out at a wrong time. Noor Ahmad produced a match changing spell of 4 overs, giving away just 18 runs and picking up 4 wickets. On the back of his brilliance with the ball, Chennai Super Kings managed to restrict Mumbai Indians to an under par total of 155.

During the chase, Chennai Super Kings lost Rahul Tripathi early on. After his dismissal, Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad batted like champions. Gaikwad got out after scoring 53 runs off 26 balls, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle overs. However, Rachin Ravindra kept his cool. He stayed not out and steered his team home in the last over of the game with 4 wickets in hand.

Current Form Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB):

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The NRR for Royal Challengers Bengaluru is 2.137.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Virat Kohli with 59 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Krunal Pandya with 3 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won their first match of the tournament against Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 174 for 8 in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock got out cheaply. After his dismissal, Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine batted superbly. Rahane made 56 runs while Narine scored 44 off 26 balls. While these two were batting, it looked like KKR will achieve 220+ with ease. However, the middle order simply collapsed as Krunal Pandya picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs. Josh Hazlewood bowled exceptionally well at the death and didn't give any room to the KKR batters to swipe hard and as a result, Kolkata Knight Riders had to settle for an under par total of 174 in their innings.

During the chase, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli started off very well. They scored 56 and 59 runs respectively to almost seal the deal in favor of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rajat Patidar provided the finishing touch by smashing 34 runs in just 10 balls to win the game for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 17th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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

Chennai Super Kings

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Chennai Super Kings

Who will win?- Chennai Super Kings

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings), Suyash Sharma (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Most Sixes – Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings), Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Player of the Match- Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)

Team Scores Batting first – Chennai Super Kings 170+, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 165+

Match Handicap: Chennai Super Kings

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