Bhuvneshwar, Pathirana Return As Ruturaj Forces RCB To Bat First In Chennai

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first [Source: IPLt20]

On March 28, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are ready to clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. At toss, CSK won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rajat Patidar and his boys. 

Talking about the change, both the teams have made one change in their playing XI from the previous match. CSK brings in Matheesha Pathirana in place of Nathan Ellis. Meanwhile, RCB brings in Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of Rasikh Dar Salam.

Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Captains' Thought

Rajat Patidar: "We had decided to bowl first. It will not make much difference, the surface looks hard, we will try to put up a total and keep them under pressure. The boys did well in the last game. We have to be at our best in every game and we will try to do that today also. The bowling unit after 13 overs.. the way they came back was amazing to see, the intent shown by the batting side was good. "

Ruturaj Gaikwad: "We are going to bowl first. I think it will play slightly better than the last game. So far there hasn't been any dew, we don't know when the dew will arrive and it is not in our control. There are areas; we were sitting behind in the field and would like to be more aggressive, batting wise we can be more clinical. "

Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

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

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed

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

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