The first southern derby IPL 2025 is here! The five -time champions of Chennai Super Kings were on Friday, March 28, 28.
Although it is a one -sided rivalry in terms of records, the CSK vs RCB showdown remains the organizer’s dream. Bengaluru does not have to coincide with Chennai’s heritage, but their meeting is constantly born among the most watched accessories in the history of IPL. The presence of MS Dhoni and Virt Kohli supported Humbuk, as well as the deep connection that both teams share with their passionate fans. In addition to IPL, this rivalry is also rooted in historical cricket battles of Tamil over the Karnataka and adds another layer to this so much talked yet shaken competition.
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When MS Dhoni and Virt Kohli came out on Friday evening on their warm -up routines, the levels of decibel in Chepauk are rising. The scenic land will be similar to the Grand Temple festival. The television rating is likely to hit new maxima, because Dhoni and Kohli face each other for what could be one of their final IPL meetings. Outside the venue, fans will joke, hopefully it is good.
Fans of Chennai traditionally held praise rights, but this time faithful supporters of Bengalur have ammunition to fire back to the exciting victory of RCB over CSK in Bengalur, which eliminated the Super King of the Playoffs last year.
Despite some intensive battles in the field between the two sides, the respect between Mrs. Dhoni and Virt Kohli has always defined this rivalry as one of the admiration than hostility. Yes, the fan wars on social media tend to solidify ugly, but in the field, things remained civilian.
When they took over the emotions in Bengalur
However, the previous meeting was different. CSK traveled to Bengalur and needed two body-or the result in which they avoided a great loss in the playoff race. It was a virtual knockout because the hosts needed victory to slip to the play -off.
It seemed to be ready for a well -known story, with the usual suspect, Mrs. Dhoni, causing all the damage. With the 12-Míček 25, CSK Talisman, he brought the equation down to 11 of the last five vans to qualify. However, Dhoni was released on the second ball of the finalsAnd CSK did not achieve.
RCBs were thrilled. They celebrated their victory over their neighbors with never visible enthusiasm. In the middle of contrasting moods, Mrs. Dhoni headed directly into the dressing room, Skipping the usual routine handshake-Ordering criticism from fans and scientists. Some even marked the Super Kings and Sore Loser icon. RCB got into the playoffs, but their joy was short-term because they were excluded in the next match.
Now both teams will meet for the first time since the highly charged evening in Bengalur. While some of the fans were sparring online, there was no love between two sets of players between two sets of players in Chennai.
Just earlier, Mrs. Dhoni spoke about the relationship of friendship and mentors, who shares with Virat Kohli. On the eve of the Captain CSK Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar welcomed Patidar to the Captain’s club and remembered his friendship with Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, the mentor and coach of RCB Dinesh Karthik kindly remembered his connection with his hometown and Chepauk.
How many events will affect this last chapter in their rivalry last year, remains to see. But those who care and support employees know that history is not counting on the IPL.
Tactical Battle: Test by Spin for RCB
CSK and RCB enter this game on the back of the commanding victory in their opening IPL 2025. RCB, powered by Phil Salt and Virt Kohl, chased 175 in only 16.2 overs in Calcutta. Meanwhile, CSK turned the web around his arch-couple in Chepauk, with Noor Ahmed led by four goals.
There is no doubt that it will be a court from Spin for RCB. This season, Chennai gathered one of the best spin units, hired Noor’s wrist on her left arm, and brought back the experience of R Ashwin to supplement the constantly threatening rotation from the left arm of Ravindra Jadeja.
CSK coach Stephen Fleming summarized the suggestions that CSK will serve in IPL 2025 in IPL 2025. Last year Chepauk playground was in the tournament, but early marks indicate that CSK will look that it maximizes the impact of their spin trio on a slow tournament.
“Especially this is a number of conditions we found. We chose a versatile team. If it’s a flat goal, we have a pitch for these conditions. If it turns, it’s great. Sure, we won’t get a green sailor.
Spin has long been an Achilles heel of RCB. It is no surprise that they are among the poorest guest teams in Chepauk, when they won only one of their nine IPL meetings. Their only victory came in 2008. RCB exceeded the 150-run of the brand only five times in nine shifts and in 2019 it was even slipped to 70.
Yet there is optimism among RCB supporters. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt ripped into the spin duo from KKR Spin Duo from Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine. Especially Kohli looked without land against high -quality rotation and employed sweeping and shots of slogs, which recently revived from cooling storage.
On the eve of the competition, the coach of Dinesh Karthik tap rejected concerns about Kohli’s ability to spin.
“I’M Not Very Aware (of the Stats), But IF I Rember, in the World Cup Final, He Got Runs Where It Mattered. And Apart From That, In the Champions Trophy, He Had and Good Tournament Because, in dubai, as you all know how well it helped the spinners, he was a very anware.
CSK vs RCB: head of head to head in iPL
CSK lead 21-11. RCB lost the last eight meetings in Chennai.
Message about the playground and the weather forecast
- The Chepauk playground is expected to help the skews and at the same time offer a value for shots.
- The conditions will be wet, with a small chance of dew.
- Victory in throwing and bowling could be an ideal strategy.
Team Messages CSK vs RCB: predicted XIS and impact players
CSK: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravindra Jadeja, Noor Ahmed, Nathan Elis.
Impact Sub: Khaleel Ahmed.
RCB: VIRAT KOHLI, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshhar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Sub: Tim David/Swapnil Singh/Mohit Rathee.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
March 28, 2025
