Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Prediction: Bengaluru will decide their fate

Prediction for the Indian Premier League cricket for May 2nd 2025. This will be game 52 of the season, featuring Royal Challengers Bengaluru playing Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The two teams are coming off contrasting results, with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru securing consecutive victories. Can Chennai Super Kings pull off a surprising performance? Here at Telecomasia, we are glad to bring you the previews of this game and offer the best betting opportunities. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 3rd of May 2025. The kickoff time will be 5:00pm. 

• Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings
• Date: Thursday, May 3rd, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 5:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Weather and Pitch Report

The batters will have more chances and dominate this fixture, looking at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, especially in T20 and IPL matches. However, this should be a high-scoring game with how past fixtures have ended, with the short boundaries and fast outfield making scoring runs relatively easy. There should be some moisture on the pitch in the early kickoff of the game, offering swing and seam movement to fast bowlers. However, as the match progresses, it becomes even more conducive for batting. 

The weather forecast for Saturday suggests a possibility of rain, being around 40 percent during kickoff. Also, the humidity should be around 68%, which might cause some discomfort to players and fans. The temperature is expected to be around 26 degrees Celsius during the day, while the minimum night temperature will be around 23 degrees Celsius.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Match Analysis

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will hope to maintain their standard of play when they head into this game. The good news is that the home team is tagged as favourites by the bookmakers and they will be certain they can take their chances. Ahead of this game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost only once in their last five matches, coming against Punjab Kings, showing how good they have been all season. 

In their last encounter, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were against the Delhi Capitals away from home, and they needed a 6-wicket performance to win in a game that ended 162-165. With 14 points this season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru sit second in the standings, having a +0.521 net run rate. 

Chennai Super Kings have failed to improve this season and a playoff spot now looks impossible. While they finished 5th in the regular season the previous year, this team has been unable to replicate that level this year. Opening their season with a win against Mumbai, the narrative has now since then changed, as they went on to lose five consecutive games before a win over the Lucknow Super Giants. Ahead of this fixture, Chennai Super Kings have four points and a -1.211 net run rate as they sit in the bottom spot in the league. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form

Josh Hazlewood has been a key player for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season. The Australian has claimed 18 wickets in ten matches already, an average of 17.28 per game, while leading the wicket-taker so far. Virat Kohli has 443 runs already and 10 innings at an average of 63.29 and a strike rate of 138.87. He is the third player with the most runs and has also been a threat for the Chennai Super Kings. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected 11

Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (capt.), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, 

Impact Player: Devdutt Padikkal 

Chennai Super Kings Form

Sam Curran will be hoping to make it 1000 runs in his career in this game for the Super Kings. Also, Jadeja needs one more wicket to reach 150 wickets for the Chennai Super Kings in T20 while he is also on the road to becoming the highest wicket-taker in the IPL for this side. 

Chennai Super Kings Expected 11

Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, 

Impact Player: Khaleel Ahmed

Who will win in Match - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings

In their club records in the Indian Premier League, the Rajasthan Challengers Bengaluru, and Chennai Super Kings have clashed a total of 30 times. Rajasthan has won fourteen of those matches, while Chennai Super Kings won sixteen. In their first meeting in 2010, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 36 runs in a 171-135 contest. However, the last two meetings have also ended in the home team’s favour, with one coming last month. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Prediction

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are just too good for any team this season and they have done well to prove themselves. While looking at Chennai Super Kings, i do not see them stopping the Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily here, considering how they have struggled to win and dictate games. However, with how close the scorelines of their matches have been this season, I feel this might change here, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru have dominated many matches and showed competitiveness. Also, their recent meetings have favoured the Royal Challengers Bengaluru more and I will back them to win this one. 

Also, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the higher chances of winning the toss in this match as they are at home. 

Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Win the Match and Toss