MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings are welcoming Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their second match of the Indian Premier League 2025.

Both of them will come into the match after a comfortable win in their respective first match. The clash of both of these inform teams will be worth watching.

The match between CSK and RCB will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai and will start from 7:30 pm local time. 

Team News and Probable XIs

Chennai Super Kings have a strong preference for allrounders, but concerns may arise if Sam Curran does not show significant improvement. His struggles this season—bowling just one over and scoring 4 off 9—mirror his overall dip in form, which led to his exclusion from the England squad. As an overseas player, Curran keeps Matheesha Pathirana out of the XI, though a direct swap would push MS Dhoni up to No. 7, a scenario neither CSK nor Dhoni seem keen on.

Chennai Super Kings (Probable XI):

1. Rachin Ravindra

2. Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt)

3. Rahul Tripathi

4. Deepak Hooda

5. Shivam Dube

6. Sam Curran

7. Ravindra Jadeja

8. MS Dhoni (wk)

9. R Ashwin

10. Nathan Ellis

11. Noor Ahmad

12. Khaleel Ahmed

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was sidelined in the previous match due to a reported niggle, and RCB will be eager to bring him back if he is fit. If the pitch favors spin, they might consider including leg-spinning allrounder Mohit Rathee or left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Probable XI):

1. Virat Kohli

2. Phil Salt

3. Rajat Patidar (capt)

4. Devdutt Padikkal/Mohit Rathee

5. Liam Livingstone

6. Jitesh Sharma (wk)

7. Tim David

8. Krunal Pandya

9. Rasikh Salam/Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Swapnil Singh

10. Josh Hazlewood

11. Yash Dayal

12. Suyash Sharma