RCB vs CSK: Dhoni wins toss, unchanged Chennai bowl

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in an IPL 2025 match on Saturday evening (May 3).

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CSK have gone in with the same team from the last game, while RCB brought in Lungi Ngidi for Josh Hazlewood. Chennai are already out of playoffs race. RCB are eyeing to finish in the top two with a win at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

In the first leg of the meeting between the two teams this season, RCB had beaten CSK in Chennai.

What captains said

Dhoni said, "We are looking to bowl first. We want to make the most of the last four games we have got. Try to look into next year and which individual will fit into what role. Yes, we want to win games, but getting the most out of the four games is important."

On the wicket, he said, "It seems tacky, must have been under covers for quite some time, and other than that, it is a venue where scoring runs is easy. It is a high-scoring venue, and after the initial star,t it will be quite good to bat on."

"We would have fielded as well. But the wicket will not change that much. We will try to put a good total on the board and keep them under pressure. Everyone is in a good frame of mind and doing their roles, as a captain, I am very confident in my boys," RCB skipper Rajat Patidar said.

Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.

Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh.

Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana.

Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton.