Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to bowl first in the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It has been nearly 17 years since RCB has beaten CSK in Chennai. Both RCB and CSK have started their IPL 2025 campaigns on victorious notes, having defeated MI and KKR respectively.
Cricket 27 seconds CSK vs RCB Live Score: Chennai opt to bowl, Pathirana returns, Bhuvneshwar Kumar makes RCB debut in IPLCSK playing XI vs RCB
1. Rahul Tripathi2. Rachin Ravindra3. Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) 4. Deepak Hooda5. Sam Curran6. Ravindra Jadeja 7. MS Dhoni8. Ravichandran Ashwin9. Noor Ahmed10. Matheesha Pathirana11. Khaleel Ahmed
Pathirana will replace Nathan Ellis in CSK’s playing XI against RCB. The Sri Lankan pacer had earlier missed the side’s IPL 2025 opener against RCB. While CSK coach Stephen Fleming had claimed that the bowler was injured ahead of the RCB tie, he has been included in the line-up.
“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,” CSK captain Gaikwad said after winning the toss.
Cricket 27 seconds Not Ahmedabad, Amaravati to have India’s biggest cricket stadium as ICC gives approvalOn Thursday, CSK head coach Fleming had mentioned that Pathirana was still recovering, as per the Indian Express. It is important to note that the 22-year-old, who has modelled his action on that of compatriot Lasith Malinga, had joined CSK ahead of IPL 2022.In the last match to, Khaleel had stepped up in Pathirana’s absence, where he picked up three wickets. Nathan Ellis was the other pacer in the team in the match vs MI.
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