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TATA IPL 2025 - Match 52 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: May 3
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA IPL - Indian Premier League, Match 52 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which will be played on the 3rd of May at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 52 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Current Form Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 7 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Royal Challengers Bengaluru is 0.521.
The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Virat Kohli with 443 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Josh Hazelwood with 18 scalps under his belt.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won their previous match against Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets.
Delhi Capitals batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 8 in 20 overs. The start was brilliant with Abhishek Porel hitting the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made 28 off 11 balls before getting dismissed by Josh Hazelwood. After that phase, Delhi Capitals really slowed up. KL Rahul scored 41 runs but he consumed 39 deliveries for doing so. It was Tristan Stubbs who provided the much needed momentum in the death overs by scoring 34 runs in 18 balls as he helped Delhi Capitals get to 162 in their innings.
During the chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru also got off to a difficult start. They lost 3 wickets for just 26 runs. However, Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya had their back. Kohli made 51 off 47 balls while Pandya went on to score 73 runs in 47 balls to win the game for RCB in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand.
Current Form Chennai Super Kings:
Chennai Super Kings on the other hand are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 2 wins and 8 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Chennai Super Kings is -1.211.
The top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Shivam Dube with 248 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Noor Ahmad with 15 scalps under his belt.
Chennai Super Kings have lost their previous match against Punjab Kings by 4 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings batted first and they posted a huge total of 190 before being bowled out. Shaik Rasheed once again disappointed and got out after scoring just 11 runs in the 12 balls he faced. Ayush Mhatre also failed to trouble the scorers. It was Sam Curran at number 3, who played a magnificent knock of 88 runs in 47 balls to help Chennai Super Kings get back on track for a big total. Dewald Brevis also contributed healthily as Chennai Super Kings managed to reach 190 in their innings.
During the chase, Punjab Kings started off very well. Priyansh Arya made 23 off 15 balls while Prabhsimran Singh smashed 54 runs in 36 balls, hitting 5 fours and 3 sixes. Shreyas Iyer then played a match winning knock of 72 runs in 41 balls, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Punjab Kings won the game in the last over with 4 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Who will win?- Chennai Super Kings
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Dewald Brevis (Chennai Super Kings), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Noor Ahmad (Chennai Super Kings), Suyash Sharma (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Most Sixes – Dewald Brevis (Chennai Super Kings), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Player of the Match- Dewald Brevis (Chennai Super Kings)
Team Scores Batting first – Chennai Super Kings 175+, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 170+
Match Handicap: Chennai Super Kings
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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