The 8th IPL match of 2025, RCB vs CSK, Match highlights, Scoreboard, Player of the match, and notable moments
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 50 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 28th, 2025, for the first time since 2008. Moving forward through the tournament, both teams will adopt different strategies. CSK will search for a comeback with enhanced game strategies, while RCB will strive to maintain its recent success.
RCB vs CSK Match Highlights
During their batting innings, RCB concluded with 196/7, Rajat Patidar scored 51 runs from 30 balls, and Tim David produced three successive sixes during the last over of the match. A dismal start to their chase developed after Josh Hazlewood eliminated Chennai Super Kings’ two top-order batsmen in the first over. The late appearance of MS Dhoni during CSK’s batting could not prevent the team from scoring 146/8 in their allotted 20 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Innings
Royal Challengers Bangalore Batting
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Phil Salt | 32 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Virat Kohli | 31 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 103.33 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 192.86 |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | 51 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 159.38 |
| Liam Livingstone | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Tim David | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 275.00 |
| Krunal Pandya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bhuvneshwas Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total Runs: 196 (7 wickets, 20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Bowling
| Bowling | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Bhuvneshwas Kumar | 3.0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4.0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Yash Dayal | 3.0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Liam Livingstone | 4.0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4.0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Krunal Pandya | 2.0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
Fall of Wickets: 45/1 (P. Salt, 4.6 ov), 76/2 (D. Padikkal, 7.5 ov), 117/3 (V. Kohli, 12.2 ov), 145/4 (L. Livingstone, 15.3 ov), 172/5 (J. Sharma, 17.4 ov), 176/6 (R. Patidar, 18.1 ov), 177/7 (K. Pandya, 18.4 ov)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Innings
Chennai Super Kings Batting
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Rachin Ravindra | 41 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 132.26 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Deepak Hooda | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Sam Curran | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Shivam Dube | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 126.67 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 131.58 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.50 |
| MS Dhoni (WK) | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 187.50 |
| Noor Ahmad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total Runs: 146 (8 wickets, 20 overs)
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Chennai Super Kings Bowling
| Bowling | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4.0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 2.0 | 22 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Sam Curran | 3.0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4.0 | 36 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3.0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4.0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 |
Fall of Wickets: 8/1 (R. Tripathi, 1.2 ov), 8/2 (R. Gaikwad, 1.6 ov), 26/3 (D. Hooda, 4.4 ov), 52/4 (S. Curran, 8.5 ov), 75/5 (R. Ravindra, 12.1 ov), 80/6 (S. Dube, 12.5 ov), 99/7 (R. Ashwin, 15.2 ov), 130/8 (R. Jadeja, 18.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Rajat Patidar earned the Player of the Match honor by powering RCB with his 51 runs from 30 balls during the first innings.
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Notable Moments
In the final over, Tim David launched three consecutive sixes to give RCB their dominant total. The opening overs from Josh Hazlewood gave the Chennai Super Kings an immediate disadvantage in this match.
Conclusion
IPL 2025 witnessed RCB dominate CSK with their deep batting lineup and controlled bowling tactics. Rajat Patidar delivered an important fifty, and Tim David produced aggressive blows at the death to create a difficult total against CSK because Josh Hazlewood eliminated CSK’s opening line-up quickly. The win finished RCB’s wait of 17 years for success at Chepauk while reinforcing their chances of becoming IPL champions.
