Chennai Super Kings will host archrival Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday in the Indian Premier League 2025.

Here is how the two teams are likely to line up for the match:

CSK Predicted Playing XI

Batting 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), R. Ashwin, Nathan Elis, Noor Ahmad.

Bowling 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Ms Dhoni (WK), R. Ashwin, Nathan ELis, NOor Ahmed, Khalel Ahmed.

Impact Player options: Khaleel Ahmed/Rahul Tripathi, Andre Siddarth, Matheesha Pathirana, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed.

RCB Predicted Playing XI

Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Krunal Pandya, KUNDYAWAR KUMAR/ RASIKH SALAM, JOSH HAGALOD, YASH DAYALWOD

Bowling 1st: Phil salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), LIM LIVINGSTONE, TIM DAVID, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Rasikh Salam, Josh HazleWood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Shaarma

Impact Player options: Rasikh Salam, Devdutt Padikkal/ Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Swastik Chikhara, Jacob Bethell.

SQUADS

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ms Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheese Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmedabad, 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.

RCB: Rajat Patadar (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 Thushra, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi NGIDI, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.R, Suryakumar Yadav.