Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, Indian Premier League 2020, Today Match Prediction 25 Oct 2020

rcb vs csk Match Prediction & Analysis

Every good thing has an end and so does CSK`s streak of finishing in top-4 in every season so far. CSK are having their worst season in IPL history and their captain and coach have admitted that their team has run out of gas this year. They will be looking to finish the season on a high with a few wins in their last 3 matches and play spoilsport in other team`s chances. RCB on the other hand are having their best tournament in the recent past and need just one victory in their last 4 matches to seal their qualification berth. But, they will want to finish in top-2 to take a direct route to the finals.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Royal Challengers Bangalore Preview

Skipper Virat Kohli (365 runs), Devdutt Padikkal (321 runs), and Ab De Villiers (285 runs) have been the pillars for the RCB`s batting unit this season so far. Aaron Finch is getting the starts but failing to convert it into a big score. Gurkeerat Mann, Wahington Sundar, and Chris Morris might play a crucial role in the latter stages of the tournament in the death overs.

Pacers Chris Morris, Mohammed Siraj, Isuru Udana, and Navdeep Saini form an excellent partnership with the ball with every bowler playing a crucial part in their victories so far. Yuzi Chahal and Washington Sundar take control of the spin department in the middle overs and power play respectively.

Top players to bet on:

AB De Villiers – ABD has scored 285 runs at a strike rate of 190 this season and he has played a crucial role in every match he has got a chance to bat. We expect AB to bring his 360-degree shots to full display in this match.

Mohammed Siraj – Siraj bowled the most economical spell of this season with figures of 4-2-8-3 and he even had unbelievable figures of 2-2-0-3 at one stage. His performance in the last match will do him a world of good going ahead in the competition.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI:

Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore Actual Playing XI:

Mohammed Siraj, YS Chahal, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikal, Aaron Finch, Washington Sundar, NA Saini, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, GR Singh Mann, Virat Kohli

Chennai Super Kings Preview

CSK team are completely down and out this season. Their scorecard read 30/6 at the end of the power play last game. Sam Curran scored his second IPL fifty to take the total past 100 runs. Newcomers N Jagadeesan and Rituraj Gaikwad failed to trouble the scorers and we expect them to play a good inning in this match.

Their bowlers were smashed all-round the park and were toothless in their fight against a timid score. Imran Tahir played his first game and he will continue to play in the coming matches. Josh Hazelwood, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar will need to step up in the bowling department.

Top players to bet on:

Sam Curran – Curran scored 52 runs and scored almost 50% of CSK`s runs last night. He has the lone bright spot for CSK this season with 173 runs and 10 wickets so far.

Deepak Chahar – Chahar has claimed 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.3 RPO so far. He has swung the ball both ways but has been a bit unlucky on multiple occasions to not have a wicket to his name.

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Sam Curran, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir

Chennai Super Kings Actual Playing XI:

Mitchell Santner, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Narayan Jagadeesan, Sam Curran, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Monu Kumar, Imran Tahir

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Dubai will have a hot and humid climate and dew might settle down in the later stages of the match. No weather interruptions are expected in the match whatsoever.

Venue Details

Dubai had some spice in it early on in the match and the faster bowlers will look to take advantage of the conditions. Batsmen take score runs freely if they can weather the storm. We expect the scores to be around 160-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams have good success in the recent matches and we expect both captains to chase down the total if they win the toss.