IPL 2025 CSK vs RCB pitch and weather report: How will the surface at Chepauk Stadium play for today's match?

Chennai Super Kings, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, will take on Rajat Patidar’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru today (March 28) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in their Indian Premier League 2025 match.

Both teams come into this game with strong momentum: RCB won their season opener against Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets at Eden Gardens, while CSK secured a four-wicket victory over their arch-rivals, Mumbai Indians.

Following a fiercely contested previous season, the rivalry between the two franchises has grown, setting the stage for an exciting encounter.

Pitch report for CSK vs RCB

Chennai has continued to offer the slowest conditions of all venues in the IPL. There's something that comes to the fore for both batters and bowlers, especially the spinners.

In the last match at this venue, Mumbai Indians were stuck on a slow surface and Chennai Super Kings were able to control the flow of the game courtesy their experienced spin attack of Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and young Afghan sensation Noor Ahmad.

While RCB bring in Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma, who can make a mark as well, CSK’s bowling against the RCB batting, especially the top order, could be decisive.

CSK vs RCB Team Prediction

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed

Impact Sub: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti

RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Impact Sub: Devdutt Padikkal/Yash Dayal

CSK vs RCB IPL 2025: Chennai weather prediction

Chennai is slated to get a dry and hot evening with no possibility of rain. The temperature is expected to hover just a touch over 30 degrees Celsius, with partly cloudy sky.