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Venue Stats – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk

 It is marginal advantage to the team chasing at Chepauk.  They have won 15 and lost 13 of the 28 encounters at the venue since 2021.

 At Chepauk, the average score for batting first was 161, which was one of the lowest scores in IPL 2024. MI scored just 155 batting first in the first match at Chepauk this year.

 The average strike rate at Chepauk was 133 last season which was the lowest amongst all major venues of the IPL.

 Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to lock horns in Match 8 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 on Friday, March 28, at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

 CSK, the home team, won their season opener against Mumbai Indians, their archrival, comfortably but only by a narrow margin. Earlier in the game, Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed bamboozled the Mumbai batters with his spin bowling, finishing with figures of 4/18.  He was well supported by Khaleel Ahmed, who took three wickets in his quota of four overs, as the Men in Yellow restricted the opposition to 155/9 in 20 overs.

 In reply, New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra (65* off 45) and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (53 off 26) stitched a crucial 67-run stand to bail out their team after an early wicket.  While CSK's middle order had a poor day with the bat, the side eventually got over the line with a four-wicket win.

 On the other hand, RCB is also confident coming into this game, as they defeated the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, in the season opener in their backyard.  KKR, who batted first, posted 174/8 in their 20 overs, with major contributions from new skipper Ajinkya Rahane (56 off 31), Sunil Narine (44 off 26), and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (30 off 22).  The home team, who once looked set to reach a total over the 200-run mark, was restricted, courtesy of a clinical bowling display by Krunal Pandya and Josh Hazlewood, who picked up three and two wickets, respectively.

 In reply, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli formed a deadly opening pair, putting up 95 runs in under nine overs.  Salt walked back after a well-made 56, but Kohli remained unbeaten with a 36-ball 59.  RCB skipper Rajat Patidar also played a quick cameo to ensure the side started the season with a win.

 The pitch at Chepauk has always assisted spin bowlers and thus it was not surprising to see the two Chinaman bowlers – Noor Ahmad and Vignesh Puthur – picking a total of 7 wickets in the MI-CSK encounter on Sunday. 

 The track at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium has generally favoured spinners over pacers and, in recent years, has been very slow, two-paced, and on the lower-scoring side.  In the previous game at this venue, the ball gripped and came slowly onto the bat.  The average first-innings score in the last edition was around 170, but both teams will look to restrict the other to a lower score and chase it down later.  It is anticipated that the weather will be clear, with temperatures ranging from 26°C to 27°C. 

Probable XIIs: 

 CSK : Ravindra, Tripathi, Gaikwad, Dube, Hooda, S Curran, Jadeja, Dhoni, Ashwin, N Ahmed, Ellis, K Ahmed 

 RCB: Salt, Kohli, Padikkal, Patidar, Livingstone, J Sharma, David, K Pandya, Salam, Hazlewood, Dayal, S Sharma 

 Pitch Report: 

 The pitch at Chepauk is one of the few this tournament that will aid the bowlers, particularly spinners.  Last season we saw 1st innings scores of 173, 206, 137, 210, 212, 162 and 141 in the league phase, with 175 and 113 in the knock-outs, so an average of 170 (the competition average was 189) and we started this season with MI scoring 155/9.  

 Unders looks the play: 

 In a scenario that is looking increasingly rare for this competition, going unders looks the value here.  Bet365 has the "Highest individual score" line at 72.5, which only surpassed in two of CSK's seven home games last season. If we add in the play-off games this ground hosted, the total drops to two out of nine games, making the line appear to be too high. Unders also copped in the 1 game here this season 

 No Player to be raising their bat: 

 Along a similar theme, “No fifty to be scored” at 9.00 (Bet365) looks good value on what we’ve seen at this ground in the recent past.  In the games this ground hosted last season, 2 out of the 9 games saw no batsman pass 50, that improves to 2 in the 7 games that CSK played.  CSK are very strong at home, they're a smart franchise who pick a bowling attack at auction time that suits their home ground and the conditions are different here from pretty much everywhere else in the league, so opposing batsmen find it very difficult.  

 Hooda’s struggles to continue: 

 Since the start of IPL 2023, Deepak Hooda has only cleared his runs line (17.5, William Hill/Paddy Power/Betfair) 3 times in 22 innings, he struggled on the slow pitches at Lucknow and he looks set for more pain here.  He batted 5 last game, but if Gaikwad is still in from batting 3 they'd likely promote a left hander in Curran or Jadeja so there’s a good chance he slides down the order at some stage this season and has even less time at the crease. 

 After a brilliant performance in the last game, Virat Kohli could once again emerge as the best batter of the match in the upcoming game.  He will aim to play a solid innings and guide RCB to yet another victory of the season against the five-time champions, CSK.  Kohli, who has started the season with a bang, will surely look to be on top of the IPL Orange Cap 2025 tally.

 Noor to repeat his debut heroics: 

 After struggling a little with his previous franchise, Noor Ahmed has hit the ground running with a MOTM-winning performance of 4-18 vs Mumbai at this ground.  He’ll relish these conditions and has previous winning MOTM awards in other franchise leagues around the world (1 win in 12 games in the CPL, 2 wins in 16 games in the SA20) so 16/1 (PaddyPower/Betfair) looks like a play. 

Chennai Super Kings win the toss and bowl

PP Score - 45-55

RCB- 160-170

Chennai Super Kings win the match

Royal Challengers Bengaluru win the toss and bowl

PP score - 55-65

CSK- 170-180

Royal Challengers Bengaluru win the match

Today's Match Prediction: chennai super kings to win the match

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