Delhi: In today’s eighth match of IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Rituraj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first. This decision was a good chance for his bowlers to bowl first, but RCB has scored 196 runs while batting first.
196 runs in first innings
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) scored 196/7 in the prescribed 20 overs. Batting first, RCB openers Philip Salt (32) and Virat Kohli (31) gave a good start, but both were dismissed by Noor Ahmed. Salt had to return to the pavilion due to Dhoni’s sharp wicketkeeping.
Despite the decline of the wickets, Devdutt Padikkal (27) and Rajat Patidar (51) set some of the best shots, which increased the team’s score to some extent. However, big hitters like Liam Livingstone (10) and Jitesh Sharma (12) also failed to give their team a big score. In the final overs, Krunal Pandya (0) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2) also could not do anything special for their team. At one time it seemed that RCB could score 215 runs in this match but in the last over, his batting looked calm. Just 1 run in the 19th over, but David hit the team’s score to 196 by hitting 3 consecutive sixes in the 20th over.
The most effective bowler in RCB’s innings was Noor Ahmed (3/36), who took important wickets. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja (1/30) and Mheesha Pathirana (2/36) also bowled hard.
Now Chennai Super Kings have a target of 197 runs to win. The match is still becoming a tough fight, and CSK is expected to perform well with its batsmen to achieve a challenging goal.
Playing XI of both teams
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | Rachin ravindra |
| Philip Salt | Rituraj Gaikwad (Captain) |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Rahul Tripathi |
| Silver (Captain) | Deepak Hooda |
| Liam Livingstone | Sam karan |
| Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper) | Ravindra jadeja |
| Tim david | Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket keeper) |
| Krunal Pandya | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Noor Ahmed |
| Josh Hazlewood | Mathisha Pathirana |
| Yash Dayal | Khalil Ahmed |
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