IPL 2025: CSK chose to bowl after winning toss against RCB, Hazlewood ruled out for today’s game

IPL 2025, RCB vs CSK: The 52nd match of the IPL season released between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings is being played on 3 May today at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Let us know that in this match, by winning the toss for CSK, it has decided to bowl first against the home team.

On the other hand, where CSK has not made any changes in the team for the match, RCB has not fed experienced fast bowler Josh Helzwood, who took 18 wickets. Everyone is surprised by this decision of team management. The team has given Lungi Angidi a chance against CSK in place of Hazlewood. It will be worth seeing how he is going to perform in this match?

Both teams playing XI for the match

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Jacob Bathal, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Enggidi, Yash Dayal

Chennai Super Kings: Sheikh Rashid, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Karan, Rabindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper/captain), Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Mathisha Pathirana

RCB vs CSK Head-to-Head Records (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings Head to Head Record):

M chinnaswamy stadium, pitch report (pitch report)

According to the pitch report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, this pitch is helpful for batsmen. Being a small boundary here, batsmen get a chance to easily hit big shots. Fast bowlers get a little help in the beginning, but later they have to work hard to take wickets. Cricket fans may get to watch a high scoring match.