Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is all set to make his first look within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 towards Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. The swing bowler had missed RCB’s opening match towards Kolkata Knight Riders as a consequence of a minor harm, as confirmed by the franchise on social media.
RCB started their marketing campaign with a convincing seven-wicket win over KKR, chasing down 175 with ease. Whereas Bhuvneshwar’s absence was notable, the crew managed nicely in his stead. The 35-year-old, purchased for ₹10.75 crore within the IPL 2025 mega public sale — making him the joint Tenth-most costly Indian participant — has since recovered and was seen bowling at full tilt within the nets.
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RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik dismissed any lingering health issues, stating on the pre-match press convention on match eve, “So far as I do know, there aren’t any points.”
Bhuvneshwar’s return bolsters RCB’s tempo assault, which now options skilled campaigners like Josh Hazlewood. The Australian fast Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar, are each adept at bowling in powerplays and loss of life overs. The addition of Rashikh Salam as a center and death-overs specialist, together with Yash Dayal and spinner Suyash Sharma offers RCB a well-rounded bowling unit — a big improve from earlier seasons.
With Bhuvneshwar again, RCB will purpose to keep up their successful momentum towards a robust CSK facet in Chennai.
CSK vs RCB, IPL 2025 Squads
Chennai Tremendous Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
CSK vs RCB, IPL 2025 Predicted XIs
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
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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