Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will look to do the double and get closer to a playoff spot when they host southern rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match 52 of IPL 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 3).
Rajat Patidar-led RCB come into the match on the back of their sixth straight away win of the season, beating Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, where the visitors restricted the hosts to 162 and chased the target down with 9 balls to spare.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s CSK, on the other hand, are fresh from their eighth defeat of the season, having gone down by 4 wickets to Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where the home side failed to defend a total of 190 and ended their playoff hopes.
RCB and CSK have already crossed paths this season at the Chepauk, where the Bengaluru-based side won for the first time since 2008 by defending a total of 196 against the hosts, who fell short of the target by 50 runs.
CSK, however, will take confidence from their overall record against RCB when they clash for the 35th time in IPL and for the 12th time at the Bengaluru venue. Here is a look at CSK vs RCB head to head numbers:
In the 34 CSK vs RCB head to head meetings in IPL since 2008, Chennai Super Kings has a clear advantage having won 21 times against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have won 12 times against the Chennai-based franchise, while 1 match has ended in No Result.
In the last 6 meetings since the 2022 season, it’s all square at 3-3 between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Chennai Super Kings. Here is a look at numbers and performers from those clashes:
| Stats | For RCB vs CSK | For CSK vs RCB |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 8 | 9 |
| Wins Chasing | 4 | 12 |
| Highest Total | 218 | 226 |
| Lowest Total | 70 | 112 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 149 | 208 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 126 | 148 |
| Most Runs | Virat Kohli (1084 runs) | MS Dhoni (795 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Virat Kohli (90*) | Shivam Dube & Murali Vijay (95) |
| Most Sixes | Virat Kohli (43 sixes) | MS Dhoni (46 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Virat Kohli (78 fours) | Suresh Raina (54 fours) |
| Most Fifties | Virat Kohli (9 fifties) | MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina (4 fifties each) |
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (14 wickets) | Ravindra Jadeja (18 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Zaheer Khan (4/17) | Ashish Nehra (4/10) |
In Bengaluru, RCB and CSK have crossed paths 11 times so far with one other outing ending in a wash out. Both RCB and CSK have won five times each in their encounters at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Here is a look at CSK vs RCB stats in Bengaluru:
| Stats | RCB vs CSK in Bengaluru | CSK vs RCB in Bengaluru |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 11 |
| Wins | 5 | 5 |
| Defeats | 5 | 5 |
| No Results | 1 | 1 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 4 | 3 |
| Wins Chasing | 1 | 2 |
| Highest Total | 218/8 in 2023 | 218/5 in 2024 | 226/6 in 2023 |
| Lowest Total | 154/6 in 2014 | 128/8 in 2011 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 129/2 in 2011 | 207/5 in 2018 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 161/7 in 2019 | 178/5 in 2008 |
Apart from clashes against each other, the Royal Challengers have played different oppositions at the their home venue. Super Kings, on the other hand, have faced RCB and Mumbai Indians at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Here is a look at RCB and CSK’s record at the venue: