In the second game of this double-header, MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are playing against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai) in the 25th match of the IPL 2020.
The three-time IPL champions and last season’s finalists CSK are playing their seventh match of this IPL season while RCB are playing their sixth match of this season. Bangalore franchise are currently in the 5th position the IPL 2020 points table with 6 points (3 wins and 2 loses) while Chennai franchise are standing in the very next spot in the same points table (6th position) with 4 points (2 wins and 4 loses).
Last time, CSK and RCB met during the 39th match of the IPL 2019 at Bengaluru on 21st April 2019, where the Bangalore franchise ended their seven-match losing streak against Chennai franchise after winning the thriller by just one run.
IPL 2020, Match 25: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (CSK vs RCB) – Toss Report
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. RCB made two changes in the playing XI as Chris Morris and Gurkeerat Singh Mann have joined as the replacement of Moeen Ali and Mohammed Siraj.
Kohli said after winning the toss, “We’ll bat first. We got ourselves into a tough position in the last game. The wicket is going to get slower and slower. We won two times batting first. You need to play good cricket against top teams. We have all had good mutual respect. It’s important to get some kind of momentum. Chris Morris makes his debut. Gurkeerat Singh Mann comes in too.”
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni confirmed that they made an only change in the playing XI. Narayan Jagadeesan replaced Kedar Jadhav.
Dhoni said, “It’s (bio-bubble) the case with all the teams. You can’t meet anyone from the outside, there is less distractions also. That’s a good thing. It can be harsh, but it’s amazing you can remain with the team. We need to get points. It’s an important game for us. We have committed a few errors, need to focus on process. I have been doing well in the nets, need to replicate it out in the middle. We have one change – Jagadeesan in place of Kedar Jadhav.”
IPL 2020, Match 25: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (CSK vs RCB) – Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C/wk), Narayan Jagadeesan, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma