RCB defeated CSK by 43 runs in IPL 2026 after posting 250/3, with Tim David’s 70* and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s three wickets sealing a dominant win in Bengaluru.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, with RCB aiming to build momentum and CSK chasing their first win of IPL 2026.
Amid all these, RCB will be banking on a positive start to their campaign in IPL 2025, and gear up to rewrite history when they take on a crafty CSK spin unit in a high-stakes face-off at Chepauk on Friday.
Thursday’s washout in Hyderabad meant that Sunrisers Hyderabad joined Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals as the three confirmed teams for the playoffs and the race is now for only one spot with two teams in fray -- CSK and RCB.
RCB continued to lose wickets at regular intervals as CSK restricted them to a low total.
