Where to watch CSK vs RCB Match in IPL 2025 for free?

In the 8th match of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League, the five-time Champions Chennai Super Kings are going up against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the historic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This is one of the most hyped matches of this league, as two legends, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, will be featuring in this match. Both teams are coming into this match after winning their 1st match of this season.

CSK will try to take revenge for getting eliminated from the play-offs last year. Their spin attack is one of the lethal spin attacks of this tournament, with Ashwin, Jadeja, and Noor Ahmed. Also, their batting lineup is very deep with Dhoni at number 8 and Ashwin at 9; they can attack from ball one without fear of getting out.

On the other hand, RCB will also be very confident after defeating the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders at their home ground. Their batting lineup is looking great this time as they addressed the problem of the middle order in this year's auction. Players like Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone provide that balance to the team. Their bowling lineup is also looking very strong this year with the addition of Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma.

CSK vs RCB Match Details:

This is the 8th match of IPL 2025 and it will be played between CSK and RCB at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 28th of March 2025, at 7:30 PM.

How to watch the Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Live?

CSK vs RCB live streaming will be available to watch on multiple channels for viewers, i.e. TV broadcast or Online Streaming across the globe. Viewers can watch as per their compatibility.

Where to watch CSK vs RCB Live?

Let’s look at the available ways to watch the 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 between CSK and RCB. Fans can buy the tickets from BookMyShow or the official website of the Chennai Super Kings and IPL. If the tickets are not available or have sold out, then the best way to watch this match is to sit back at home and enjoy it with your family. Here is the list of ways in which the finals of this tournament can be watched by the fans from their home.

Where to watch CSK vs RCB in India?

All the cricket fans from India can watch the CSK vs RCB match from home through the different channel or by live-streaming.

• TV Broadcasting Channel: Star Sports Network
• Live-Streaming: JioHotstar
  In India, Star Sports Network has Broadcasting rights to all the domestic events, and the TV audience can tune in to this network to enjoy a live telecast of this match. Star Sports offers a wide range of language broadcasting, which includes Hindi, English, Bhojpuri, etc,. on their different TV channels like Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1, and Star Sports 1 HD.
  All the online streaming audience will need a JioHotstar subscription to watch CSK vs RCB. The subscription starts from 149 INR for three months.
  Also, with a Jio SIM and a plan of Rs. 299 or above, customers can live stream the IPL for free, without paying any extra charge.

Here is the complete list of all the Countries and platforms (TV channels and online Streaming) from where Cricket fans enjoy the live telecast of IPL matches.

CSK vs RCB Probable XI: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The team combination plays an important role in the success of any team. Let’s understand how both teams playing XI will look in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League.

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Rituraj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, M. Pathiran, Khaleel Ahmed.

CSK’s playing XI is looking like one of the best in this tournament with 3 world-class spinners in the form of Ashwin, Noor and Jadeja. It was expected that the pitch would help the spinner, and it eventually did. CSK’s spinner took 5 out of 9 wickets in their first match against the Mumbai Indians. Noor Ahmed had a dream debut for CSK, achieving career-best figures in the match against the MI.
Rahul Tripathi, who came as an opener in the first match, didn’t score much however, his performance will be very crucial for the team as he can provide a stormy start to the team with his aggressive batting style. Along with Rahul, Rachin Ravindra came to open and he remained not out till the end, he made sure CSK won the match comfortably. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad also looked in his form of the life from ball one, he also scored a half century in the first match and that too in just 22 balls. His form will decide the fate of CSK’s success in this season of IPL. It is expected that CSK will not change their winning combination and play with the same team in this match too.

Squad of Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shaik Rasheed, Andre Siddarth, Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Vansh Bedi, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Rachin Ravindra, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Matheesha Pathirana, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI :

Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their 1st match against Kolkata Knight Riders very easily, which will definitely boost their confidence, and they will also not change their winning combination until there is a force change. Also, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is fit to play and will play the match against CSK. RCB’s opening combination is looking very explosive. We have witnessed an assault by Phil Salt in the first match, and fans can expect the same in this match too; however, RCB’s batting lineup has to face CSK’s Spin triplet, and that will be a huge challenge for the RCB.
On the other hand, for the first time, RCB’s bowling line-up is looking stronger than their batting, with bowlers like Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, and Rasikh Dar Salam. In their last match, they restricted the explosive batters of KKR to just 174 runs after a very great start by captain Rahane and Narine. Krunal Pandya will also get a chance to play an impactful inning in both batting and bowling.

Squad of Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Yash Dayal.