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Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings will take on arch-rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the ‘Southern derby’ in match No. 8 of the IPL 2025 season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. Both CSK and RCB have been off to a winning start in this season with Chennai beating Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets at home and Bengaluru stunning defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata last week.

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s CSK though hold a massive edge over Rajat Patidar-led RCB in head-to-head clashes – with the home side will winning 21 times and the visitors only 11 times. Chennai also haven’t lost to RCB at home in Chepauk since the first-ever IPL season back in 2008.

For CSK, lead pacer Matheesha Pathirana of Sri Lanka, was missing from the first game against Mumbai Indians due to injury and may not be available for the second match against RCB as well due to injury although coach Stephen Fleming assured that he has been ‘progressing well’.