On an IPL 2025 card and very much a fixture to excite, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The contest will be played on May 3rd, at 7:30 PM IST, Saturday. RCB have been good so far with third place on the points ladder, winning seven out of ten matches giving them 14 points and a healthy net run-rate of +0.521. They are on a winning spree with three matches and look good for the playoffs with four matches remaining. CSK, on the contrary, have had a very awful tournament, out of contention and all the way at the bottom, with losses in eight out of ten matches. They shall be playing only for pride.
Before the grand match, these are records that could be created:
1. MS Dhoni needs 3 sixes for 350 in T20s:
MS Dhoni, one of the top batters in T20 cricket, needs only 3 more sixes to achieve his T20 total of 350. He has already appeared in 401 matches and has hit 347 sixes, particularly in nail-biting last overs.
2. MS Dhoni needs 4 stumpings for 50 in IPL:
At age 43, MS Dhoni will have another opportunity to reach 50 stumpings in the IPL. He currently has 46 stumpings in his career since the inception of this league in 2008, playing for CSK and formerly for the Rising Pune Supergiants.
3. One wicket needed for Ravindra Jadeja to have 150 in T20s:
Ravindra Jadeja nears his 150th T20 wicket wearing CSK colors. Having played in 196 matches (including IPL and the now-defunct Champions League T20), he has claimed 149 wickets so far.
4. Sam Curran 8 runs away from completing the 1000 in IPL:
Sam Curran now needs only 8 runs to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in IPL across 63 matches where he scored 992 runs at an average strike rate of 136.63.
5. Virat Kohli needs 1 six for 300 in T20s with RCB:
Virat Kohli, dummy captain of the blast RCB, and an addiction to T20 cricket has thus far hit 299 sixes. A solitary six would push him over the 300 mark for RCB for whom he has played in 277 matches, scoring 8,871 runs.
6. Phil Salt needs 3 sixes for 50 in IPL:
Phil Salt, making noise in the Indian Premier League, has thus far struck 47 sixes in 30 matches and needs just three more for 50. He has played for RCB, KKR, and DC.
7. Krunal Pandya needs 2 catches for 50 in IPL:
Krunal Pandya has played 137 matches for RCB, Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians, and is only two catches away from reaching 50 catches in IPL history. He has shown that he has a reliable pair of hands as an all-rounder.
