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IPL 2025, Match 8: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (CSK vs RCB) - Key Head-to-Head Match Ups; A Surprise Dominance, Virat Kohli vs Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad vs Liam Livingstone

CSK vs RCB IPL 2025: Key player battles to watch, including Devon Conway vs Josh Hazlewood, Virat Kohli vs Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad vs Liam Livingstone & more. Check out head-to-head stats before the big match at Chepauk!

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 27.03.2025
CSK vs RCB IPL 2025

We are ready for the big Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (CSK vs RCB) match in the ninth game of the IPL 2025, which the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai) is set to host on Friday evening (28th March). 


Before the CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 match begins, let's check out key player vs player head-to-head matchup records.   


Devon Conway vs Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar  

Stats

Josh Hazlewood

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Runs

28

35

Balls

19

42

Out

0

0

Batting Strike Rate

147.36

83.33

4s/6s

3/0

2/1

Dot Balls

26.3%

57.1%


  • Both the pacers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have failed to dismiss Devon Conway in T20 cricket. However, Conway has a dominant record against Hazlewood with a strike rate of 147.36, Kumar has delivered 57.10% dot balls against Conway, as the batter has a T20 strike rate of 83.33 against the Indian pacer. 


Virat Kohli vs Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja 

Stats

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravindra Jadeja

Runs

181

157

Balls

147

145

Out

1

3

Batting Strike Rate

123.12

108.27

4s/6s

13/6

8/4

Dot Balls

28.6%

31.7%


  • Virat Kohli holds the record for his second-most runs against a bowler in T20 cricket by recording 181 runs against Ravichandran Ashwin, while the off-spinner has dismissed him once. Kohli smashed 13 fours and six sixes to Ashwin.

  • Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have some interesting battles in T20 cricket. Despite Kohli has scored 157 runs against the left-arm spinner, Jadeja has dismissed Kohli thrice, while the right-handed batter has a strike rate of 108.27 against Jadeja. It means there is no strong dominance between them.


Noor Ahmad vs Liam Livingstone  

Stats

Figuers

Balls

17

Runs

20

Out

3

Batting Strike Rate

117.64

Bowling Strike Rate

5.66

4s/6s

4/0

Dot Balls

56.2%


  • In their early T20 meetings, Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad has dominated English cricketer Liam Livingstone. While Livingstone has a record of 117.64 batting strike rate against Ahmad, the Afghan spinner has dismissed the English cricketer thrice with a dot ball percentage of 56.20. 


Can Devdutt Padikkal score his first T20 run against Khaleel Ahmed?  

Stats

Figuers

Balls

4

Runs

0

Out

2

Batting Strike Rate

Bowling Strike Rate

2.00

4s/6s

Dot Balls

100%


  • The left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed has a dream record against Devdutt Padikkal as Ahmed dismissed the batter twice in four balls in T20 cricket without conceding a single run.

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