Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) got their IPL 2025 season off to a win against Kolkata at Eden Gardens. Their next test is against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk on Friday, which is CSK's home stadium. Former cricketer Shane Watson has cautioned RCB to be very careful against Chennai, noting that even one error would result in defeat. Worth mentioning here is that Watson has played for both Chennai and Bengaluru in the IPL before.
RCB Faces a Toughest Challenge at Chepauk
As Watson suggested, playing against CSK at Chepauk will be a big challenge for RCB. He mentioned that CSK has a powerful bowling line-up and Bengaluru needs to have the right combination of bowlers to deal with them effectively.
- Chepauk is a known bowler-friendly track, and it is tough to score freely on this ground by batting.
- CSK's spin trio-Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Noor Ahmed-has been on scintillating form.
- Noor Ahmed impressed at Mumbai, regularly picking wickets with wicket-taking deliveries.
- Watson emphasized that these bowlers never lose hope of taking wickets, so the task to face them becomes challenging.
- He also pointed out CSK's strong batting order, adding to the difficulty for RCB.
Rajasthan's Batting Woes in IPL 2025
Watson also remarked on the bad form of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the tournament. They have lost their last two games, and their batsmen do not seem to be performing well.
- Against Kolkata, Rajasthan's batting order could not counter the spin pair of Varun Chakravarthy and Moeen Ali.
- Their bowlers were also out of control, letting the opposition have their way.
- KKR opener Quinton de Kock delivered a calm innings, negating the early pressure to ramp up the scoring and win the match for his team.
Watson, who was also a member of Rajasthan's winning team in 2008, was worried about the performance of the team now and felt both batting and bowling needed to improve.
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