Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match prediction 25th match

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Three bets to make you rich this Saturday

Surprisingly, Royal Challengers are in a better position in the points table going into this particular fixture, with them winning two of their five matches, while rivals Chennai Super Kings have won just two of their six matches so far. Needless to say, a win would propel their chances of making it to the qualifier - but Chennai Super Kings need the win more desperately than the men from Bengaluru. Apart from that, we are set for a nail-biting match, with both teams, packed with stars, set to lock horns at the Dubai International Stadium, this Saturday evening.

To double the fun, I have handpicked the top three bets from the market and listed them below. Just go through my analysis and place your bets strategically to win lucrative rewards

Faf du Plessis to score over 25.5 runs @ 1.87 (Leo Vegas)

The South African has been no less than phenomenal this season, with him already the second-highest run-scorer in the 2020 IPL, with a tally of 299 runs in 6 matches, at a rate of 74.75 runs per innings, with scores of 17, 87, 22, 43, 72, 58, having scored at least 26 runs in four of those matches. Even in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League, the Protean amassed a total of 396 runs in 12 matches, averaging 36 runs per innings, with seven scores of more than 25 runs in the above-mentioned games.

In the past five matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the batsman's scores were - 5, 21, 24, 33, 54 - having scored a total of 137, scoring at a rate of 27.4 runs per innings. Having played a total of 7 matches against the IPL rivals, the South African racked up 210 runs, at a rate of 42 runs per innings. Having played three matches at the venue this season, his scores were - 43, 22, 87, scoring at a rate of 30.4 runs per innings. With odds of 1.87 offered by Leo Vegas, it would be wise to invest on this bet.

Virat Kohli to score under 29.5 runs @ 1.87 (Leo Vegas)

Even though this might be a surprising pick, Virat Kohli's form in the IPL so far compels us to take up this one. In the five matches played this season, the right-hander scored 3, 1, 14, 43, 72 runs, at a rate of 26.6 runs. Talking of records, even though he was the highest run-scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League, with 464 runs to his name at a rate of 33.14, he got past the 29-run mark on just five occasions.

In the past five H2H matches against Chennai Super Kings, his scores were - 9, 6, 8, 18, 12, which accounts to just 53 runs, averaging 10.6 runs per innings, with him never scoring more than 27 runs in any of those games. In the four matches played at the Dubai International Stadium, Kohli scored just 61 runs, at a rate of 15.25 runs per innings, having scored the required range just once. Withe evidence stacked against him, we are hoping to make some money out of this bet.

Faf du Plessis to hit over 2.5 fours @ 1.83 (Bet 365)

We are back again with the South African, that largely speaks of the season he has had so far. In the six matches played this season, Faf du Plessis struck a total of 29 boundaries (3, 11, 4, 4, 1, 6) - the second highest in the 2020 IPL so far, having struck at least three in four of the above-mentioned games so far. In 12 matches he featured in the previous season, the right-hander hit a total of 36 boundaries, at a rate of three hits per match, having registered more than two strikes in six of those matches.

Having played three matches at the venue so far, the batsman has hit a total of 19 fours (4, 4, 11), striking at a rate of 3.16 hits per match, having struck more than two in each of the games. In his 77-match IPL career, the batsman has hit a total of 192 boundaries, at a rate of almost 2.5 hits per match, which does not fulfil our criteria entirely. But, with the recent form on his side and odds of 1.83 on offer, we should definitely invest in this particular bet.