Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Toss Prediction (RCB vs CSK)

Our toss call

Bowl first

From our match preview

We expect the toss winner to field.

✓ Decision called · Chennai Super Kings elected to field

Toss result

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bat first

Stamped 7 May, 20:00 IST · live data feed

Match outcome

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 43 runs ✓ match-winner prediction correct

Sunday, 5 April 2026 · 19:30 IST · M. Chinnaswamy Stadium · IPL

From our match preview

Toss: Bowl first. Over 50% of toss winners at Chinnaswamy choose to field, driven by heavy dew that makes the ball slippery for bowlers in the second innings.

🏟️ What the toss means at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Toss impact: Moderate chase-friendly ground — teams batting second win 53% here

The toss went Chennai Super Kings's way — they chose to field, so Chennai Super Kings chase. In this branch our model makes Royal Challengers Bengaluru 59.0% — fair odds 1.69 (CSK 2.44) against a pre-toss baseline of 62.0%.

How we made this Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings toss prediction

We do not predict who wins the coin flip itself; that is genuinely 50/50. We predict what the toss winner will choose to do. For this match, our toss call is published in our match prediction. We make every call with the weather, the pitch and the team news in mind, including who captains. The result above shows whether the captain actually followed our predicted decision.

For the full methodology — venue toss patterns, dew, and captaincy psychology — see the venue field-first method.

Toss prediction page launched 7 May 2026. The pre-toss call summarised here comes from our Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings match preview.

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RCB vs CSK toss prediction FAQ

Who won the RCB vs CSK toss?

Chennai Super Kings won the RCB vs CSK toss and chose to field first.

What did the toss winner choose in RCB vs CSK?

Chennai Super Kings chose to field first. Our pre-toss call was field first — the captain did what we predicted.

How does the toss affect the RCB vs CSK match odds?

Meaningfully. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium favours chasing (teams batting second win 53% here), so our model shifts the match win probability by about 3 percentage points depending on which side ends up chasing — with evening dew adding to the chase advantage under lights. A pre-toss match price averages both branches, so the toss result itself can create or kill value on the match market.

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