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Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Chennai Super Kings handily at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium to maintain their position atop the IPL 2025 standings. With just one victory in two games, CSK dropped from fourth to seventh place on the table due to the setback. With their five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Thursday, the Lucknow Super Giants gained their first points of the season and moved up to second place in the standings.
IPL 2025 Points Table
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NRR | Points |
| 1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.266 | 4 |
| 2. Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.963 | 2 |
| 3. Punjab Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.550 | 2 |
| 4. Delhi Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.371 | 2 |
| 5. Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.128 | 2 |
| 6. Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.308 | 2 |
| 7. Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.013 | 2 |
| 8. Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.493 | 0 |
| 9. Gujarat Titans | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.550 | 0 |
| 10. Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1.882 | 0 |
On a muggy Chennai evening, RCB first amassed a dominant 196/7 before ruthlessly defending it by holding CSK to 146/8 in 20 overs. Beginning with a top-order collapse within the powerplay and continuing to prevent CSK from cutting loose throughout their innings, RCB controlled CSK with the ball throughout the chase.
RCB set a tremendous total of 196/7 in their allocated 20 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar led his side from the front as he hit a superb half-century (51 of 32). Noor Ahmad kept up his impressive play for CSK, taking 3/36 in four overs and earning the purple hat for taking the most wickets this season. CSK lost the match by 50 runs after concluding their innings with 146/8 in 20 overs. CSK's batting lineup was swept by Josh Hazlewood (3/21), Yash Dayal (2/18, 3 overs), and Liam Livingstone (2/28, 4 overs).
