IPL 2026, Match 11: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Chennai Super Kings in the 11th match of IPL 2026 on April 5th at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru starting at 7:30 PM. Rajat Patidar will lead RCB, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain CSK in this match.
There are fantastic players across the two squads and you can expect great performances from players such as Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube. It will be interesting to see what their final predicted playing XI looks like prior to events both sides play at this significant event.
Match Details
| Match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match No. | 11th T20 |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
RCB vs CSK – Full Squad
| RCB Players | Role | CSK Players | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt (WK) ✈️ | Batter | Sanju Samson (WK) | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) | Batter |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Ayush Mhatre | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter | Matthew Short ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batter | Sarfaraz Khan | Batter |
| Tim David ✈️ | Batter | Kartik Sharma | Batter |
| Romario Shepherd ✈️ | All-Rounder | Shivam Dube | All-Rounder |
| Krunal Pandya | All-Rounder | Jamie Overton ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler | Noor Ahmad ✈️ | Bowler |
| Abhinandan Singh | Bowler | Matt Henry ✈️ | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | Anshul Kamboj | All-Rounder |
| Jacob Duffy ✈️ | Bowler | Khaleel Ahmed | Bowler |
| Jacob Bethell ✈️ | All-Rounder | Dewald Brevis ✈️ | Batter |
| Swapnil Singh | All-Rounder | MS Dhoni | Batter |
| Josh Hazlewood ✈️ | Bowler | Urvil Patel | Batter |
| Rasikh Salam | Bowler | Ramakrishna Ghosh | All-Rounder |
| Nuwan Thushara ✈️ | Bowler | Gurjapneet Singh | Bowler |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | Shreyas Gopal | Bowler |
| Satvik Deswal | Bowler | Mukesh Choudhary | Bowler |
| Mangesh Yadav | All-Rounder | Akeal Hosein ✈️ | Bowler |
| Jordan Cox ✈️ | Batter | Prashant Veer | All-Rounder |
| Vicky Ostwal | Bowler | Aman Khan | All-Rounder |
| Vihaan Malhotra | All-Rounder | Rahul Chahar | Bowler |
| Kanishk Chouhan | All-Rounder | Zak Foulkes ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| — | — | Spencer Johnson ✈️ | Bowler |
RCB vs CSK – Predicted Playing 11
| No. | RCB (Defending Champions) | CSK (Challengers) |
| 1 | Philip Salt (WK) ✈️ | Sanju Samson (WK) |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | Ayush Mhatre |
| 3 | Rajat Patidar (C) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) |
| 4 | Devdutt Padikkal | Sarfaraz Khan |
| 5 | Jitesh Sharma | Shivam Dube |
| 6 | Krunal Pandya | Jamie Overton ✈️ |
| 7 | Tim David ✈️ | Kartik Sharma |
| 8 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Khaleel Ahmed |
| 9 | Romario Shepherd ✈️ | Anshul Kamboj |
| 10 | Jacob Duffy ✈️ | Noor Ahmad ✈️ |
| 11 | Abhinandan Singh | Matt Henry ✈️ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sub | Rasikh Salam (Impact) | Khaleel Ahmed (Impact) |
FAQs
The match will be played on April 5, 2026, at 7:30 PM.
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