CCL 2025 semi-finals: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Chennai Rhinos head-to-head, prediction, live telecast

As CCL 2025 heads into finale week, the top 4 teams will be in Mysuru for the semi-finals and the final. The order of play is that the top team plays the one in 4th place, while 2nd and 3rd spot teams play each other. As such, the defending champions, Bengal Tigers will play Punjab De Sher, while the Karnataka Bulldozers are up against the Chennai Rhinos. 

The Karnataka Bulldozers and Chennai Rhinos have a long history of playing each other in the Celebrity Cricket League. And they are pitted against each yet again in the second semi-final of CCL 2025 on March 1, in Mysuru. This year, the Bulldozers have a slight advantage, having beaten the Rhinos in the group stage, but the latter has, in the past, turned the tables on Kiccha Sudeep’s team after a similar early result in the tournament.

Also read: Celebrity Cricket League 2025: Presenting the top 4 teams heading to the semi-finals in Mysuru 

Here's a look at the head-to-head record of the Karnataka Bulldozers vs the Chennai Rhinos

Ahead of their match on March 1, the Karnataka Bulldozers and Chennai Rhinos are almost evenly poised at 5:4 as far as head-to-head encounters go. This does not include a match that was abandoned and another that was tied. In the initial years, the Rhinos had the upper hand, but since the pandemic, the Bulldozers have consistently beaten them in all their encounters.

• CCL 2011
  Group stage: Karnataka Bulldozers beat Chennai Rhinos
  Final: Chennai Rhinos beat Karnataka Bulldozers
• CCL 2012
  Group stage: Chennai Rhinos beat Karnataka Bulldozers
  Final: Chennai Rhinos beat Karnataka Bulldozers
• CCL 2013
  Group stage – Chennai Rhinos vs Karnataka Bulldozers match cancelled due to rain
  No result
• CCL 2014
  Group stage – Chennai Rhinos vs Karnataka Bulldozers match tied
• CCL 2015
  Semi-final - Chennai Rhinos beat Karnataka Bulldozers
• CCL 2016
  Group stage - Karnataka Bulldozes beat Chennai Rhinos

• CCL 2017
  Did not play each other
• CCL 2019
  Chennai Rhinos did not participate
• CCL 2023
  Group stage – Karnataka Bulldozers beat Chennai Rhinos
• CCL 2024
  Group stage – Karnataka Bulldozers beat Chennai Rhinos
• CCL 2025
  Group stage – Karnataka Bulldozers beat Chennai Rhinos

Also read: CCL 2025 Day 3: Match 5 Darling Krishna and Karan Aryan power Karnataka Bulldozers to victory over the Chennai Rhinos 

Predictions for Karnataka Bulldozers vs Chennai Rhinos semis

After winning the first two editions of the Celebrity Cricket League in 2011 and 2012, the Chennai Rhinos have played only 1 other final, in 2015. Last year, they’d made it to the play-offs, but were eliminated. On the other hand, the Karnataka Bulldozers have played 7 of the last 10 finals, winning twice. The prediction is that the Karnataka Bulldozers will advance to the final on March 2, since the match is happening in Mysuru.

Live telecast of CCL 2025

The official broadcast partner of CCL 2025 is Sony Sports Ten 3, while the streaming partner is JioHotstar. The Karnataka Bulldozers vs Chennai Rhinos match is scheduled for 6.30 pm on March 1. There are only 3 more matches in the 11th edition of the tournament - 2 semi-finals on March 1 and the final on March 2.