Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs in their Indian Premier League match on Monday. Set an impressive target of 227, RCB looked certain to depart Glen Maxwell (76 off 36 balls) and Captain Faf Du Plessis (33 of 62) in quick succession. Both raised hopes of RCB’s victory by adding 126 runs for the third wicket. Invited to bat first, CSK scored 226 runs for six wickets. With the win, CSK moved up to the third spot while RCB remained at the seventh spot. Rajasthan Royals continues to top the points table.
Orange and Purple Cap
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis continues to top the highest run-scorer’s table with 259 runs from five matches. of RCB Virat Kohli With a tally of 220 runs, he is sixth in the list. csk bowler Tushar Deshpande He is now fifth in the list of bowlers taking the most 10 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings clocked in just in time to seal a 444-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match here on Monday.
devon conway While scored 83 runs in 45 balls shivam dubey CSK scored 226 for six after being asked to bat first, scoring 52 off 27 balls. In response, RCB’s team got out after scoring 218 runs for eight wickets.
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (62 off 33 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (76 off 36) gave CSK a 126-run partnership for the third wicket till they stayed at the crease.
RCB got off to a dreadful start as they lost Virat Kohli, who played to the bowling of Akash Singh. Akash could have had more success Mahesh Tikshana did not leave the skier from Mahipal Lomror At mid off.
Lomror however did not last long and left after being caught Ruturaj Gaikwad Cover point. Maxwell meant business as he hit Akash for two sixes in the next over, while du Plessis hit Deshpande for two fours and a six.
Du Plessis showed off his strokes and Akash bore the brunt of his anger in the next over, hitting two fours and a six.
Du Plessis and Maxwell were at their ferocious best and did not spare any of the CSK bowlers who were hitting fours and sixes.
While du Plessis brought up his half-century in just 23 balls, Maxwell’s half-century came in 24 balls. The Australian then hit a massive six as RCB reached 121 for two in 10 overs.
Tikshana had the last laugh when he tempted Maxwell, who hit a skier in search of the big shot and M S Dhoni The rest was done to break the dangerous partnership. To make matters worse for RCB, du Plessis walked away in the next over, handing Dhoni another skier off the bowling of Meen Ali.
with PTI inputs
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