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Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally overcame their 17- year old jinx as they outclassed Chennai Super Kings by an impressive 50 runs in Tata IPL 2025 encounter in sultry Chennai.
Earlier at CSK Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bowl first. And RCB got off to a flyer with English opener Phil Salt making his intent clear with an aggressive 32 ( 16 balls, 5 fours, 1 six), fellow opener Virat Kohli 31 ( 30 balls , 2 fours , 1 six) , Devdutt Padikkal 27 ( 14 balls , 2 fours , 2 sixes). RCB batsmen did not let the momentum go down.
RCB Skipper Rajat Patidar then showed the way with a superb knock to push the RCB innings . Patidar was impressive in his 51 ( 32 balls , 4 fours, 3 sixes), Liam Livingstone was out for ( 10), Jitesh Sharma ( 12) , Krunal Pandya ( 0).
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤! 🫡
Rajat Patidar bags the Player of the Match award for his 51 (32) that set the tone for @RCBTweets‘s commanding win 👏
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The RCB innings towards the end were boosted by a brilliant cameo and unbeaten one by big Aussie Tim David. David’s blitz 22 not out ( 8 balls , 1 four, 3 sixes) helped RCB reach an impressive 196/ 7 in their 20 overs.
CSK bowling figures read : Khaleel Ahmed 1/ 28 ( 4 overs) , Ravichandran Ashwin 1/ 22 ( 2 overs) , Sam Curran 0/34 ( 3 overs) , Noor Ahmad 3/ 36 ( 4 overs) , Ravindra Jadeja 0/ 37 ( 3 overs) , Matheesha Pathirana 2 / 36 ( 4 overs)
In reply , CSK were jolted early with loss of wickets and and that dented their chase . Opener Rahul Tripathi was out for ( 5) . Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad ( 0) , Deepak Hooda ( 4), Sam Curran ( 8) . CSK reeling at 52/4 in 8.5 overs against some tight RCB bowling and backed by spirited fielding.
They continue to make merry with the ball 👌👌
3⃣ important wickets in the powerplay 🙌#CSK 31/3 after 6 overs.
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Shivam Dube ( 19) , Ravindra Jadeja ( 25), Ravichandran Ashwin ( 11). Amidst huge cheers from the crowd , legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave some moments for fans to cheer with his 30 not out ( 16 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) , Noor Ahmad not out 0 . RCB bowlers did well to restrict the CSK to 146/ 8 in their 20 overs.
Kiwi Rachin Ravindra, opener, with wickets falling around him stood firm and ended up as the was the top scorer for the CSK with 41 ( 31 balls , 5 fours)
RCB bowling was spot on with Aussie Josh Hazlewood leading the way with an impressive 3/ 21 ( 4 overs), Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/ 19 ( 3 overs), Yash Dayal 2/ 18 (3 overs), Liam Livingstone 2/ 28 ( 4 overs) , Suyash Sharma 0/32 ( 4 overs) , Krunal Pandya 0/ 26 ( 2 overs)
Match: IPL 2025, 8th Match
Venue: Chennai | Date: March 28, 2025
