Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the Indian Premier League in Sharjah on Friday. Sent in to bat,...
Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the Indian Premier League in Sharjah on Friday.
Sent in to bat, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 156/6 in their 20 overs. Chasing, CSK completed the task in 18.1 overs.
IPL 2021, RCB vs CSK as it happened: Chennai Super Kings bag 6-wicket win with clinical performance
Ruturaj Gaikwad (38) and Faf du Plessis (31) added 71 runs for the first wicket to set the tone for CSK’s chase. It was skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina who finished off the chase.
Earlier, RCB were off to a flying start with skipper Virat Kohli (53) and Devdutt Padikkal (70) laying a solid foundation with a stand of 111 runs for the opening wicket.
Kohli fell to the seasoned Dwayne Bravo after hitting six boundaries and a six, while Padikkal hit five fours and three maximums before being dismissed by Shardul Thakur, as RCB stuttered after a fine start.
For CSK, India pacer Thakur finished with impressive figures of 2/29 from his quota of four overs, while Bravo bowled excellently to pick 3/24.
Brief Scores
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 156/6 in 20 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 70, Virat Kohli 53; Shardul Thakur 2/29, Dwayne Bravo 3/24).
Chennai Super Kings: 157/4 in 18.1 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 38, Ambati Rayudu 32, Faf...
