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Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrash CSK by 43 runs to win their second consecutive game of the season. The defending champions have now won their last four matches against CSK.
Chasing 250 for the win, CSK needed a fast start to their innings. However, the visitors lost skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad early in the innings, and soon Sanju Samson was dismissed too.
Ayush Mhatre, the young star of the team, was dismissed for just 1, as CSK were reeling at 30 runs for the loss of 3 wickets after the third over.
Sarfaraz Khan played a blinder to give the visitors hope before being dismissed by Krunal Pandya. Khan scored 50 runs in just 25 balls to give CSK a lifeline back into the game. However, with wickets falling around, the visitors could not build a partnership to take them over the line.
For RCB, Jacob Duffy starred with the ball, giving the hosts early wickets yet again. The Kiwi star took two early wickets, of both CSK openers, to help RCB gain momentum in the second innings.
Krunal Pandya was brilliant with the ball too, getting 2 wickets in his opening over. The left-arm pacer used his variety to put RCB in a promising position going into the final few overs of the match.
RCB smashed 250 runs in the first innings against CSK
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bengaluru started off with a bang, scoring 91 runs in the first 10 overs against the Chennai Super Kings. Tim David and Devdutt Padikkal Patidar scored half-centuries for RCB to propel RCB to a massive 250 at the end of 20 overs
Padikkal scored 50 runs in 29 balls. Rajat Paditar looked in fine touch as he dominated the CSK spinners. The RCB skipper scored 48 runs in 19 balls to propel RCB to 250 runs at the end of 20 overs. While Tim David smashed 70 runs in 25 balls.
RCB scored 140 runs in the final 10 overs as CSK bowlers were taken to the cleaners. RCB will face Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati next, while CSK will take on the Delhi Capitals.
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