RCB vs CSK HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2026: RCB continue dominance as Chennai suffer 43-run loss at Chinnaswamy

Ruturaj Gaikwad: Well, even I was surprised, to be honest. Great fight by Sarfaraz, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, even to some extent Shivam Dube. So I think, maybe I could have, contributed more top of the order. You never know, we would have chased it down. (on David) Well, you're right, KP. I think, Anshul almost got a wicket of him. Unfortunate to be illegal delivery, but yeah, after that, he just smacked all over the park and, as you rightly said, hats off to him. (on not taking their chances in the field) We would have had, as you rightly said, if you had taken the early chance of Virat Kohli, I think that was, I mean, maybe he would have had momentum to ourselves.

Duffy to bowl out. A wide followed by a slower bumper and Noor top edges it over the keeper for FOUR. A slew of singles to follow. Slower ball again and Kamboj waits on it and heaves it over square leg for SIX - 200 up for CSK, but the outcome of a contest has been sealed well in advance.

CSK 204/9 in 19 overs

Suyash to Overton, OUT! Sliding googly and Overton gets more elevation than distance. An easy catch in the deep and CSK's rearguard has been knocked off in a flash. Another chance at short third off the leading edge but Abhinandan drops a sitter this time!

Jamie Overton c sub (JG Bethell) b Suyash Sharma 37 (16b 4x4 2x6)

Veer crunches Suyash past the umpire for FOUR and CSK are still holding afloat in the chase. It's all down to this pair right here as CSK are still ahead of what RCB were at this stage. But the kind of fireworks from David at the back-end will be super hard to replicate.

CSK 165/6 in 15 overs

Suyash continues. He tightens his lines around the stumps, offering no room to Overton and Veer. Overton goes squarer this time for a single. Excellent over, just the three from it.

CSK 139/6 in 13 overs

Suyash Sharma into the attack

A touch wide and Overton slices it past backward point for FOUR. A string of singles and CSK are all about staying afloat for the full 20 now.

CSK 117/6 in 11 overs

Krunal fires in another bouncer and Prasant slaps it past point for FOUR this time. Another fiery short ball at 118 kph and Dube freezes in the crease. Krunal follows up with a slinging side-arm, forcing Dube to misfire the slog down towards long-off. Another bouncer and Dube gets some bat on it this time, the top edge flying over the keeper for FOUR.

CSK 105/5 in 9 overs

Krunal Pandya into the attack

Krunal to Sarfaraz, OUT! And Sarfaraz's adventures end soon after. Krunal strikes first ball as he fires one in with flight and beats Sarfaraz's charge. Easy stumping for Jitesh and RCB are well and truly on top of this game. Shivam Dube is in at 6. And it's business as usual as he launches a first-ball SIX over deep mid-wicket. Easy on the knee and easy off the blade. Krunal to Kartik, OUT! Straight up and out. Kartik's eyes light up with another tossed up delivery. Krunal gets it straighten a touch and Kartik sends the ball straight up to the palms of short third. Prashant Veer is in next and Krunal greets him with a 126 kph bouncer outside off!

Sarfaraz Khan st †Sharma b Pandya 50 (25b 8x4 2x6); Kartik Sharma c Abhinandan Singh b Pandya 6 (3b 1x6)

CSK 84/5 in 7 overs

Duffy for a third and Sarfaraz picks up on the short ball in a flash and sends it sailing for SIX over mid-wicket. Not in control but another pick-up pull brings up the team fifty with a FOUR. FOUR more! Short again and Sarfaraz unfurls another rasping pull past square. And it's a no-ball! Sarfaraz misses out on the free hit but Kartik doesnt let a length ball go. A nimble flick sends the ball towering over mid-wicket for SIX.

Huge reprieve for Samson as he nervously flicks the ball, miscuing it just over mid-wicket. The look on Kohli's face encapsulates the moment and if Samson can get his eye in, he can still turn this around for CSK. This time it's Sarfaraz who sends the ball flying uncontrollably on the other side of the square, past deep third for FOUR. Slower ball onto the hips and Samson flicks it over fine leg for SIX. Duffy to Samson, OUT! Another edge and taken. Hard length and hard hands with no feet movement and Samson sends the ball straight to the hands of first slip.

Sanju Samson c Padikkal b Duffy 9 (5b 0x4 1x6)

CSK 30/3 in 3 overs

Jacob Duffy into the attack, Samson on strike.

On the length and Samson flicks the first ball for a single. Ruturaj dabs the following behind square for another single. On the stumps and Samson taps another ball down the ground for a single. Banged into the pitch and Gaikwad nonchalantly pulls the ball for a SIX! Duffy to Gaikwad, OUT! Gone! A nimble adjustment on length, a bit fuller with the outswing and Gaikwad leans himself into an edge to first slip. Ayush Mhatre is in at 3.

Ruturaj Gaikwad c Padikkal b Duffy 7 (3b 1x6)

CSK 10/1 in 1 over(Target: 251)

At the RCB cauldron, a fledgling CSK have met their worst nemesis. They have never chased a score greater than 206 and have never conceded as much ever in the IPL. RCB's progressive combustion was way too much for Ruturaj Gaikwad to handle with a young bowling cast.

Devdutt Padikkal: "I think at the strategic timeout as well, we had to, we knew that we had to keep going and it was an important phase from there on and I'm probably glad that I got out because the way Tim went from there, it was incredible. (On the pitch) I think it was a bit tacky early on, especially with the new ball wasn't coming on that well and we have to make sure that we don't lose too many wickets. We understand that in the Chinnaswamy, if we have wickets in hand in the last five, six overs, we can really maximize and that's what we did. (On the score) Yeah, I think it's a really good score. But again, anything can happen in cricket. We have to do our things right and hopefully we'll get the win."

Overton strays to the pads and David smites it over backward square for SIX. An inside-edge down fine and David reels in two more. Another bumper and David gets a top-edge flying over Samson for FOUR more! Bang! In the slot and David crunches it down the ground for SIX and brings up his FIFTY in 21 balls. Higher, meaner and stronger. David sends the ball into orbit with another brute slog down the ground for SIX. That goes to Cubbon Park! Short ball and David hammers the Kookaburra out of Chinnaswamy with his 8th six of the night!

RCB 237/3 in 19 overs

Noor Ahmed returns

A couple of singles to follow as Noor rushes the ball through length. Raw muscle there as David simply stands up and lifts Noor without a sweat over long-off for SIX! Two in a row! Noor drops short and David pummels the ball over cow corner for another huge SIX. He comes around the stumps and fends another on length and David biffs it over extra cover for another SIX this time. 5 sixes in the last 9 balls - and David closes the over with a single.

RCB 193/3 in 17 overs

Overton to Padikkal, OUT! Cleaned him up. A needless attempt with the ramp from Padikkal and Overton clatters the stumps down. But a superb knock to set up the counter-attack for RCB and Padikkal has laid out the platform well for the finishers. Tim David walks in at 5. Overton continues to fire in at the stumps and strings four dots on the bounce. Fraction wide and David flays the ball down to deep cover for a single.

Devdutt Padikkal b Overton 50 (29b 5x4 2x6)

RCB 153/3 in 15 overs

Patidar's on the charge. Dube drops it short and Patidar hooks the off-cutter over backward square-leg for a SIX! The one-dimensional bowling is backfiring now and Padikkal leans into another slower ball and clubs it over mid-off for SIX more! Short and Padikkal slaps through backward point for FOUR. Full and he drills it down the ground for another FOUR - 23 from the over and RCB are firmly back on top.

RCB 137/2 in 13 overs

Shivam Dube into the attack

CSK investing in change of pace today and that has not allowed RCB to tear away ahead in terms of scoring rates, as yet. And it works! Slower bumper on length and Salt mistimes the pull down to square leg. Noor Ahmad holds onto an excellent catch and CSK have bagged a crucial breakthrough. Rajat Patidar is in at 4. A single to follow. Another pace-off delivery outside the off-stump and Padikkal slashes it over short third for FOUR.

Phil Salt c Noor Ahmad b Dube 46 (30b 3x4 2x6)

RCB 98/2 in 11 overs

Jamie Overton into the attack

A hint of shape away from the batter for Overton and Salt leans into a drive through mid-off, cut down by the fielder. Pace-off on length and Padikkal waits on the ball and lifts it over extra cover for two runs.

RCB 87/1 in 9 overs

Kamboj continues

Kamboj slides one in towards the hips and Salt appears to find his rhythm with a nifty swivel flick over backward square for SIX! Another loosener on length and Salt wallops the slower-ball through mid-wicket for FOUR.

RCB 66/1 in 7 overs

Anshul Kamboj into the attack

Kohli charges first ball and the lack of pace means the ball will fall short of the mid-off fielder. Short and Kohli belts the ball through mid-wicket for FOUR. Shorter this time and Kohli falls, OUT! Kohli goes hard at the rising delivery and mistimes the pull altogether. Dube redeems himself this time with a fine catch at wide long on. Devdutt Padikkal is in at 3. Off the mark with a single. Edged and past the keeper. Salt moves away for room and gets a thick outside-edge flying past Sanju Samson for FOUR.

Virat Kohli c Dube b Kamboj 28 (18b 2x4 1x6)

Khaleel continues. Hits the length hard and Kohli slaps it across the square for a single. Another delivery rises up from length and Salt scythes another one down to deep backward point for a single. Not a lot of extravagant shots as yet from the RCB batters in the Powerplay, something could give just about now. In the air and dropped! Shivam Dube puts down a sitter running back from mid-on. Kohli miscues another slog and Dube puts down a simple chance and Khaleel cups his head in disbelief. He was positioned well underneath the bowl and Kohli's slate of luck continues. Another good over from Khaleel.

RCB 17/0 in 3 overs

Khaleel Ahmed to open proceedings for CSK. Phil Salt on strike.

Early delivery moving across the strip and Khaleel beats Salts outside-edge on the drive. Overpitches this time and Salt slices it over point. An excellent effort from Henry cuts the boundary in the deep. Uh oh, nearly! Kohli sets on a quick single first ball with a punch to cover. Salt sends him scampering back and a direct hit from Prashant Veer would have had him on his way. In the air and just over mid-on. Kohli mistimes the slog and gets a toe edge flying just over Shivam Dube for his first runs.

RCB 5/0 in 1 over

Chennai Super Kings Impact subs: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer

Interesting call from CSK to retain their squad from the previous match. That's some faith shown on the bowlers despite their inability to defend 209 at Chepauk. RCB's efficient combination retains itself with Hazlewood still building up towards fitness.

TOSS: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and opted to field

Ruturaj: We will bowl first. Obviously, high scoring ground. Looks like a good pitch, there's going to be some runs. We'll look to restrict them as much as possible. MS is getting back slowly, sometimes it taks time, if he's ready to play, it'll be soon. The first game was disappointing, but our batting was much better in the second game. Everyone is feeling confident. Same team for us.

Patidar: We were looking to bowl first, but it looks like a hard pitch, so we're happy to bat. It's a fresh wicket. The boys played well in the last game and we're looking to continue here. The way everyone played in the last game was tremendous, everyone had clarity in their role and they vare high in confidence. We're going with the same side.

Rajat Patidar and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle for the coin flip

Having recovered from a side strain, Dewald Brevis is limbering up with a few throwdowns. Will his inclusion make a difference for CSK today? RCB did not miss Josh Hazlewood during the opening game when Jacob Duffy put on a superb Powerplay spell. He appears to take it light on another evening and that might be the cue that the Kiwi will retain his spot in the XI instead.

It appears as though CSK could go in with four seamers today. Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj as well as Matt Henry have marked their run-ups on the square.

Under an hour now to the toss and CSK cannot afford to cede momentum early tonight. Whether bat or ball, the Powerplay will be keen for the visitors. CSK are yet to find rhythm with the ball up top as seamers Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj and Khaleel Ahmed have wavered with the ball. And so have the batters, led by Ruturaj and Sanju Samson who are yet to reel in a sizable score for themselves.

Virat Kohli leads the league in terms of most runs in RCB vs CSK matches in the IPL. Kohli is the only man to score over 1000 runs in the contest, averaging 37.41 for 1160 runs at a 127.61 strike rate. The scoring rate jumps to 149.4 with four fifties for Kohli vs CSK at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Interestingly, RCB are just limbering up for their second game in over a week but the mind can still not waive off that Virat Kohli stunner on the opening night. A pristine lofted straight drive for six adorned Chinnaswamy in its and Kohli's return to T20 action after a year. Our correspondent Sandip G thinks Kohli's sixes, in the barrage of sixes in the IPL the mind fails to register (forget recount), offer immense recall value -- READ MORE

Royal Challengers Bengaluru probable XII: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma

Sanju Samson's stint in yellow has endured a rather pale start over the week. With familiar weaknesses against pace popping up, Samson has yet to light up at the top for the Super Kings and at Chinnaswamy there's the opportunity for a turnaround. He hasn't played much at the venue much before, just the six innings, but have shown spurts of quickfire knocks with a strike rate over 165. Samson has scored 177 runs in six innings here with an average of 35.4, of which 90 runs have come in sixes.

The last time CSK were in town, they'd given the home side an almighty scare in a 213-run chase before falling short by two runs. RCB went onto lift the title for the first time. CSK bagged the wooden spoon for the first time. 2025 was the epic turntables die-hard RCB fans would have waited for. And while stability has finally homed in for the Bengaluru boys, CSK have gone on an unfamiliar ride ever since, still in search of a sprightly combination. Will the heat of the rivalry finally spur a turnaround tonight in Bengaluru?

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Rahul Chahar, Matthew Short, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Dewald Brevis, Zakary Foulkes

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer, Josh Hazlewood, Mangesh Yadav, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Jordan Cox, Swapnil Singh, Satvik Deswal