RCB suffered a major batting collapse in middle overs leading to their first loss in the seasonIPL 2021, CSK vs RCB Highlights: Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL). CSK scored 191 for four after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni opted to bat on winning the toss. In reply, RCB were stopped at 122 for 9 in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja smashed 62 off 28 balls, including 37 runs in the innings’ final over with the help of five sixes and a four off purple cap holder Harshal Patel’s bowling.
CSK opener Faf du Plessis scored 50 off 41 balls and shared a first-wicket stand of 74 runs with Ruturaj Gaikwad (33) at the Wankhede Stadium. Harshal was the most successful bowler for RCB, returning figures of 3/51, including the 37 runs in his fourth and final over.
Jadeja also shone with the ball and finished with excellent figures of 3/13 in four overs, including taking the big wickets of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell.
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Dwayne Bravo bowls the final over of the innings and starts off with an ultra slow delivery to beat Mohammed Siraj. SIX! Siraj picks that one up early and deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Siraj goes big again but mistimes this time. A couple of runs for him. Siraj plays a mini helicopter shot, a single towards long-on. Chahal drives and edges to short third man for a single. Another single to end the innings. CSK win the match by 69 runs. RCB 122/9 after 20 overs
Shardul Thakur bowls the penultimate over of the innings. Yuzvendra Chahal drives and gets a single off the first ball. Chahal has faced 20 deliveries already. Till now, the most deliveries he faced in a season was 26. Siraj goes for blind slogs and misses four balls in a row. He gets a single off the last ball. RCB 111/9 after 19 overs
Sam Curran bowls his final over. Two singles off the first two balls from Chahal and Siraj. Next ball, Jadeja hits the stumps again trying to finish this match. A couple of runs for Chahal. The leg spinner is batting on 6 and it is his highest score in IPL. Last ball of the over, a huge shout from Curran and Dhoni and the umpire raises his finger. Siraj takes the review straight away, the review is reversed. RCB 109/9 after 18 overs
Shardul Thakur continues. Yuzvendra Chahal manages to get off the strike on the fourth ball of the over. Mohammed Siraj is the new batsman on the crease. He gets beaten by Thakur on the first delivery. He gets beaten again. Just one run from the over. RCB 104/9 after 17 overs
Dwayne Bravo introduced in the 16th over. Bravo jams one in the block hole, Kyle Jamieson gets a single. Bravo beats Yuzvendra Chahal with a slower one. He has faced 10 dot deliveries now. Chahal gets hold of the low full toss and gets a single. SIX! Kyle Jamieson gets that one in the middle of the bat and hits it straight to Mitchell Santner at long-on who steps on the boundary ropes. Bravo beats Jamieson with another slower one. RUN OUT! Imran Tahir removes Jamieson with a direct hit. He is out for 16. Everything going CSK's way. RCB 103/9 after 16 overs
Shardul Thakur back in attack after taking the big wicket of Devdutt Padikkal in the powerplay overs. Kyle Jamieson gets beaten by the first delivery outside off. He gets a single off the next one. Chahal plays the ball on the back foot towards point, a dot ball. Thakur has a spring in his step and beats Chahal with faster delivery. Chahal drives but finds Jadeja, another dot ball. A slower bouncer to end the over. RCB 95/8 after 15 overs
Yuzvendra Chahal comes in to bat. RCB can very well forget the run chase now. They need to bat out the full 20 overs. Chahal gets beaten on the third delivery he faces. Tahir convinces MS Dhoni to go for the review as the ball hits Chahal's front pad. The review goes in RCB's favour. Another dot ball to end the over and his spell. Tahir took two wickets for 16 runs in his 4 overs. RCB 94/8 after 14 overs
Imran Tahir continues and his googly goes down the leg side. WICKET! Navdeep Saini edges it to first slip fielder Suresh Raina. Another wicket for Tahir. Saini out for 2. RCB 94/8 after 13.1 overs
Ravindra Jadeja bowls the final over of his spell. Kyle Jamieson gets a single after the dot ball. Navdeep Saini is the new batsman. Saini gets a single after facing a dot delivery as well. Two more singles from the over. Jadeja finishes with three wickets for 13 runs from his four overs. RCB 93/7 after 13 overs
Imran Tahir continues. He starts off with a dot ball to Kyle Jamieson. FOUR! An outside edge off Jamieson's bat goes for a boundary. A much-needed for RCB. Two dot balls and wide to follow. BOWLED! Harshal Patel goes for the slog and Tahir gets through. Surprisingly, Tahir does not run around Wankhede stadium. Less-spirited celebration from him this time. RCB 89/7
Harshal Patel is the new batsman. A dot ball to start with. Patel tries to play on the back foot and gets beaten by Jadeja. A huge appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Patel takes a review straight away and survives. Patel defends the next ball back to Jadeja. Two more dot deliveries to end the over. Wicket-maiden for Jadeja. Suddenly, the required run rate is above 12 runs per over. RCB 83/6 after 11 overs
Kyle Jamieson is the new batsman in. He gets off the mark with a single. AB de Villiers takes a single towards long-on, end of over. Ravindra Jadeja continues. WICKET! Slower through the air and Jadeja beats AB de Villiers. He is out for 4. Jadeja is unstoppable here. RCB's run chase is in shambles here after a solid start. RCB 83/6 after 10.1 overs
Daniel Christian comes in to bat. No run scored off the last ball of Jadeja's over. Imran Tahir continues. AB de Villiers gets a single. Christian gets off the mark with a single after playing a dot ball. RUN OUT! You can't keep Jadeja out of the game. He gets rid of Christian with a direct hit. RCB's run chase in deep trouble. RCB 81/5 after 9.4 overs
Ravindra Jadeja continues. Glenn Maxwell backs away and plays towards covers, a dot ball. FOUR! This time he beats the covers fielder and gets a boundary. Two more singles to follow. BOWLED! Maxwell goes for the slog and Jadeja aims for the stumps. Maxwell out for 22. Jadeja is on a roll at Wankhede. RCB 79/4 after 8.5 overs
Imran Tahir into the attack. This is Tahir's first match of the season. Slight mix-up off the first ball between Maxwell and ABD, a dot ball. Maxwell plays towards mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. Good running between the wickets. Three more singles from the over. Good start from Tahir. This is going to be a crucial phase in this run chase. Both spinners operating in middle overs. RCB 73/3 after 8 overs
Glenn Maxwell pierces the gap on the off side square of the wicket and gets a couple of runs. He plays the ball towards long-on for a single. AB de Villiers comes in to bat. A stumping shout straight away but De Villiers' back foot was inside the crease. RCB need this partnership to go on as they do not have much batting to follow. Two dot balls to follow. RCB 68/3 after 7 overs
Ravindra Jadeja introduced in the attack after working his magic with the ball. He starts off with a dot ball. WICKET! Washington Sundar makes a mess batting at No.3 again. He takes the aerial route and Ruturaj Gaikwad takes an easy catch on the boundary. RCB 65/3 after 6.2 overs
Sam Curran continues. Washington Sundar gets off strike with a single. Glenn Maxwell arrives at the crease. FOUR! Maxwell slices that one past the short third man fielder for a boundary. FOUR! Maxwell finds the gap on the off side again and gets second boundary on the trot. Change of pace from Curran and Maxwell plays it towards off side, a dot ball. Curran bowls a short ball and beats Maxwell, another dot ball. Meanwhile, Maxwell asks for a bat change. A couple of runs to end the over. RCB 65/2 after 6 overs
Shardul Thakur introduced in the attack. FOUR! Thakur releases the pressure off Sundar as he bowls one on his pads. Sundar flicks it away for a boundary. Next ball, Thakur bowls on the pads again and Sundar picks up a couple of runs via leg byes. Sundar plays it towards mid-on and takes a quick single. Thakur bowls a well-directed bouncer to Devdutt Padikkal, a dot ball. Padikkal lofts another over the in-field and gets a couple of overs. WICKET! Slower short delivery and Padikkal falls into the trap. An easy catch for the square leg fielder Suresh Raina. RCB 54/2 after 5 overs
Washington Sundar comes to bats at No.3. He struggles against Sam Curran to get off the strike. He gets off the mark with a single off the last ball of the over. Good comeback from Curran after the expensive first over. Just one run and the wicket of Virat Kohli from it. RCB 45/1 after 4 overs
Sam Curran ends Virat Kohli's stay at the crease. Kohli flashes his bat at the faster delivery outside off stump and MS Dhoni takes an easy catch behind the stumps. Kohli departs for 8 runs from 7 deliveries. RCB 44/1 after 3.1 overs
Deepak Chahar continues. Virat Kohli plays it towards long-on, gets a single. Chahar follows it up with a wide down the leg side. FOUR! Padikkal gets down the track and hits the ball over extra cover for a boundary. The slower ball does not make much difference. FOUR! Padikkal is toying with the CSK opening bowlers. He hits it through the covers for another boundary. He is making full use of the powerplay overs. A quick single off the next ball. Kohli tries to play towards the square leg but misses, one leg byes. FOUR! Padikkal moves across and glances the marginally short delivery off his hips for another boundary. Another expensive over and the required run rate has already gone below 9 runs per over. RCB 44/0 after 3 overs
Sam Curran opens the bowling from the other end. Virat Kohli gets off the strike with a single. SIX! Devdutt Padikkal flicks it over square leg fielder for a maximum. He looks in fine touch from ball one. He guides the next ball for a single towards short third man. Curran misses his line, bowls a wide. Kohli tries to beat the short third man but gets just a single. SIX! Padikkal hits the length ball over the square fielder on the offside for a six. Next ball, Padikkal lofts again but this time just beats the fielder inside the circle. A couple of runs to end the over. RCB 28/0 after 2 overs
Deepak Chahar opens the bowling. FOUR! Virat Kohli opens the innings with a boundary. That was easily flicked towards deep square leg for a boundary. He takes a single off the next one. Devdutt Padikkal plays a dot ball. He scored a century in the previous game. FOUR! Padikkal lofts it over Chahar's head for a boundary. Just a single through wide from the over. Ideal start to RCB's run chase as there is not much swing on offer at Wankhede stadium. RCB 10/0 after 1 over
Harshal Patel bowls the final over of the innings. SIX! Ravindra Jadeja gets the off-cutter in the slot and hits it over deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. SIX! Similar delivery, just a touch fuller and Jadeja hits it in the same direction for a maximum. It is hot and humid in Mumbai and Jadeja is feeling the heat, catching his breath. SIX! Full toss from Patel and Jadeja hits it for a monstrous six. That was above waist no ball from Patel. Free Hit to follow. Meanwhile, Jadeja is hydrating after hitting three consecutive sixes. SIX! Jadeja hits the slower bouncer for another maximum. That's four in a row. He reaches his fifty in just 25 deliveries. DROPPED! Mohammed Siraj drops the half chance and Jadeja gets a couple of runs. SIX! Jadeja is hitting the leading wicket-taker for sixes like he is an amateur net bowler. That is some serious hitting in the final over from Jadeja. FOUR! Jadeja ends the over with a boundary. 37 runs in the final over. Jadeja equals Gayle's record of most runs in a single over. CSK 191/4 after 20 overs
Mohammed Siraj continues. Ravindra Jadeja plays it towards deep mid-wicket, gets a couple of runs as Kyle Jamieson misfields. Jadeja plays the next one back to Siraj, a dot ball. Some banter between Jadeja and Siraj as well. Jadeja plays the ball towards mid-wicket, gets a single. Virat Kohli does well to keep it down to just a single. Siraj bowls it on Dhoni's pads but gets away, just a single. FOUR! Siraj bowls a short one and the top-edge off Jadeja's bat goes for a boundary over the wicketkeeper's head. A single to end the over as Kohli keeps the pressure on in the field. CSK 154/4 after 19 overs
MS Dhoni is the new batsman in. Harshal Patel beats him with a slower one. Dhoni plays it towards long-on to get off the mark with a single. Patel bowls it full and wide, umpire signals wide. Jadeja comes down the track again but manages just a single. CSK 145/4 after 18 overs
Harshal Patel continues. Ambati Rayudu gets a single towards long-on. Ravindra Jadeja plays it towards square leg, gets a single. WICKET! Rayudu plays the pick-up shot moving across and plays it straight to Kyle Jamieson. Rayudu departs for 14 and Patel gets his third wicket today. CSK 142/4 after 17.3 overs
Mohammed Siraj to bowl in the death overs. Ravindra Jadeja plays it square of the wicket and takes a couple of runs. Good running between the wickets. A dot ball to follow as Jadeja could not get the yorker in the middle of his bat. He follows it up with a similar delivery. Jadeja gets down the track but struggles again. Length ball from Siraj and Jadeja plays it towards covers for another couple of runs. Ambati Rayudu barely makes it back and needs the physio's help. Fuller delivery and Jadeja plays it towards backward square leg for a single. Rayudu does not come back for a couple of runs this time. Another single to end the over. CSK 140/3 after 17 overs
Kyle Jamieson back in attack. FOUR! Poor delivery from Jamieson as per the field. Ravindra Jadeja easily lofts it over mid-off fielder for a boundary. FOUR! Jamieson errs again and misses his line. Jadeja punishes him with a boundary towards fine leg. He takes a single guiding the ball towards the short third man. Another slower delivery from Jamieson, Rayudu plays it towards fine leg for a single. Jadeja plays it towards point, Navdeep Saini keeps it down to a single. SIX! Rayudu dances down the wicket and swings hard. The ball goes way over long-on boundary and into the stands. Poor over from Jamieson, 17 runs from it. CSK 134/3 after 16 overs
Washington Sundar back in attack. Ambati Rayudu gets off the mark with a single. Three dot balls to follow. Ravindra Jadeja finds it hard to hit the ball in the gaps. DROPPED! Jadeja pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket but Daniel Christian makes a mess of it. The ball bounces off his hands and again on his arms before dropping to the ground. A life to Jadeja early in his innings. FOUR! Rayudu gets a boundary, thanks to sloppy fielding from Devdutt Padikkal. RCB are giving away the advantage after two quick wickets. CSK 117/3 after 15 overs
Ravindra Jadeja defends the hat-trick ball. A brilliant over from Harshal Patel. Just a single and two wickets from Patel's second over. Just when CSK were looking to post a daunting total, Patel gets two set batsmen's wickets. Ambati Rayudu is the new batsman on the non-striker's end. CSK 111/3 after 14 overs
Change of pace works for Harshal Patel again. Faf du Plessis tried to hit the short delivery over long-on for a six but finds the fielder. Du Plessis out for 50. Patel on a hat-trick. CSK 111/3 after 13.5 overs
Harshal Patel back in attack. FIFTY! Faf du Plessis takes a single and gets to his half-century from 40 deliveries. This his second half-century on the trot and 18th fifty in IPL since his debut in 2012. Suresh Raina gets beaten trying to play the cut shot. Patel beats Raina with change of pace, another dot ball. WICKET! Raina goes for the big shot again but did not time it well. The cutter does the job as Devdutt Padikkal takes the catch on the boundary. Raina departs for 24. CSK 111/2 after 13.4 overs
Navdeep Saini back in attack after an expensive first over. FOUR! Faf du Plessis pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 100 up for CSK! Du Plessis plays it towards long-on for a single. Suresh Raina guides the ball towards the third man for a single. The Proteas batsman backs away and plays the ball towards covers for a single. He is batting on 49 now. Faster delivery from Saini and Raina fails to get bat on it while making room for himself. SIX! Poor delivery from Saini trying to bowl a short one to Raina. The southpaw just helped it on its away hitting his third six of the innings. CSK 110/1 after 13 overs
Finally, Washington Sundar into the attack. Faf du Plessis works the ball towards on side for a single. He is currently batting on 43, nearing another half-century. Sundar bowls around the wicket and has a slip in place as well. Raina plays it back to Sundar, a dot ball. He tries to slog off the next one but gets an inside edge on to his body, another dot ball. SIX! Raina comes down the ground and hits it over long-on for a maximum. Mighty hit from Raina against the spin. A dot ball to follow as Sundar puts in a dive to save a single. Raina tries to play a cut shot but finds the backward point fielder. Good comeback from Sundar after getting hit for a maximum. CSK 97/1 after 12 overs
Daniel Christian continues. The Australian all-rounder has been bowling well on this dry pitch so far. AB de Villiers standing up at the stumps is also keeping batsmen from getting to the pitch of the ball and play it from the crease only. Three singles off the first four deliveries. FOUR! Raina gets a loose delivery and he plays it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. A dot ball to end the over. CSK 90/1 after 11 overs
Faf du Plessis gets a single off the next one. Suresh Raina is the new man in and he could have been a goner off the next ball had AB de Villiers hit the stumps on the non-striker end. Chahal should have been there behind the stumps to pick up the ball and remove the bails. It happened so fast that Chahal had no time to get back. Two singles to follow. Raina defends it back to Chahal. SIX! Raina shimmies down the wicket and hits it for a maximum. This will rub salt on Chahal's wounds. RCB had the chance to get his wicket first bal. CSK 83/1 after 10 overs
Yuzvendra Chahal provides the much-needed breakthrough. Chahal beats Gaikwad in the flight. The opener went for the slog sweep but the ball went up straight in the air and Kyle Jamieson takes an easy catch. He departs for 33 runs from 25 balls. Change of end works for Chahal. CSK 74/1 after 9.1 overs
Daniel Christian into the attack with the wicketkeeper standing up. Still no Washington Sundar with two right-handed batsmen in the middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets a single off the next ball. Christian follows it up with a wide down the leg side. Christian bowls a bit fuller and hits Du Plessis' pads, a big appeal but turned down. Virat Kohli decides against taking the review. Du Plessis drives and gets a single towards off side. Gaikwad gets a single as well. Du Plessis hits it towards deep mid-wicket and Devdutt Padikkal puts in a dive to save the boundary. Two runs off that one. Christian beats Du Plessis on the last one, a dot ball to end the over. CSK 74/0 after 9 overs
Harshal Patel into the attack. Usually, Virat Kohli keeps him for the second half of the game. Patel starts off with a dot ball. FOUR! Washington Sundar misfields in the deep and Faf du Plessis' lofted shot square off the wicket earns him a boundary. A dot ball to follow, a good call from Ruturaj Gaikwad to send his partner back early. Du Plessis gets a single off the next one after the ball towards mid-wicket. Gaikwad plays it towards square leg, gets a couple of runs. He guides the ball towards third man, gets a single. CSK 68/0 after 8 overs
Yuzvendra Chahal continues. He pitches it at middle-leg, a dot ball to start with. Faf du Plessis struggles again and it hits him on the pads, another dot ball. Du Plessis plays it square of the wicket and gets a couple of runs, thanks to misfield in the deep. He takes a single off the next one towards on side. Gaikwad tries to drive but finds the fielder, a dot ball. SIX! Gaikwad gets on one knee and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for his first maximum of the innings. CSK 60/0 after 7 overs
Navdeep Saini into the attack. His first over in this season. Faf du Plessis plays the back of the length delivery towards mid-wicket for a single. Ruturaj Gaikwad backs away and plays the low full toss towards mid-off. A rare misfield from Virat Kohli leaks a single. The siren signals that Saini bowled a no ball. FREE HIT! Du Plessis could just hit the short ball along the ground for a single on the on side. FOUR! Saini slows it out down seeing Gaikwad backing away but it does not work. Gaikwad finds the gap on the offside for a boundary. A full and wide delivery from Saini, Gaikwad scampers for a quick single. Another full delivery, Du Plessis plays it towards mid-off for a single. FOUR! That was overpitched and Gaikwad creams it through covers for a boundary. Good end to the powerplay overs for CSK, 14 runs from it. CSK 51/0 after 6 overs
Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack and he gets spin straight away from the dry surface. A dot ball to start with. FOUR! Gaikwad goes on the back foot and cuts it away for a boundary square of the wicket. He plays on the front foot and guides the ball towards long-off for a single. Chahal pitches it up and Faf du Plessis gets an edge on that. Navdeep Saini does well to save the boundary at short third-man, just a single. Two dot balls to end the over. The last one beat Gaikwad and the stumps. Good comeback after getting hit for a boundary. CSK 37/0 after 5 overs
Kyle Jaimeson continues. FOUR! Once again, Faf du Plessis comes down the track and hits it over mid-off fielder. This time he gets four runs. Jamieson bowls with a cross-seam and gets extra bounce. Faf du Plessis gets beaten by that one. FOUR! That was a misdirected short ball and Jamieson gets on his toes to hit it behind square for a boundary on the off side. He comes down the track again but inside edges, a single towards fine leg. Gaikwad stays in the crease and guides it towards backward point for a single. A dot ball to end the over as Du Plessis' shot finds the cover-point fielder. CSK 31/0 after 4 overs
Mohammed Siraj continues. SIX! Faf du Plessis takes a couple of steps down the wicket and lofts the ball over mid-on's head for a maximum. He did that in the previous game as well during his unbeaten 95 against KKR. Du Plessis guides the ball towards short third man, gets a single. Siraj angles the ball in, Gaikwad defends it, a dot ball. FOUR! Gaikwad comes down the track too and hits the ball over mid-off fielder for a boundary. Even the tall Kyle Jamieson could not get his hands on that one jumping on the edge of the circle. Siraj follows it up with a yorker, Gaikwad manages to defend it, a dot ball. Another full delivery to end the over. CSK 21/0 after 3 overs
Kyle Jamieson opens the bowling from the other end. Jamieson shapes the ball away from Faf du Plessis and beats his bat. This time Du Plessis gets bat on it but not in the gap, another dot ball. Fuller from Jamieson and Du Plessis plays it towards mid-on for a single. Jamieson bowls that one down the leg side, a wide. Jamieson angles the next one on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it away for a single on the on side. A quick single off the next one. Last ball, Gaikwad mistimes as Jamieson gets extra bounce and the ball hits high on the bat. CSK 10/0 after 2 overs
Mohammed Siraj opens the bowling for RCB. Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a single towards square leg to get off the mark. FOUR! Faf du Plessis hits it on the up and pierces the offside field for a boundary. He plays two dot balls. Siraj bowls a yorker and Du Plessis manages to keep that one out. Just a single towards fine leg. Siraj beats Gaikwad's bat off the last ball. So far, barely any swing on offer for Siraj. CSK 6/0 after 1 over
Dwayne Bravo replaces Lungi Ngidi in the side despite the South African speedster taking key wickets in the previous again. Imran Tahir replaces an unfit Moeen Ali as well playing his first game of the season. The two can be wicket-takers considering the pitch is dry.
Virat Kohli replaced Kane Richardson with Daniel Christian to boost the lower middle-order. Navdeep Saini will play his first game of the season replacing Shahbaz Ahmed. The decision may have been taken considering three left-handed batsman in CSK lineup.
CSK XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir
RCB XI: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
We will bat first. Heat is a factor and the wicket may slow down. It's not about keeping anyone happy, we have tinkered with our batting order a bit. Yes, you'll always complain if you have got enough batting or not. Most we can do is give everyone exposure but nobody is guaranteed of it. It's a day game, so it's not something we're used to as we mostly play evening games. Spinners may come more into play. You have to be critical of your length.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni wins toss, opts to bat first.
Virat Kohli has scored 887 runs from 25 innings against CSK. He returned to form as well scoring an unbeaten 72 in the previous match against Rajasthan Royals.
In the last season, both teams won one game against each other. In the first game, CSK failed to chase down a target of 10. Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 90 in that game. In the second match, CSK chased down a modest total of 146 with ease. Ruturaj Gaikwad top-scored with an unbeaten 65.