New Delhi: The three-time champion Chennai Super Kings produced clinical performance to defeat Bangalore’s Royal Challengers by six goals and reclaim the top position in table points on Friday.
The following is the main highlight of the match: stir delayed: Clash of mouth watering between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings was postponed by 30 minutes due to a sandstorm in Sharjah.
The action began 15 minutes late at 19:45 Ist.
Captain CSK MS Dhoni has won a throw and was chosen for the field against RCB Virat Kohli-LED.
Image Credit: BCCI / Iplvirat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal Gives RCB Start Flying: Captain of Virat Kohli and Karnataka Bath Batsman Devdutt Padikkal gave Royal Challengers Bangalore to start.
They shift to launch mode from the word go.
Kohli scored 53 brilliant 41 balls, including 6 four and 1 six, while Padikkal hammered 3 six and 5 crawling in 70 innings 50 balls.
Duo put 111 run for the opening goal.
Virat Kohli (Runs 53 | Balls: 41 | 4s: 6 | 6 s: 1) Devdutt Padikkal (Runs 70 | Balls: 50 | 4s: 5 | 6s: 3) Bravo and Shardul LED CSK Back Battle: Chennai Super Kings’ Rounder Dwayne Bravo got a very important and very important breakthrough on the 14th when he fired Virat Kohli for 50 runs.
And at that time the ups and downs turned around.
After Kohli was sent back, Shardul dismissed AB de Villiers (12) and Padikkal (70) in quick succession and brought CSK back into the game.
Bravo, then, removed Glenn Maxwell (11) and Harshal Patel (3) to help CSK limit RCB to 156/6 in their 20 overs.
That was after they were placed very comfortably on 111/0 at 13.1 overs.
Dwayne Bravo (BCCI / IPL Photo) Faf and Ruturaj gave CSK Early Fly: Chasing 156 RCB, Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis gave Chennai Super Kings.
Gaikwad (38 escaped from 26 balls) and Du Plessis (31 run 26 balls) took CSK to 71/0 in 8.1 overs.
And it put CSK well and really in the driver’s seat.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Runs 38 | Balls: 26 | 4s: 4 | 6s: 1) CSK opening falls in a row: But the RCB hit again by removing Gaikwad and Du Plessis quickly after.
The score suddenly changed from 71/02 to 71/2.
Yuzvendra Chahal cheats Gaikwad with flights and turns.
Gaikwad tried to drive but had a thick edge and Kohli, which deployed at the backward point, diving and taking a brilliant catch.
Du Plessis then tried to play Glenn Maxwell’s sweep, but got the top edge and gave an easy catch to Navdeep Saini with short feet when the brake was applied to the csk innings.
Ambati Rayudu & Moeen Ali defended CSK Chase on the lane after a double punch: CSK at that stage requires a solid partnership and Moeen Ali (23) and Ambati Rayudu (32) gave only that yellow brigade.
The duo is placed above 47-run stands for the third goal.
Both Batsmen were finally dismissed by Patel Harshal, but Suresh Raina (17) and Ms.
Dhoni (11) ensured no more setbacks, because CSK completed a 6 goal victory in 18.1 overs to register the second victory in Phase 2 of the IPL 2021.