CSK vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2024: Chennai chases 174 against Bengaluru, wins by six wickets

It was the early onslaught from Rachin Ravindra that really made the difference between the two sides. While RCB too had a quick start, it was not able to sustain it. CSK could do that courtesy of 37 off 15 from Rachin and Ajinkya Rahane’s 19-ball 28. There was a brief period where two wickets gave some hope to Faf & Co but Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja got together to end that.

Joseph to Dube, SIX! Way too short and Dube gets the invitation to pull it over mid wicket. FOUR leg byes down to fine leg to win the match by six wickets.

Siraj to Dube, FOUR! On the leg-stump line and Dube pulls it behind square. FOUR more! Swats it down the ground right back over the bowler’s head.

Joseph to continue. Sloppy work from Anuj Rawat. An overthrow from him allows Jadeja to pick a second run. FOUR! Dube cuts this uppish delivery behind square to pull his side closer to the target. FOUR byes in the over bring the required equation to run a ball. 19 needed off 19. Rawat looks like he’s hurt his hand trying to prevent those byes. Gets some treatment. 16 runs from the over.

Green again. Jadeja taps to the on side with soft hands, hoping to pick two runs but some sharp work in the field allows only a single. FOUR! On his body and Dube hooks it off his back foot. A wide to follow from Green. Dube upper cuts to collect three more. Four more runs from the over makes it 12 off it.

Siraj back for his third over. Jadeja is swift in pulling the ball on the on side but cannot quite breach the fence. Another seven-run over.

Glenn Maxwell to Jadeja. SIX! Jadeja takes a long stride on his front foot to get to the pitch, and lofts it over the bowler’s head. A single to long on on the next ball. Four dots on the trot for Dube.

Green to Dube, a bouncer for the batter which he fails to pull away. RCB is up in appeal, claiming a faint edge. A DRS check shows nothing and Faf and his team is one review down. WICKET! Green strikes again, Mitchell holes out at long on.

Daryl Mitchell c Patidar b Green 22 (18)

Ravindra Jadeja on a mission now. Five runs from the over. 

Joseph back into the attack. He manages to trouble the batters with his hit the deck deliveries, but Mitchell and Dube are able to pick seven runs from the over. 

Cameron Green for his first over. SIX! A juicy half volley for Rahane, packs it behind square. WICKET! Tries to pull the bowler on again but is caught at the fence. Could not get the full swing of the bat.

Ajinkya Rahane c Maxwell b Green 27 (19)

Shivam Dube off the mark off the first delivery. 72 needed off 54

Dagar to continue. Another tidy over which gives away four runs. Dagar sticking to the stumps line and firing in flat deliveries.

Karn to Mitchell, SIX! Overpitched and gets the treatment, parks it right into the sight screen. SIX more! This delivery is more on the off side but still at a length good enough to loft it over the boundary. 15 runs from the over.

Daryl Mitchell in at No. 4, Mayank Dagar for his first over. Just two runs from the over, a single each for the two batters. CSK needs 101 off 72 balls.

RCB brings on spin. Karn Sharma to bowl. SIX! Rachin is given the time to go back on his back foot, and he uses it to pick a maximum over mid wicket. OUT! One shot too many for Rachin. He tries to slog sweep but hands it to deep square leg.

Rachin Ravindra c Patidar b Sharma 37 (15)

Dayal to Rahane, SIX! In the slot and Rahane frees his levers to launch it over mid off. Two runs, Rahane tries to chip it over mid off again. He does not middle it but gets enough bat on it to beat the fielder. An overthrow on the final delivery allows three runs to Rahane. 

Alzarri Joseph for the first time. SIX! Way too short first up and Rachin pummels it behind square. Ajinkya Rahane gets off the mark with a single to third man. Rachin tries to swipe at a delivery outside off; it is in the direction of mid off but falls short. Eleven runs from the over.

Dayal to Ruturaj, one run with a tap to third man. FOUR! Angling down leg to Rachin who nudges it wide of short fine leg. FOUR again! This time its on pads of Ruturaj who glides it to the fence through fine leg. WICKET! Ruturaj nicks to Cameron Green at first slip while chasing a wide delivery.

Ruturaj Gaikwad c Green b Dayal 15 (15)

Siraj starts his second over with a wide. BOUNDARY! Siraj strays on the pads and Rachin clips it past square leg. CHANCE! Rachin’s attempted flick takes a leading edge but thankfully flies over the bowler. SIX to finish the over! A top edge off a pull shot, and the ball lands over the fine leg rope.

Yash Dayal from the other end, Rachin on strike. FOUR! Streaky but Rachin will take it. He slashes hard outside off, gets an inside edge which runs to the right of the keeper. The boundary and a single from the over.

Mohammed Siraj to Ruturaj, FOUR! A boundary off the first delivery. It is pitched short and the CSK skipper latches onto it with a pull shot. FOUR more, this one through point. Ruturaj drives this delivery outside off. It hangs in the air but flies between the fielders and runs away to the fence.

Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad walk out for the home team.

IN - Yash Dayal | OUT - Dinesh Karthik

The final total looked a distant dream when RCB was struggling at 42 for three at the end of the PowerPlay. Faf du Plessis ghave the side a strong start which withered away with three quick wickets. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green arrested the slide for a bit before Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik added 95 runs for the sixth wicket, taking the side to a respectable 173. But Karthik admitted this is a batting pitch and that the RCB bowlers need to bowl “out of their skins” to win.

Tushar to bowl the final over of the innings. He starts with a WIDE. The plan looks fairly clear. Tushar wants to target yorker-length deliveries outside off stump and in that process bowls two wides while RCB loses two reviews reviewing two calls for wide. FOUR! Dinesh gets an outside edge which runs away at third man. Karthik misses to get a connection in the final delivery and Dhoni nails the direct hit to run out Anuj Rawat who was just shy of making his ground. Anyhow a brilliant comeback from the wicket-keeper duo which added 95 off 50 for the sixth wicket and took RCB to 173. 

Mustafizur with his final over. Dinesh Karthik lofts it over infield and runs two as RCB gets to 150. Mustafizur to Rawat, SIX! This young man can bat! He walks down the track and hits Mustafizur for a straight six. FOUR! This time Karthik plays fine and it runs away at the boundary. 16 off this over. 

Tushar Deshpande to bowl the 18th over. Karthik changes his stance and tries to play the reverse sweep, Tushar follows him but bowls way outside offside and it is a WIDE. Tushar to Dinesh, SIX! Brilliant shot! A flat-batted straight six. Tushar to Rawat, SIX! This time full and in the batter’s slot as Rawat smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a gigantic six. Tushar to Rawat, SIX! Full toss and easy pickings for Rawat, who clears the long-on boundary. FOUR! Slower one from Tushar and Rawat plays fine to get 25 from this over.

Dangerman Mustafizur comes back into the attack. FOUR! Rawat shuffles and pulls the short ball for a boundary. Another excellent over from Mustafizur who gives only seven from this over after going for a boundary and bowling a wide. 

Maheesh Theekshana with his fourth over. FOUR! Karthik sweeps with authority and and ball races away for a boundary at deep square leg. SIX! Full toss on offer for Karthik and he rocks back and lofts it over deep long-on to end the over with a maximum. 

Deepak Chahar to bowl his final over. FOUR! Full toss for Rawat and he placed it over extra-cover for a boundary. Four singles in the next four deliveries before Rawat plays an uppercut for a boundary to finish the over which also takes RCB over 100.

Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik are looking to rebuild from hereon as there are still six overs left and the duo are not looking for any risky boundary shots. Just seven from Jadeja’s over. 

Another quiet over with just four singles coming from Tushar Deshpande’s over. 

Mustafizur comes back into the attack. Mustafizur to Kohli, OUT! Ajinkya Rahane covers good ground to take the catch and throws it to boundary rider Rachin Ravindra before sliding over the boundary line. A brilliant presence of mind from Rahane helps CSK get a big fish in Kohli who departs after scoring 21. Anuj Rawat gets off the mark straight away with a single. Mustafizur to Green, OUT! A classic off-cutter from Mustafizur uproots the stumps after Green failed to make the most of the room. Dinesh Karthik is the new batter in at no. seven. He keeps the strike and also gets off the mark with a single as three runs come from this over. 

Virat Kohli c Ravindra b Mustafizur Rahman 21 (20b 0x4 1x6); Cameron Green b Mustafizur Rahman 18 (22b 1x4 0x6)

Jadeja bowls a terrific over, gives just a single from it. 

Theekshana to Kohli, SIX! Virat shuffles and pulls the short ball over deep mid-wicket for the first maximum. Four singles to finish the over. 

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Jadeja continues. FOUR! Green was ready for the length ball and punched it towards short third for his first boundary. Eight from this over and it is time for strategic time out. 

Maheesh Theekshana comes back into the attack after three over break. Both Virat and Cam Green watchfully play out the over, taking three singles and two doubles from this over. RCB gets to fifty. 

Ruturaj introduces Ravindra Jadeja. He bowls a tidy over and gives just six from it. 

Change of ends for Deepak Chahar. Virat pulls the length ball for a single as the new man in, Glenn Maxwell gets the strike. Deepak to Maxwell, OUT! An enticing line from Deepak and Maxwell fell for it. He opened the face of the bat and edged to Dhoni behind the stumps. CSK is back and how? Cameron Green comes in at no. five and plays out the rest of the over as just one comes from it. RCB gets 42 from the PowerPlay. 

Glenn Maxwell c Dhoni b Chahar 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

So changes from both ends. Mustafizur Rahman replaces Deepak Chahar. FOUR! Length ball on off and du Plessis smashed it over extra cover for his eighth boundary. Mustafizur to du Plessis, OUT! Mustafizur varies with the pace and du Plessis plays a lofted shot over deep point and it is Rachind Ravindra who completes a brilliant catch to give CSK its first breakthrough. Big wicket. In comes the new man, Rajat Patidar at no. three. OUT! He faces two deliveries before edging one out to MS Dhoni and the CSK fans are elated! Mustafizur strikes two in his first over. 

Faf du Plessis c Ravindra b Mustafizur Rahman 35 (23b 8x4 0x6); Rajat Patidar c Dhoni b Mustafizur Rahman 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)

The first change in the bowling attack. Maheesh Theekshana replaces Tushar Deshpande. He gives three singles and a bye as RCB gets four from the fourth over. 

Deepak Chahar continues. FOUR! Faf is looking to get the most out of the PowerPlay. Fuller from Deepak and du Plessis plays it at mid-off to start the over on a positive note. Deepak follows it up with the back of the length delivery which bounced over the batter for a WIDE! The skipper hits three more FOURS to take 17 off the over. This is a lovely start for the visiting team. 

Tushar Deshpande comes from the other end. FOUR! A nonchalant du Plessis at its best. He just stays back and places the length delivery through square legs with ease to get the second over started with a boundary. FOUR! This time off the back foot over cover as du Plessis punishes the short ball for the second boundary. He takes a single off the last delivery yet again. 

Deepak Chahar gets movement off the new ball. An outswinger to start and it is a WIDE! Virat Kohli gets off the mark after tucking the outswinger delivery at deep backward point. FOUR! Faf leans forward and places the ball at cover region ball for a boundary after playing three dots. He keeps the strike for the next over after taking a single off the last delivery. 

Deepak Chahar to start the proceedings for CSK with the new ball. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli open for RCB. 

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RCB: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj.

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande

RCB wins the toss and opts to bat.

Faf du Plessis: We’ll bat first. Looks a good wicket, conditions here are a bat first wicket. I’m here with RCB and hopefully we can turn over a very good CSK team. We need to turn up now. Hopefully, injuires don’t bother us too much. Alzarri Joseph comes in tonight, got a few spinners in the middle. And since we are batting first, we’ll see how it goes.

Ruturaj Gaikwad: I want to try and be in my shoes, not fill anybody’s shoes. I got to know last week, Sadly we are missing Conway and Pathirana. We’ve got Rachin and Mitchell coming in. Looks like a good pitch, a hard surface that should hold up well for the second innings. Our four overseas players are Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Mustafizur Rahman and Maheesh Theekshana. Sameer Rizvi is making his debut as well.

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Matches played: 31

Chennai Super Kings wins: 20

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins: 10

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