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Mumbai, April 25: A clinical performance from Chennai Super Kings helped them defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs in match number 19 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 here on Sunday (April 25).
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.
There was no stopping Jadeja in the field as well as he effected a brilliant run out with his direct hit to end the sent RCB all-rounder Dan Christian for one. The Saurashtra cricketer was awarded player of the match for his all-round skills in his team's final match at Wankhede.
CSK have now climbed at the top of the points table with 8 points, including four consecutive wins, and a healthy net run rate of 1.612.
It was a forgettable day for the Royal Challengers as they let the momentum slip away from their hands in the final over of CSK's innings and later none of the batsmen could pose any challenge to CSK's quality spin attack.
However, it was the pace duo of Sam Curran and Shardul Thakur which removed RCB's in-form openers Virat Kohli (8) and Devdutt Padikkal (33) in the powerplay itself to push their opponents on the backfoot.
Here's how the match between RCB and CSK panned out:
It's all over! RCB have been restricted to 122/9 in stipulated 20 overs in the run chase. Clinical show by Super Kings as they hammer RCB by 69 runs and climb at the top of the standings. SIX!! Mohammed Siraj pulls Bravo and gets a maximum over cow corner. 2 runs from that over bowled by Shardul. RCB - 111/9 in 19 overs. Not Out! Another good use of DRS from RCB, this time it was Siraj and he has survived by over turning the caught behind decision against him.
RCB - 109/9 in 18 overs Just 1 run from that Shardul Thakur over. RCB - 105/9 in 17 overs. Wicket! Direct-hit from Imran Tahir and Kyle Jamieson (16) is way short of the crease.
RCB - 103/9 in 16 overs. SIX!!! Jamieson hits Bravo over long-on Mitchell Santner catches it but his foot had touched the rope. Dwayne Bravo has been brought in the attack. Shardul Thakur concedes just a single from his over as RCB reach 95/8 in 15 overs. Wicket and a single came from that over bowled by Tahir. RCB reach 94/8 in 14 overs. Wicket! Sensational catch by Suresh Raina at slip and Imran Tahir gets the wicket of Navdeep Saini (2). RCB - 94/8 in 13.1 overs. So far CSK were looking a far improved team after last year's disaster. Today, they've started looking like title contenders. Just 4 runs conceded by Jadeja from his final over as he finishes with 4-1-13-3.
RCB - 93/7 in 13 overs. Wicket! Imran Tahir clean bowls Harshal Patel (0) as the batsman tries to sweep him. RCB - 89/7 in 12 overs. Not Out! Good use of DRS by Harshal Patel as he denies Jadeja his wicket. The ultra-edge showed there was no contact between bat and ball before Dhoni pouched it. Umpire has to overturn his decision. WICKET! RAVINDRA JADEJA is on FIREEE... He's clean bowled ABD for 4. RCB - 83/6 in 10.1 overs. Run Out!! There's no stopping Ravindra Jadeja, he's everywhere. He's run out Dan Christian (1) with his direct-hit. RCB - 83/5 in 9.4 overs. Wicket! Ravindra Jadeja can do nothing wrong today as he clean bowls Glenn Maxwell (22) with a beauty.
RCB - 79/4 in 8.5 overs. RCB reach 73/1 after 8 overs. RCB pin hopes with their in-form batsmen. Imran Tahir has been brought in the attack by Dhoni in the 8th over. Just 3 runs and the wicket of Sundar from Jadeja. RCB reach 68/3 in 7 overs. Wicket! Ravindra Jadeja strikes in his very first over as Washington Sundar (7) tries to sweep him for a maximum. Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a good catch in the deep.
RCB - 65/3 in 6.2 overs. 11 came from the final over of the powerplay for RCB. RCB - 65/2 in 6 overs. Four! Glenn Maxwell gets off the mark with a boundary off Sam Curran as he cuts him towards off-side. Wicket! Devdutt Padikkal (34) flicks Shardul Thakur and Suresh Raina takes a simple catch at mid-wicket. Raina was brought for the very same shot by Dhoni. RCB - 54/2 after 5 overs. Fifty up for RCB in 4.2 overs. Four! Shardul Thakur is brought in the attack and he starts with a freebie and Sundar gets a boundary towards fine-leg. Kohli's wicket and just a single from that over bowled by Sam Curran. RCB - 45/1 after 4 overs. Washington Sundar has been promoted to #3 by RCB. Big Wicket! Virat Kohli (8) nicks Sam Curran MS Dhoni takes a simple catch behind the stumps.
RCB - 44/1 after 3.1 overs. 16 runs leaked by Deepak Chahar and RCB reach 44/0 after 3 overs. This is has been quite a start for them in run chase.
