Once again an comfortable victory for Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs it was a huge victory for Chennai Super Kings.
The most expected South Indian Derby came to end by last evening. The clash between two legends of Indian cricket with huge fan bases. Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore was 19th match in this season held in the Wankhede stadium. Mahindra Singh Dhoni had won the toss and chosen to bat first with a couple of changes. Lungi Nigidi and Moen Ali replaced by Dwayne Bravo and Imran Thair in CSK side. Kane Richardson and Shahbaz Ahmed replaced by Daniel Christian and Navdeep Saini.
The openers Faf du Plesis and Ruthuraj Gaikwad played an extraordinary opening game for CSK. At the end power play the score of CSK was 51 runs for no wicket loss. This two openers smashes balls into boundary in every over. In 10th over Gaikwad lost his wicket to Chahal by trying a sweep shot get top edged and ball landed into Jameison hands. There was a good innings by Gaikwad scored 33 of 25 balls. Chahal had bring an important breakthrough to his team and at this time CSK scored 83/1. At that time Suresh Raina enter into the ground. There was a decent partnership between Faf and Raina. In 10th over Raina hits his 200th sixes in Chahal's over. In the 13th over Faf reaches his 50 this was his 18th 50 in IPL career and second 50 in this season. This was an crucial over because purple cap holder of this Season Harshal Patel made an double blow down in this over by taking two settled batsmen Raina and Faf. There was a good cameo played by Raina 24 of 18 balls. Faf again proved his consistency by scoring 50 of 40 deliveries. At this stage CSK was 111 for the loss of 3 wickets. Ambati Rayudu gave his wicket by facing 7 balls and scored 14 runs wicket to Harshal Patel. The team score was 145/4. Until 19th over CSK team was in 154 runs by fall of 4. In 20th over Rockstar Jadeja was on strike demolished the Harshal Patel's bowling figures by scoring 37 runs in 6 balls it includes 5 sixes 1 four. Jadeja compensate the record made by Gayle 37 runs from 6 balls. It was a crucial innings by Jadeja which leads his side for keeping the target as 192 for opponent. Daniel Christian might be uncomfortable for Jadeja's innings by dropping his catch when he was in 0 runs. Jadeja scored 62 from 28 balls and stayed in crease without losing his wicket.
The second innings was started by the openers Virat Kohli and Dev Padikal for chasing the huge run chase. They started their innings at very brilliantly by smashing balls into boundary rope. At the end of 3 overs they scored 44 runs without any loses. But this partnership does not last for long time. In 4th over 1st ball by Sam Curran get outside edged by current Indian captain Virat Kohli and caught by former Indian captain M.S.Dhoni and get out for 8 runs. At the 5th over Padikal dismissed by Shardhul Thakur's last delivery of the over. At the end of power play RCB scored 65/2. From here RCB consecutively loss their wickets. In the 7th over Jadeja takes Washington Sundar' wicket. Again Washington Sundar' fails to succeed in his batting. He scored only 7 runs. In 9th over Jadeja get bowled Maxwell for 22 runs. In 10th over Jadeja run out the Daniel Christian. In 11th over again Jadeja take his 3rd wicket big A B Deviliers wicket by bowled. A B Deviliers got out scoring 4 runs. At the end of 11 overs RCB scored only 83 for loss of 6 wickets. RCB's middle order was totally crushed by Jadeja. Imran Thair takes the wickets of Harshal Patel, Jamieson, and Navdeep Saini in regular intervals. At the end of 20 overs only scored 122/9. It's being too hard for RCB by falling of main wickets in early overs.
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