- India,
- 28-Mar-2025 11:43 PM IST
CSK vs RCB: In the 18th season of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered their second consecutive win this season by winning the match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 50 runs. Batting first in this match, RCB scored 196 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Team captain Rajat Patidar played a brilliant innings of 51 runs, while Philip Salt and Virat Kohli added 32 and 31 runs respectively.Hazelwood and Bhuvneshwar's performance in bowlingRCB bowlers performed brilliantly and stopped CSK at 146 runs. The deadly bowling of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave shocks to CSK in the beginning. Chasing the target, CSK scored just 30 runs in their first 6 overs and lost 3 wickets.CSK came under pressure after the early return of Rahul Tripathi and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. By the score of 99, CSK had lost 7 wickets, which almost ensured their defeat. Eventually, the team could only score 146 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. For CSK, Rachin Ravindra scored 41 runs and MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 30 off 16 balls.RCB batsmen did wondersCaptain Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone performed brilliantly in batting for RCB. Patidar scored 51 runs, while Livingstone scored an unbeaten 22 off 8 balls at the end of the innings to help the team reach a big score. At the same time, Noor Ahmed took the maximum three wickets in bowling for CSK.
RCB defeated CSK at home after 17 yearsWith this win, RCB achieved the feat of defeating CSK at its home after 17 years. This win was very important for RCB, as it will greatly increase the confidence of the team. RCB's next match will be against Gujarat Titans on April 2.
RCB defeated CSK at home after 17 yearsWith this win, RCB achieved the feat of defeating CSK at its home after 17 years. This win was very important for RCB, as it will greatly increase the confidence of the team. RCB's next match will be against Gujarat Titans on April 2.