RCB vs CSK: CSK lost the match which they had won, 17 year old Ayush Mhatre's hard work went waste; RCB's thrilling win by 2 runs
There is a Chinnaswamy eruption as the Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have pulled off an unbelievable victory over five-time champions CSK. How did they win this? They also came very close to losing it a few times. Eventually, however, they managed to prevail when it mattered most.
They have risen to the top of the overall standings with 16 points, and although they do not yet have a Qualificiation confirmation "Q" against their name, they are making good progress toward the playoffs. This marks the first time that RCB has defeated CSK twice within an Indian Premier League season and the first time that RCB has done so during the league stages of an IPL season as a whole.
At the same time, CSK is at the 10th position with the ninth defeat. In this match played at Chinnaswamy on Saturday, RCB, who lost the toss and came to bat first, scored 213 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. In response, CSK could score 211 runs for the loss of five wickets in the stipulated overs.
For them, 17-year-0ld Ayush Mhatre top- scored with 94 runs and Ravindra Jadeja scored 77 *. At the same time, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi took the wickets of three Chennai batters for RCB while Krunal Pandya and Yash Dayal took one wicket each.
Earlier in the game, After phenomenal kocks of Jacob Bethel and Virat Kohli, on the basis of Romario Shepherd's half-century innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) set a target of 214 runs in front of Chennai Super Kings. RCB, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 213 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.
For them, Romario Shepherd made a blast in the last two overs. He became the joint third batsman to score the fastest half-century in just 14 balls. In this case, he equaled Pat Cummins and KL Rahul. At the same time, the batsman who scored the fastest half-century is Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has done this feat in 13 balls.