04/25Result
24th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 25 2018
CSK won by 5 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
MS DhoniChennai Super Kings
04/25Result
24th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 25 2018
CSK won by 5 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
MS DhoniChennai Super Kings

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs 3 Wkts | RCB: 205/8 | RR: 10.25

  • Washington Sundar13 (4b)
  • Mohammed Siraj0 (0b)
  • Dwayne Bravo4-1-33-2
  • Shardul Thakur4-1-46-2

AB de Villiers: Felt dodgy in the first few balls. Felt I needed to make a play and a couple came out of the middle. Immy out-thought me when we needed a partnership after Quinny got out. I actually think they bowled pretty well. What we did well was capitalise on a couple of weaknesses they showed. If we keep out the big overs, we'll get past the line.

9:49pm A strange innings. There were periods where the bowlers dominated - two wicket maidens and a triple-wicket final over. But in the middle, the batsmen looked unstoppable. It's usually just AB de Villiers who makes pitches look like that, but de Kock, Mandeep and to a small extent, de Grandhomme and Sundar made vital runs for RCB. If they needed anything for their bowlers, it was a 200-plus score on a pitch that assists spin. They've equalled the highest score in the IPL when 8 or more wickets have fallen. RCB had made an identical 205/8 batting first against CSK in Chennai in the 2012 season. CSK won on that occasion. Will RCB prevail today?

19.6
4
Bravo to Washington Sundar, FOUR, you beauty. Sundar with some aggressive sensibility! Shows the older boys how it's done. Stands his ground once again, allows the bowler to bowl to him and reacts to find a boundary through point. It's a poor ball - short and wide, and he carves it expertly
19.5
2
Bravo to Washington Sundar, 2 runs, shot. That'll bring up 200. It's a full toss on off stump and he gets under it to punch straight over the umpire
19.4
6
Bravo to Washington Sundar, SIX, smash. Sundar with a reminder that there's some batting left. Hangs deep in the crease, gets a short ball that is also a slower ball. Plenty of time to swing and he manages to lift it over deep midwicket. That's a Chinnaswamy sixer
19.3
W
Bravo to Yadav, OUT, bye bye. Bizarre over. Bizarre cricket. A slower ball at length outside off. Umesh looks to slug it to Commercial Street. He can only find Billings, 20 yards in from the boundary at deep midwicket

UT Yadav c Billings b Bravo 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

19.3
1w
Bravo to Yadav, 1 wide, almost another run-out. Royal Challengers trying hard to get bowled out. A full toss - wide down leg side. He's got a free run but he's skipping outside the crease for some reason. Dhoni misses both the stumps and the batsman narrowly with his throw
19.2
W
Bravo to Washington Sundar, 1 run, OUT, and another! Well, scratch that about momentum. Three wickets in three balls. Two run outs. Quite appalling. It's a full toss and he lifts it inside-out to long-off's right. Jadeja picks up on the bounce. Sundar has settled into the crease at the non-striker's end. Negi is running down frantically though for some reason. Turns, slips, can't make his ground at the striker's end

P Negi run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Just before Mandeep got out, our stats man Shiva had given me this: Mandeep Singh has a dot% of just 14.89 at death this season - the best for any batsman to face at least 20 balls. He has struck at a Smart SR of 215 at death

19.1
W
Bravo to Negi, OUT, Dhoni hits and that's Colin de Grandhomme. And the associated runs. Too simple for him - he chucks it overarm with his glove one. Negi was looking to dab this slower ball past him with a late cut and missed

C de Grandhomme run out 11 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 157.14

END OF OVER:
19 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 191/5 | RR: 10.05

  • Colin de Grandhomme11 (7b)
  • Shardul Thakur4-1-46-2
  • Dwayne Bravo3-1-19-1
18.6
W
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, OUT, taken at deep midwicket. Mandeep picks the knuckle ball, but this length ball is too far outside off for the slog sweep he plays eventually. Ends up slicing it and Jadeja has an easy one. This is a good innings from Mandeep, he has put the momentum back in RCB's favour

Mandeep Singh c Jadeja b Thakur 32 (17b 1x4 3x6) SR: 188.23

18.6
1w
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, 1 wide, full and very very wide outside off. No chance he'll hit that
18.5
6
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, SIX, shot! This is Mandeep's arrival. It's taken some time. Stunning hit. A knuckle ball dug in short outside off. No pace off the pitch but somehow he has pummelled this, one the up, with a flat bat over long-off
18.5
1w
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, 1 wide, he shapes to jump into the leg side for a ramp and withdraws late. The bowler is forced to bowl wide outside off and he leaves to get the extra run
18.4
2
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, slower ball dropped short outside off, reaches out and flat-bats it past the non-striker. Calls for two immediately and they do well to get back
18.3
1
Thakur to de Grandhomme, 1 run, yorker outside off, jams it to long-off off the toe-end

Deep point and deep cover stay where they are

18.2
1
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, dabbed between the two sweepers on the off side. He was looking to get down for the ramp over short fine, but it's a slower ball short and wide outside off. Stabs it out there.
18.1
6
Thakur to Mandeep Singh, SIX, sweetly timed! Mandeep Singh with a top-class shot. It's a length ball wide outside off and he gets his weight down on his back thigh as he reaches out and uses his wrists nicely to slice it over point

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | RCB: 173/4 | RR: 9.61

  • Colin de Grandhomme10 (6b)
  • Mandeep Singh17 (12b)
  • Dwayne Bravo3-1-19-1
  • Imran Tahir4-0-35-2
17.6
4
Bravo to de Grandhomme, FOUR, in the block hole but de Grandhomme lofts it back over the fielder and even beats long off for a four. What a shot!
17.5
2
Bravo to de Grandhomme, 2 runs, moves across and whips the slow and low full toss to long leg. Chahar is stationed there but de Grandhomme comes back and throws in a dive as the throw comes wide
17.4
1
Bravo to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, smacks it back to Bravo who sticks his left hand out couldn't hold on to it. It will count as a drop but was struck really hard
17.3
0
Bravo to Mandeep Singh, no run, length delivery this time at 135kmh, it doesn't bounce much and Mandeep slogs but misses again
17.2
0
Bravo to Mandeep Singh, no run, slow bouncer, it beats Mandeep completely. Can't get close
17.1
2
Bravo to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, slow yorker outside off, gets some bat and Dhoni dives to stop, he has a shy at the stumps closer to him and the batsman is nowhere close, he misses and then they take one on overthrow too

Who'll bowl the last two? Thakur has one left, Chahar, Harbhajan, Jadeja, Watson and Bravo two each. Bravo's here

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | RCB: 164/4 | RR: 9.64

  • Colin de Grandhomme4 (4b)
  • Mandeep Singh14 (8b)
  • Imran Tahir4-0-35-2
  • Ravindra Jadeja2-0-22-0
16.6
2
Imran Tahir to de Grandhomme, 2 runs, yorks de Grandhomme, who bunts the ball to the right of long on where Bravo chases and throws it back and Mandeep makes it with a dive just in time
16.5
1
Imran Tahir to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, pitched up and Mandeep uses his wrists to whip it to long on
16.4
1
Imran Tahir to de Grandhomme, 1 run, drives it with the turn into the covers where a fumble allows one

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CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8AT RayuduSR Watson
2nd42AT RayuduSK Raina
3rd9AT RayuduSW Billings
4th15AT RayuduRA Jadeja
5th101MS DhoniAT Rayudu
6th32MS DhoniDJ Bravo