The 24th match of the IPL 2023 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings provided a truckload of entertainment, thrill and spice. All these moments kept the fans on the edge of their seats.
The Chinnaswamy wicket was an absolute paradise for the batters as they totally enjoyed scoring runs at a rate of knots. The bowlers of both teams found it literally tough to stop the batters as they were tonked for sixes and fours.
Batting first, Chennai Super Kings posted a humongous total of 226/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Devon Conway top-scored with 83 off 45 balls with the help of six fours and six hits over the fence.
CSK pull off a thrilling win over RCB
In response, RCB lost two quick wickets for 15 runs but Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis kept going and tried to tilt the game towards the hosts’ favour. The duo added a quickfire 126-run partnership before Maheesh Theekshana provided a much-needed breakthrough to dismiss Glenn Maxwell.
The Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored 76 off 36 balls where he scored 3 fours and eight sixes to his name. RCB captain, Faf du Plessis chipped in with 62 off 33 balls where he struck five four and four sixes to his name.
However, CSK managed to pull things back into the game as they went on to win the game by eight runs. During the passage of the play, Ajinkya Rahane was terrific on the field as he saved some crucial runs with his fielding presence, which played a big part in CSK’s win.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj
Chennai Super Kings’ playing XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
Rahane saved 8 runs while fielding and that was the difference in the end! #RCBvsCSK #IPL
Advertisement— Guurshaan (@Guurshaan) April 17, 2023
Prabhudesai was so premeditated with cheeky shots tht he missed a ball which was in slot to be hit for six. Very disappointing as RCB fan.
Advertisement— Saurabh Srivastava (@saurabhashu44) April 17, 2023
Pathirana, you legend! pic.twitter.com/V5c29uu5aj
Advertisement— Rahul Sharma (@CricFnatic) April 17, 2023
Hero of the match our Malinga
Pathirana pic.twitter.com/uJLbbCwMqjAdvertisement— aashu (@aashu291298) April 17, 2023
Captaincy made the difference. #MSD 😍🔥
Advertisement— Tanishq (@Tanishq18_) April 17, 2023
Orginal el Classico 🔥🔥‼️
Advertisement— Saicharan_mb02 (@SaicharanMb02) April 17, 2023
CSK tried hard to lose but dhoni captaincy ultimately helped them
Advertisement— Clairvoyant (@Anachronist26) April 17, 2023
Rahane saved one six and one four at the boundaries..
Csk won by 8 runs…Advertisement— V (@Dynamic__V) April 17, 2023
RCB shouldn't be too disappointed with this
AdvertisementIt was good run chase
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