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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) returned to winning ways after they got the better off Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The ‘Yellow Army’ comprehensively defeated RCB by 8 wickets.
Chasing a target of 146, CSK started pretty well after their opening pair of Faf du Plessis (25) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (65 not out) stitched together 46 runs.
RCB all-rounder Chris Morris provided the first breakth⛄rough by dismissing Du Plessis in the last over of the powerplay.
CSK batters didn’t allow RCB to capitalise after the fall of the first wicket as Ambati Rayudu and Gaikwad formed another crucial partnership. The pair added 67 runs for the second wicket before RCB spinner Yuzvendra Chahal cleaned up Rayudu (39).
Gaikwad held his end and kept on scoring runs as he reached his first fifty in the ongoing thirt🐭eenth season of the cash-ri🎶ch league.
In the end, CSK chased down the total with 8 balls to spare
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Kohli, De Villiers push RCB to 145/6
Earlier, the celebrated pair of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers guided RCB to 145/6 in their allott𝄹ed 20 overs. Both 🐈Kohli and De Villiers added a much-needed 82 runs for the third wicket.
The RCB skipperꦦ showed superb determination on a slow track and smashed his third half-century of IPL 2020. De Vill൲iers also chipped in with a vital 39 from 36 deliveries including four boundaries.
For CSK, Sam Curran was once again brilliant as he finished with figures of 3/19 in three overs. Mitchell Santner, who was playing his first match this season, was the least expensive bowler for Super Kings. He conceded only 23 runs in his 4-over spell with an important wicket of Devdutt Padikkal (22).
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Brilliant performance from ! Nice to see the lions perform the way they✃ are known to! batted like seasoned player, fantastic eff🌼ort!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
Congratulations !
A pride of lions you truly are ! 💪What a stellar show Ruturaj
This loss for RCB though has made things even more interesting for the battle of topඣ 2
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
does a .. finishing it off with a six
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Top spell bowing efforts
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
One for the Pride! 😍💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
RCB in Green Jersey:
2011: Won v KTK
2012: Lost v MI
2013: Lost v KXIP
2014: Lost v CSK
2015: NR v DD
2016: Won v GL
2017: Lost v KKR
2018: Lost v RR
2019: Lost v DC
2020: Lost v CSK— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Finally a systematic and clinical victory for by 8 wickets against in -form . It was delight to see blossoming into a fine batsman and scoring a stylish 65൲*!
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50)
Well ༺played first fifty in career for this youngster.. 65 not out. Congratulations and hard luck to . RCB will surely bounce back in coming gam🌟es
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Most wins against RCB in IPL
16 CSK
16 MI
14 KXIP
14 KKR
10 RR— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
Sam Curran in so far
Runs: 173
Wickets: 13No other ღall-rounder has comꦿpleted the double of 150 runs and 10 wickets in the competition.
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket)
Playing three spinners always꧑ works for tod🐻ay also they looked most comfortable unit. Would have liked to see Jagadeeshan bat today as there was less pressure at the end. Good win
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Like the fact that Ruturaj Gaekwad has the 'tapping around the field in the gaps' game. More range than Padikkal as batsman from my limited viewing of them so far. This innings should do his confidence a world of good.👍
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Well played opener Ruturaj Gaikwad. Spark kamchitaaru today 👍👏 50(42)*.. Maiden fiftꦗy!
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac)
Between 2011 and the start of this♓ week, we saw no half-centuries from CSK players aged 23 or under.
We have now seen two in the last two matches, for Sam Curran and Rutaraj G✃aikwad.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
Great 50 by RUTURAJ GAIKWAD, he was under so much pressure 👏🙌🤞🔥
Good call to give him another chance He does have some 'spark' 😉— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta)
Chennai Super Kings is still alive in the tournament – its tough road but still some good wins with youngsters like Sam Curran and Ruturaj playing a big role help for the next season.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Good to see a bottom table team beat the Champ🌳ions of IPL 2020.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar)
Last match for was all about Siraj….this match for all about Ruturaj
Will tonight see Royal’s Raj vs
🙈🕺— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
