RCB qualified for play offs after beating CSK by 27 runs (Image Credit:- X)

Royal Challengers Bangalore:- 218/5 (20 overs)

Chennai Super Kings:- 191/7 (20 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs and qualified for playoffs. After losing 7 out of their first 8 matches they came back strongly to win the last 6 matches. Chasing 219 run target CSK finishes on 191/7 in their 20 overs.

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After put in to bat RCB openers Virat Kohli (47 runs from 29 balls) and Faf du Plessis (54 runs from 39 balls) put together 78 runs from 9.4 overs before Mitchell Santner dismissed Kohli.

Faf du Plessis named Player of the Match for his 59 runs from 39 balls (Image Credit:- X)

Faf du Plessis was caught just short of his crease at non striker’s end as the ball crashed into stumps after hitting Santner’s finger.

Rajat Patidar (41 runs from 23 balls) , Cameroon Green (38* runs from 17 balls) , Glenn Maxwell (16 runs from 5 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (14 runs from 6 balls) took RCB to 218/5.

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Shardul Thakur (2/61 in 4 overs) , Mitchell Santner (1/23 in 4 overs) and Tushar Deshpande (1/49 in 4 overs) are the wicket takers for CSK.

Glenn Maxwell who opened the bowling for RCB dismissed CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first ball of their innings for a golden duck. Later left arm pacer Yash Dayal dismissed Daryl Mitchell (4 runs from 6 balls) cheaply.

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Rachin Ravindra (61 runs from 37 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (33 runs from 22 balls) bring CSK back in the game by putting together 66 runs from 41 balls for the third wicket. Luckie Ferguson dismissed Rahane in the first ball of his spell to broke the partnership.

Rachin Ravindra who batted so well gets run out after mix up with Shivam Dube. Dube (7 runs from 15 balls) who struggled to hit the ball well got out to Cameroon Green. RCB captain Faf du Plessis pulled off a stunning catch off Mohammad Siraj to dismiss Santner (3 runs 4 balls).

Dhoni and Jadeja put together 61 runs for the eighth wicket (Image Credit:- X)

Dhoni (25 runs from 13 balls) who came to bat at No.8 along with Ravindra Jadeja (42* runs from 22 balls) partnership of 61 runs from 27 balls for the 7th wicket bring down the equation to 17 runs from final over for CSK to qualify for play offs.

Yash Dayal’s brillant final over helped RCB qualify for play offs (Image Credit:- X)

Dhoni hit a six of the first ball bowled by Yash Dayal in the final over. He came back strongly in the second ball by dismissing Dhoni. Dayal bowled brillant last 5 balls giving just 1 run to help RCB qualify for play offs.

Yash Dayal (2/42 in 4 overs) , Cameroon Green (1/18 in 2 overs) , Glenn Maxwell (1/25 in 4 overs) , Mohammad Siraj (1/35 in 4 overs) and Lockie Ferguson (1/39 in 3 overs) are the wicket takers for RCB.

Player of the Match:- Faf du Plessis (54 runs from 39 balls)

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