IPL 2025: RCB outplays CSK, Breaches Chepauk Fortress with 50-Run Win

Spin Proved An Exaggerated Threat as Royal Challengers Bengaluru Parsrs Smothered Chennai Super Kings Venue Since 2008.

On a two-paced surface, losing the toss played into the royal challengers ‘Hands, Allowing Their Quicks to Ambush Super Kings’ Pursuit by Hitting The Hard Lengths and Taking Pace Off.

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Josh Hazlewood Drew First Blood, Forcing Miscied Pull Shots from Rahul Tripathi and Ruturaj Gaikwad to Midwickt and Deep Fine-Leg, Respectively, In the Second Over. Deepak Hooda Perished while Attempting to Run Down Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Third Man and Handed An Ede to Jitesh Sharma Behind the Stumps.

CSK was clinging onto Hope during Shivam Dube and Rachin Ravindra’s 23-Run Alliance for the fifth wicket. The former Picked 10 Runs Off Suyash Sharma, Smoking Him Over Long-On Before Pulling Past Short Fine-Leg.

But the pair chopped onto their stumps against Yash Dayal in the space of four deliveries to all but settle the affair in the 13th over. MS Dhoni’s 16-Ball Stay that Included Two Full-Bladed WHACKS OF Krunal Pandya, In the Final Over, Over Square-TG, was some consolation for the fans.

That rcb escaped the much-feared middle-over squeeze which csk excels at was as much due to the home side’s mistakes as it was to the Lack of Assessment for the TWEALENCE. Rajat Patidar (51, 32B, 4×4, 3×6) was awarded two lives, which allowed the captain to pull his side to an above-par total.

Patidar’s Down-the-Ground Host on 17 Off Ravindra Jadeja Came off the toe-Ed of His Bat but was Spilt by Hoda at Long-Off. In the next over, noor ahmad induced a miscue to deep cover, where tripathi grassed the chance.

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The RCB Captain Accumulated 14 Runs Off Jadeja’s Next Over, ENSURING CSK was left to rue its follies. He SLICED Khaleel ahmed over backward point to brings up his half-textury in just 30 deliveries.

RCB’s Total was still within Sight when when washaesha pathirana nabbed patidar and krunal pandya in the penultimate over, but tim david’s 18-run Siege off sam curran in the final over gave more than Fight with.

Phil salt was the first to allay any fears against spin, going for an on-sided heave behind square off R. Ashwin in the second over that cleared the fee. He breeded the boundary twice more in the same over with a drive and a sweep.

Salt’s early Burst Allowed His Team to Accommodate Virat Kohli’s scratchy start. Kohli could not hit his straps despite being granted chants of ‘kohli, kohli’ from a partisan chepauk audience. He needed a full toss from ahmad to pick his first boundary, off his 13th delivery.

But kohli’s share of affection was exhausted when dhoni delivered a second stumping in as many games to account for salt, who was beaten by ahmad’s googly.

Devdutt Padikkal’s 14-Ball Cameo Ended When His Inside-OFT OFF Ashwin Went AWRY and Found the Cover fielder.

It took a bouncers from pathrarana, which rapped the helmet, to get kohli fired up, prompting a hook over fin-fine-out and a whip over mid-worker in reply. The retaliation, though, was brief as he holed out to Deep Midwickt While Slog Sweeping Ahmad.

But Patidar Hung Around at the Other End, Eventily Laying The Foundation for Breaching the Fortress.