Match Day

173dS Sudarshanan

CSK knocked out as RCB win six in a row to make playoffs

Yash Dayal held his nerve and gave away just seven runs in the final over to help RCB seal a thriller

51dInterview by Nagraj Gollapudi and Nikhil Sharma

Yash Dayal: 'If that Rinku over hadn't happened to me, I don't know if I might be here today'

The left-arm fast bowler talks about moving on from the nightmare over, and what he has learned from Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami and Zaheer Khan

173dAlagappan Muthu

#Thalaforareason â¦ but Thala for another season?

The fans came in hordes to watch MS Dhoni do his thing, and despite all his limitations he left them hoping he returns next year

173dAshish Pant

How du Plessis-Kohli masterclass revived RCB after rain break

With the ball turning square, the RCB openers brought their experience into play to provide a platform for others to launch

172dAshish Pant

Yash Dayal's year - stung by Rinku to stinging CSK

Last year, he failed to defend 28 in the last over. This time, he denied Dhoni a fairytale finish

174dESPNcricinfo staff

Ball-by-ball - Ferguson and Dayal deny Dhoni and Jadeja in dramatic finish

No-balls, giant sixes, pressure catches, and a climax that had everyone on the edge of their seats. RCB vs CSK didn't fail to deliver

174dSampath Bandarupalli

Stats - RCB do six in a row, and Kohli does it in sixes

All the stats highlights from a stunning match 68 of IPL 2024 where RCB beat CSK by 27 runs

174dESPNcricinfo staff

Kohli not in favour of Impact Player: 'Not every team has a Bumrah or Rashid'

"One extra batter is the reason why I am playing with a 200-plus strike rate in the powerplay"

164dESPNcricinfo staff

Pant's no-look magic, a 110-metre hit, Gaikwad wows Dhoni

ESPNcricinfo's writers pick their favourite shots of IPL 2024

174dAshish Pant

Gaikwad the captain faces his sternest test yet

How he handles the pressure in an all-important game against RCB could well define his season

174dAshish Pant

Sunny morning gives way to cloudy evening as RCB wait to take on CSK

There is a 60% chance of rain around the match start time

173dESPNcricinfo staff

Du Plessis: 'I dedicate the Man of the Match to Yash Dayal'

RCB's captain also said the Chinnaswamy pitch "felt like a day-five Test match in Ranchi" after the rain interruption early in their innings

175dShashank Kishore

What RCB did right after it began so horribly wrong

After losing seven of their first eight games, RCB are on the brink of achieving something remarkable. Here's how they did it

175dAshish Pant

Rain threat looms over RCB-CSK clash in Bengaluru

The match between RCB and CSK in Bengaluru on Saturday will decide the final playoff spot

175dS Sudarshanan

Patidar: 'Mentally I should know that I am the best. Nothing else should matter'

The RCB batter speaks about his methods against spin, his outlook towards failure, and why he does not fear getting out

Preview

174dSruthi Ravindranath

The RCB vs CSK virtual knockout could be the game of the season, weather permitting

Not to forget the big question: will this be MS Dhoni's IPL farewell if CSK fall short?

CSK INNINGS		R	B
RD Gaikwad	caught	0	1
R Ravindra	run out	61	37
DJ Mitchell	caught	4	6
AM Rahane	caught	33	22
S Dube	caught	7	15
RA Jadeja	not out	42	22
MJ Santner	caught	3	4
MS Dhoni	caught	25	13
SN Thakur	not out	1	2
TU Deshpande
Simarjeet Singh
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 1, w 8, nb 2)
TOTAL	191 (7 wkts; 20 ovs)

RCB BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
GJ Maxwell	4.0	25	1	6.25	(1w)
Mohammed Siraj	4.0	35	1	8.75	(1w)
Yash Dayal	4.0	42	2	10.50
Swapnil Singh	2.0	13	0	6.50	(1w)
KV Sharma	1.0	14	0	14.00
LH Ferguson	3.0	39	1	13.00	(2nb)
C Green	2.0	18	1	9.00	(1w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	R Ravindra	RD Gaikwad
2nd	19	DJ Mitchell	R Ravindra
3rd	66	AM Rahane	R Ravindra
4th	30	S Dube	R Ravindra
5th	4	RA Jadeja	S Dube
6th	10	RA Jadeja	MJ Santner
7th	61	MS Dhoni	RA Jadeja
8th	1	RA Jadeja	SN Thakur

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
KKR	14	9	3	20	1.428
SRH	14	8	5	17	0.414
RR	14	8	5	17	0.273
RCB	14	7	7	14	0.459
CSK	14	7	7	14	0.392
DC	14	7	7	14	-0.377
LSG	14	7	7	14	-0.667
GT	14	5	7	12	-1.063
PBKS	14	5	9	10	-0.353
MI	14	4	10	8	-0.318