- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.5 Jaffa! A perfect off-spinner's dismissal, to use a cliche. And this is proper Test match wicket in a T20I game. Kohli has to walk back for 30 off 33 and RCB are in a hole. Tossed up outside off, inviting Kohli for the drive, just to turn past the inside edge and clatter the stumps. 79/37.2 Moeen is in the team and on the board! A wicket on his second ball on return. Hafl-tracker on off and middle, du Plessis goes back and pulls. But finds deep midwicket to perfection. The RCB captain's poor run continues. 62/18.6 Curtains for Maxwell! Didn't let the matchup with Jadeja take place. A horrible misjudgement of the run there. Kohli comes down the pitch and plays the turning ball towards off with soft hands. Uthappa from cover pounces on the ball and returns a swift, fast throw to Dhoni, who does the rest. Maxwell is well short and Kohli cannot believe it. RCB in a spot of bother. 76/218.1 low full toss at knee height, tries to muscle this over the midwicket rope but miscues it nearer the toe of the bat and it floats gently to the man at cow corner Gaikwad, who bobbles the chest high chance briefly before holding on five yards inside the rope. 155/515.1 stupendous effort charging from deep backward square by Mukesh Choudhary! Length ball angled across off stump, heaves this across the line but gets under it too much and skies it over square leg. Choudhary charges 30+ yards from the rope from deep backward square coming forward in front of square, puts in a full length dive and holds on while getting plenty of carpet burn with his elbows sliding across the nailed in advertising logos square of the wicket. 10/10 on the judge's scorecards from Switzerland, Peru, Zambia, Fiji, South Korea and Canada! 123/418.2 Theekshana is on a hat-trick! Full on fifth stump, tries to muscle this drive over long-off but skews it again off the toe of the bat and it flutters to Gaikwad, who again juggles this chance 20 yards in from the rope but holds onto the second effort lunging forward at knee height. 155/618.6 Bullseye! Triple-wicket over for Theekshana! Carom ball lands on a good length on middle and skids on past a tame flick across the line to light up the stumps 3/4 of the way up middle and off. 157/719.5 full and wide yorker, driven wide of extra cover, who misfields to open the door for a possible second. DK wants the strike back no matter what. In fact, DK never left his crease and it was Harshal who ran two runs on his own that will sadly, and comically, count for none. He grounded his bat at the striker's end and came back as the relay came to Pretorius, who fumbled the take. It appears he has knocked the bails off the stumps without the ball in hand. But did the ball ricochet off his hands into the stumps with a bail still on to be dislodged?! The third umpire believes so and has given this out. One of the stranger and funnier sequences of cricket you'll see anywhere. 171/8Extras12 (lb 5, w 7)TOTAL173/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.65)Did not bat: JR HazlewoodFall of wickets: 1-62 (Faf du Plessis, 7.2 ov), 2-76 (Glenn Maxwell, 8.6 ov), 3-79 (Virat Kohli, 9.5 ov), 4-123 (Rajat Patidar, 15.1 ov), 5-155 (Mahipal Lomror, 18.1 ov), 6-155 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 18.2 ov), 7-157 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 18.6 ov), 8-171 (Harshal Patel, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mukesh Choudhary 3 0 30 0 10.00 8 4 1 1 0 Simarjeet Singh 2 0 21 0 10.50 6 2 1 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 27 3 6.75 8 2 1 0 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 20 0 5.00 7 1 0 0 0 MM Ali 4 0 28 2 7.00 8 1 1 3 0 D Pretorius 3 0 42 1 14.00 4 2 3 2 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.4 Shahbaz gets RCB the breakthrough! Flatter ball on a shorter length, Gaikwad goes back to pull but gets more height than distance. Hasaranga runs to his right from long-on and pulls off a good, diving catch. Shahbaz strikes outside the powerplay. 54/114.1 this time Conway does pick out deep backward square leg with the sweep! He got away with this shot in the previous over off Maxwell, but this time drags a full delivery from middle stump too fine behind square and doesn't get the distance nor the elevation, regulation catch at chest height five yards in from the rope for the fielder who barely had to move more than three yards to his right for the chance. 109/47.2 Oh, my word! Uthappa has picked backward point to perfection! A touch short outside off, it was there to be hit. And all he does is find the substitute Prabhudessai to perfection. Maxwell cannot believe his luck. CSK lose two in quick succession. 59/29.4 Maxwell is putting on a show in Pune! Second wicket for the Big Show and he's ecstatic and makes it known. Another shortish ball, a bit slower through the air. Rayudu was early through his punch and saw his middle stump disturbed. These are some serious blows for CSK. 75/317.2 Harshal strikes back with the slower ball! Floats this up back of a length on the wide guideline, probably a wide of Moeen leaves it alone, instead he toe slaps it tamely to Siraj on the ring at extra cover. 133/615.6 length ball on fifth stump at 127 kph, skies a heave that swirls a mile high over mid-off in the ring. Kohli gets into position very early for this steepler that is by no means an easy take as gravity pulls it back to earth. Kohli goes up with his hands in front of his face, palms facing out, and takes a sharp catch while falling to the ground to cushion the take. 122/518.1 the fat lady is starting with her mi-mi-mi-mi-miiiii warm-up exercises. Length ball on fourth stump, Dhoni smokes a pull but doesn't get the elevation and picks out Patidar at head height five yards in from the deep midwicket rope. 135/719.2 length ball at full pace, 129 kph after the slower ball to start the over, Pretorius is hustled for pace and skies a pull back over the bowler. Kohli takes a simple catch at long-on three yards in from the rope at rib height. 149/8Extras4 (lb 4)TOTAL160/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8)Did not bat: Mukesh ChoudharyFall of wickets: 1-54 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 6.4 ov), 2-59 (Robin Uthappa, 7.2 ov), 3-75 (Ambati Rayudu, 9.4 ov), 4-109 (Devon Conway, 14.1 ov), 5-122 (Ravindra Jadeja, 15.6 ov), 6-133 (Moeen Ali, 17.2 ov), 7-135 (MS Dhoni, 18.1 ov), 8-149 (Dwaine Pretorius, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shahbaz Ahmed 3 0 27 1 9.00 6 3 1 0 0 JR Hazlewood 4 0 19 1 4.75 10 1 0 0 0 Mohammed Siraj 2 0 22 0 11.00 2 4 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 3 0 31 1 10.33 7 0 4 0 0 GJ Maxwell 4 0 22 2 5.50 8 2 0 0 0 HV Patel 4 0 35 3 8.75 11 2 3 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Chennai Super Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
4 May 2022 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Chennai Super Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 0 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (V Kohli 17, F du Plessis 32, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 76/2 in 9.0 overs (V Kohli 29)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 123/4 in 15.1 overs (MK Lomror 21)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 173/8 in 20.0 overs (KD Karthik 26, Mohammed Siraj 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 0 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (RD Gaikwad 27, DP Conway 24, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 72/2 in 9.0 overs (DP Conway 34, AT Rayudu 9)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 0
- DP Conway: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 118/4 in 15.0 overs (MM Ali 21, RA Jadeja 2)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 0
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