Also, to be noted, both wins have come in away games, breaching the opposition’s fortresses. First defeating KKR in Eden Gardens, and now, crushing CSK at their own backyard on their way. He has shown a brave character in both games and maybe, this can turn their fortunes around?
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With the asking rate climbing over 12s, the RCB spinners further put the brakes on scoring. There was a visible hold and grip for the spinners as there was minimal dew, which multiplied CSK’s struggles with them being 65/4 at the halfway stage, versus RCB’s 93/2 at the same stage. Dhoni struck three fours and two sixes to make 30 not out off 16 balls to go past Suresh Raina as CSK’s highest run-scorer in IPL history, but that was only a minor consolation point.
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This is easily one of RCB’s most famous wins in recent times, including the one at Chinnaswamy last year, where they knocked the same opposition out of the playoff 10cric race. The captain of Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj Gaikwad, feels that 170 was a par score on this wicket and admits that their batting wasn’t up to the mark. He acknowledges that lapses in the field cost them crucial runs and that the pitch got slower and stickier as the game progressed.
MS Dhoni, sharp as ever, pulled off a lightning-quick stumping that changed the game’s momentum. The spinners did their job, keeping things tight, but Kohli and Patidar gradually built a partnership that started to look dangerous. Patidar, living on the edge with a couple of dropped chances, kept the scoreboard ticking and smashed a solid fifty. After a brief wobble, Tim David swooped in like a hero, launching three massive sixes in the final over that propelled RCB to an impressive 196. For CSK, Noor Ahmad was the standout bowler with a three-wicket haul, while Khaleel Ahmed picked two of his own.
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