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An already eliminated Chennai Super Kings will visit Bengaluru for the Indian Premier League 2025 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Rajat Patidar’s RCB find themselves comfortably sitting in third place in the points table with 14 points, and a win vs CSK could make them the first team to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2025.
Chennai, who became the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs race, will fight for their pride. The five-time champion has had a lacklustre campaign, winning just two games from 10 matches. A mid-season captain transfer to MS Dhoni after injured Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out, alongside a poor auction strategy, contributed to CSK’s woeful season.
RCB, meanwhile, appear to be a very stable team. They also broke the jinx of not winning any home games this season after beating the Rajasthan Royals in their previous match at Chinnaswamy.
Yash Dayal to Dhoni, out Lbw!! Yash Dayal has done it again. He has outgunned the legend in MCS for two years in a row. Is that the game? A low full-toss on leg-stump, Dhoni flicks and misses, rapped on the pads and that's crashing into the stumps. Dhoni loses the review. Mutters something under his breath as he walks off. Is that the last time we see him at MCS? Well let's not get there just yet. We have a game to complete here.
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, SIX, cometh the hour cometh MSD!
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, FOUR, Kohli has let that go right through him at long-on.
Ngidi to Jadeja, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Ngidi to Ayush Mhatre, out Caught by Krunal Pandya!! The stand is broken. The safe hands of Krunal at deep mid-wicket. No 100 for Ayush Mhatre. It's a slower-ball off-cutter full outside off, he slogs and does not get the elevation, picks out Krunal who takes a pressure catch. Mhatre deserved a 100 but not to be. A standing ovation for Mhatre from the CSK dugout.
Yash Dayal to Jadeja, FOUR, Jadeja is bringing out his best form suddenly.
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, 1 run, top over this so far. Low full-toss on off, driven straight to the fielder at long-on. 50 for Jadeja Out comes the sword-fling celebration
Ngidi to Jadeja, FOUR, four singles off the over. Now a boundary. This is the same shot that fetched CSK the IPL title in 2023. Low full-toss outside the leg-stump, flicked fine and it runs away to the fine-leg fence. Guess who hit that shot in 2023?
Suyash Sharma to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, the boundaries just keep coming.
Suyash Sharma to Jadeja, FOUR, again Suyash Sharma has been short, this is good length but still short enough for Jadeja who goes on the back foot and punches it wide of the diving extra-cover, Patidar the man and he is holding his right hand, now the physio is out there to have a look. The ball may just have touched the end of the fingers
Shepherd to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, massive hit!
Suyash Sharma to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, maiden 50 for Ayush Mhatre in the IPL. Nudges the length delivery through the vacant mid-wicket area, has played well
Ngidi to Sam Curran, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! Straight up and gone. Tight length delivery on the stumps, hurries Sam Curran on the pull, the thick top-edge goes straight up, Jitesh Sharma has an easy catch. No heroics with the bat from Sam tonight. RCB pulling things back.
Krunal Pandya to Shaik Rasheed, out Caught by Shepherd!! Krunal Pandya strikes and breaks the blistering opening stand. Straight to backward point. Full and wide outside off, Shaik Rasheed opens the face of the bat to slice, but picks out the man. Shepherd reverse-cups near his face. Was a full seam-up delivery and Krunal fist-pumps as he roars a come on. Relief for RCB.
Bhuvneshwar to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Low full-toss just outside off, Ayush Mhatre hangs back and drills it wide of mid-on, was an easy delivery, maybe Bhuvneshwar went for the yorker there
Yash Dayal to Shaik Rasheed, FOUR, to fine leg
Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, bit of flight on the stumps, Ayush Mhatre gets forward and lofts straight down the ground, got low and gets it away for four
Pathirana to Shepherd, SIX, where has that gone? Into the crowd over midwicket. Shepherd is smashing CSK to smithereens in these last couple of overs. Expression from Brevis says it all as he starts laughing. Full delivery as Pathirana misses his length
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, FOUR, to backward square leg
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, SIX, straight down the ground
Pathirana to Rajat Patidar, out Caught by Sam Curran!! Another wicket as Patidar's struggles come to an end. Never found the fluency in the middle. Good length ball wide of off, he reaches out to drive on the up and hits it flat and straight to mid-off. What a spell this is turning out to be from Pathirana.
Pathirana to Padikkal, out Caught by Jadeja!! Pathirana bowls to his field and gets the reward! They have deep backward point and sweeper cover in place, so he goes full and wide outside off, making Padikkal reach out for it.
Sam Curran to Kohli, out Caught by Khaleel Ahmed!! Khaleel bangs the ball into the turf after taking the catch!
Jadeja to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli gets to fifty in style!Flat and short outside off, enough width for Kohli who cuts it away through backward point and his teammates rise in applause
Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Brevis!! Brevis pulls out a stunner. The partnership is broken and CSK have their much needed breakthrough. Short of length delivery angled across, Bethell fetches the pull and gets a top-edge, the ball skies over square leg and seemed to be landing safely but Brevis charges in, dives forward and takes it inches from the ground.
Jadeja to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, fifty for Bethell. He is touted to be a future star for England and he shows why. This is a top shot. Quicker and around off,
Anshul Kamboj to Kohli, FOUR, thumped! Kohli decides to shimmy down, gets a fullish delivery and he short-arm jabs it past a diving mid-on. All bottom hand as there was not much followthrough of the bat
Noor Ahmad to Jacob Bethell, SIX, that's massive! Dragged short and Bethell does not need to pick that, he quickly rocks back and smashes the pull into the deep square leg stand. 99-meter maximum..
Anshul Kamboj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, oh no! There's a collision and a catch goes down. Pathirana is stil down on the ground. Back of a length and angled across, Bethell looks to hack it into the leg-side and gets a top-edge over short third.
Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, SIX, hammered! Short of length delivery and Bethell has picked the bones out of that, he gets into position quickly and nails the pull all the way over deep mid-wicket
Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Khaleel goes searching for swing and pitches it up, but there isn't any this time, Bethell leans forward and creams the drive square of the wicket
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