Josh Hazlewood's superb bowling and Rajat Patidar's fifty helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs in their Indian Premier League match on Friday, to be played at the Chepauk on Friday, March 28. (Match Blog | Scorecard | Full Coverage)
IPL 2025: RCB Beat CSK By 50 Runs At Chepauk After 17 Years
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were asked to bat first by Ruturaj Gaikwad as Chennai Super Kings won the toss at Chepauk in match 8 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 tournament
Chasing a target of 197, CSK could muster 146 for 8 in 20 overs, their first defeat against RCB at Chepauk since 2008.
Chennai Super Kings opener Rachin Ravindra top-scored for CSK with 41 while the next best batter was former captain MS Dhoni who remained not out on 30 off 16 balls.
Josh Hazlewood (3/21), Yash Dayal (2/18) and Liam Livingstone (2/28) were the main wicket takers for RCB.
Earlier, RCB registered 196 for 7 after being put in to bat at the Chepauk.
Captain Rajat Patidar top-scored with 51 off 32 deliveries while openers Phil Salt (32 off 16 balls), Virat Kohli (31 off 30 balls) and Tim David (22 not out off 8 balls) were the other notable contributors.
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Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 196 for 7 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 51, Virat Kohli 31, Philip Salt 32, Tim David 22 not out; Noor Ahmad 3/36, Matheesha Pathirana 2/36).
Chennai Super Kings: 146 for 8 in 20 overs (Rachin Ravindra 41, MS Dhoni 30 not out; Josh Hazlewood 3/21, Yash Dayal 2/18, Liam Livingstone 2/28). (With PTI inputs)
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