In the 24th game of IPL 2018, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinched another great victory after beating the hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) on Wednesday night. RCB put 205/8 on the board in 20 overs while CSK reached the target remarkably in 19.4 overs after losing 5 wickets.
After winning the toss, CSK skipper MS Dhoni decided to field first. While RCB skipper and opener Virat Kohli (18 runs) departed after a modest start, RCB innings was superbly carried by another opener Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers. Both scored half-centuries and put a brilliant century partnership for the second wicket.
These two added 103-runs for the second wicket while de Kock was dismissed for 53 runs off 37 balls (1 four and 4 sixes) and de Villiers scored 68 runs off 30 balls (2 fours and 8 sixes). Their partnership set the momentum for RCB to cross the 200-run mark but later quick wickets falling made tough to succeed on that.
In that vital moment, Mandeep Singh played an important 32 runs knock off just 17 balls and Washington Sundar scored unbeaten 13 runs off just 4 balls at the end that helped them to get past 200 runs. RCB scored 205/8 at the end of 20 overs.
Among the CSK bowlers, Shardul Thakur (2/46), Imran Tahir (2/35) and Dwayne Bravo (2/33) claimed two wickets each.
In reply, CSK was once battling on 74/4. After that, opener Ambati Rayudu and skipper MS Dhoni provided a brilliant 101-run partnership for the fifth wicket which brought them back into the game. Before getting run-out, Rayudu scored a brilliant 82 runs off 53 balls with 3 fours and 8 sixes.
Dhoni took the full responsibility to provide his typical finishing knock while Dwayne Bravo supported him perfectly at the end. Dhoni was unbeaten on 70 runs off 34 balls (only four and 7 sixes) and finished the game with a sixer. Bravo was unbeaten on 14 runs off 7 balls with one four and one six.
Among the RCB bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal (2/26) got two wickets while Pawan Negi (1/36) and Umesh Yadav (1/23) took one wicket each.
Now, look at some Twitter reactions of the match:
33 sixes!!
The most in any IPL match. Just 18 fours.
Pure entertainment.#RCBvCSK
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 25, 2018
If there’s ever a book on cricket, Dhoni must write the finishing chapter. Unbelievable. Take a bow 🙇♂️ #RCBvCSK #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 25, 2018
Aryabhatta invented 0 when someone asked him the number of quality death bowlers in RCB. #RCBvCSK
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 25, 2018
RCB's bowling is why it is called death bowling. They kill it, themselves.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 25, 2018
This is 3rd time CSK has beaten RCB when target is 206! Such a unlucky total for RCB 😌 #RCBvCSK
— S҉ O҉ M҉ E҉ N҉ 🇮🇳 (@Akki_Ka_Deewana) April 25, 2018
Hats off @msdhoni! What a man!🙏🙏🙏 #RCBvCSK
— Bushra Hussain (@bubblybushra) April 25, 2018
Bowlers make a third grade team out of #RCB #RCBvCSK
— mudi (@sikh_soldier) April 25, 2018
#RCBvCSK Name:CSK
Work:Beating opponents in their Den.— Punarvashu Mishra (@im_vashu) April 25, 2018
Raise your hands if you Agree!💛@msdhoni @ChennaiIPL 🦁#WhistlePodu #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/YC0Z5R0WKm
— WhistlePodu Army ® – CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) April 25, 2018
Thank you Ambati Rayudu, what a team man. Bats where you want him to and plays like you want him too. Consistently good. He's filling brilliantly for Raina. And how well.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 25, 2018
RCB's management. Whom so ever it includes. You need bowlers, RCB don't have more than 3 every year. https://t.co/RYALcpz8U9
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 25, 2018
RCB story Every year 😂 #WhistlePodu #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/OGh6I6Bddh
— . (@Krina4prabhas) April 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/SalmanAbjani/status/989207686096080897
CSK bowlers before going to bowl to AB De Villiers. #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/egl1wNMxtF
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 25, 2018
No difference at all. #RCBvsCSK pic.twitter.com/MzWcKMZT5r
— IAS Smoking Skills (@Smokingskills07) April 25, 2018
Children, expectant mothers and heart patients are advised against viewing CSK matches. #RCBvCSK #IPL18
— Ramesh Iyer 🇮🇳 (@TheMylaporean) April 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/RaijinAntony/status/989206718306439169
Waiting for your husband to win ipl trophy#CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/cB2nx0Ps2L
— Hamid (@mai_b_Engineer_) April 25, 2018
#RCB 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dhoni haters ho f*** urself 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #RCBvCSK
— आदिशक्ति🔱🔥(मोदी का परिवार) (@Isoumyas) April 25, 2018
Umpire during the second inning #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/rAFRrb6n0N
— v_v (@Lil_unsteady) April 25, 2018
Ab to mujhe hi yeh bowling issues fix karne padenge… #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/uVwhueuzd5
— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) April 25, 2018
Kohli to Siraj after 19th Over#RCBvCSK #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/rLnmz7Y3w9
— Mogambo ✪ ❄️ (@UberHandle) April 25, 2018
Why Did They Send Me So Early To Bat? Now Who Will Tweet? 😡😔😒#RCBvCSK #RCBvsCSK #CSKvRCB #WhistlePodu
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/khushisomani981/status/989206735205224448
https://twitter.com/jyoti_tewatia1/status/989179074743431168
https://twitter.com/ChaituAntePichi/status/989171903255334912
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To all that was not given earlier. Three in a row! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #RCBvCSK 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/mourieshsenthil/status/989206789865455616
It's not Virat Vs Dhoni, it's Anushka Vs Sakshi 😍😂#RCBvCSK
— Aman (@Humourlessly) April 25, 2018
3 quick wickets and CSK have been able to turn things around dramatically.Brave of MSD to toss ball to Imran Tahir after @ABdeVilliers17 had mauled him previous over. Tahir delivers not just ABD's wicket, but also Anderson. Inspired captaincy you'd say? #ReinventYourGame #RCBvCSK
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 25, 2018
MS Dhoni becomes the first captain to score 5,000 runs in T20 cricket. #RCBvCSK
— YarJan JamalDini (@YarJan_10) April 25, 2018
Between what the f**k is going on.
How many heart attack do you want?
Terrifying cricket.— Shubham Verma (@ishubham_verma) April 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/its_kutty/status/989206520188559365
https://twitter.com/Sadda_Haqq/status/989206478052446208
