The 35th match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ended in great fashion where CSK registered a convincing win. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stitched 111 runs for the opening wicket where Kohli scored a quickfire 53 and the youngster smashed a blitzy 50-ball 70 with 5 fours and 3 sixes. However, both AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell failed to contribute much and they eventually post 156 runs in their allotted 20 overs. While DJ Bravo claimed 3 wickets, Shardul Thakur picked up 2 for CSK.
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While chasing, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis added 71 runs before Ambati Rayudu amassed a steady 32. Along with them, a few cameos from Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina sealed the deal for CSK with 1.5 overs in hand.
After the win, MS Dhoni said: “We were worried about the dew and we saw that last season. They got off to a great start and after the eighth or ninth over, the pitch slowed down a bit. Jadeja’s spell was very crucial especially with the way Padikkal was batting from one end. I told Moeen that he would bowl from one end during drinks, but then I changed my mind. I decided Bravo should bowl because the more you delayed him, the more difficult it was given that he’d have to bowl four straight overs in these difficult conditions. Our players have worked hard and understood their roles and responsibilities.”
“All three grounds here are different. This one is the slowest of the lot. I felt the left-right combination here was important with the bat. We bat deep with a lot of lefties and all of them are good to bat at any position, which is why we pushed Raina and Rayudu down. Bravo is fit and executing them well. I call him my brother and we always have fights over whether he should bowl the slower ball. But now everyone knows that he has the slower ball, so I told him to bowl six different balls in an over,” the CSK captain further added.
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Here is how Twitterati reacted after the win of CSK:
DJ Bravo vs MI: 4-0-25-3
DJ Bravo vs RCB: 4-0-24-3DANCING DJ 😎🔥 pic.twitter.com/uDhOufz91i
— Dhoni Army TN™🦁 (@DhoniArmyTN) September 24, 2021
A Raina-Dhoni finish…🥺#CSK fans, are you happy or are you 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘? 😉#RCBvCSK #IPL2021 #VIVOIPL #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/MtbtQ6S6zw
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 24, 2021
Dhoni and Raina finishing things for CSK!@ChennaiIPL on top of the table!
Familiar scenes for the men in yellow, looks like the CSK of the past??#CricketChanakyan #VIVOIPL #IPL2021 #CSK #RCB #RCBvCSK #Cricket
— Abhinav mukund (@mukundabhinav) September 24, 2021
Best catch of the day – Rcb
Best striker of the day- Rcb
Best knock of the day- Rcb
2 points for the day = CSK
Simple you don't need to win everything you just need to win the most important thing! #RCBvCSK #IPL2021— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) September 24, 2021
Suresh Raina 🤝 MS Dhoni
Finishing the job for CSK since 2008 😁#RCBvCSK ⏩ https://t.co/d5u88VEJp9 pic.twitter.com/85DX8F2HOW
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 24, 2021
Back to back wins for @ChennaiIPL! 👏 👏
A convincing victory for #CSK as they beat #RCB by 6⃣ wickets. 👌 👌 #VIVOIPL #RCBvCSK
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/2ivCYOWCBI pic.twitter.com/qKo58oFAJb
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 24, 2021
CSK is rocking it. Romba Nalla . Absolutely Brilliant use of Bowlers from Dhoni and a comfortable chase for Chennai.
Deja Vu with Dhoni and Raina finishing it. #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/kPd51qjB8g— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 24, 2021
Just one win away from qualifying #CSK top run continues. #IPL2021
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 24, 2021
We don't talk about Rayudu enough. He is always there for #CSK
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 24, 2021