Chennai Super Kings held on for an eight-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring IPL match on April 17. in Bengaluru, regardless of a blistering partnership from Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell.
A recreation billed because the conflict between Indian superstars Virat Kohli and M.S. Dhoni noticed 33 sixes hit at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Devon Conway and Shivam Dube blasted 83 and 52 respectively to assist Chennai put up a commanding 226-6 batting first.
But Bangalore skipper Du Plessis (62) and Maxwell (76) introduced the house crowd alive in a blazing partnership of 126.
The pair tore into the opposition assault, putting 12 sixes between them after dropping two early wickets together with Kohli for six within the first over.
Dhoni performed his half with two excessive catches to dismiss the harmful pair, with Maxwell and Du Plessis falling within the house of two overs.
Sri Lankan thriller spinner Maheesh Theekshana eliminated Maxwell after his 36-ball blitz, together with eight hits over the boundary, and England spinner Moeen Ali despatched again Du Plessis.
Dinesh Karthik tried to sustain the assault along with his 14-ball 28 however Chennai regained management with common wickets as Bangalore failed to sustain with the asking charge.
With 19 runs wanted to win from the ultimate over, Matheesha Pathirana, a quick bowler with a slinging motion, saved his calm to give away simply 10.
Conway set the tone for the match along with his 45-ball knock, laced with six sixes, as he placed on huge partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane after which Dube.
Rahane smashed 37 earlier than being bowled by Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga however Conway saved up the cost with Dube for firm in a partnership of 80 off 37 balls.
Bangalore tried to pull issues again with the wickets of Conway and Dube, who departed after a 27-ball innings.
But Moeen steered the crew to the mammoth whole along with his unbeaten nine-ball 19.
Scoreboard
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad c Parnell b Mohammed Siraj 3 Devon Conway b Patel 83 Ajinkya Rahane b de Silva 37 Shivam Dube c Mohammed Siraj b Parnell 52 Ambati Rayudu c Karthik b Vyshak 14 Moeen Ali not out 19 Ravindra Jadeja c sub (SS Prabhudessai) b Maxwell 10 MS Dhoni not out 1 Extras: (LB-1, NB-2, W-4) 7
Total: (For 6 wickets in 20 overs) 226
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-90, 3-170, 4-178, 5-198, 6-224
Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling: Mohammed Siraj 4-0-30-1, Wayne Parnell 4-0-48-1, Vijaykumar Vyshak 4-0-62-1, Glenn Maxwell 2.4-0-28-1, Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva 2-0-21-1, Harshal Patel 3.2-0-36-1.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli b Akash Singh 6 Faf du Plessis c Dhoni b Ali 62 Mahipal Lomror c Gaikwad b Deshpande 0 Glenn Maxwell c Dhoni b Theekshana 76 Shahbaz Ahmed c Gaikwad b Pathirana 12 Dinesh Karthik c Theekshana b Deshpande 28 Suyash Prabhudessai c Jadeja b Pathirana 19 Wayne Parnell c Dube b Deshpande 2 Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva not out 2 Extras: (LB-5, W-6) 11
Total: (For 8 wickets in 20 overs) 218
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-15, 3-141, , 4-159, 5-191, 6-192, 7-197, 8-218
Chennai Super Kings bowling: Akash Singh 3-0-35-1, Tushar Deshpande 4-0-45-3, Maheesh Theekshana 4-0-41-1, Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-37-0, Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-42-2, Moeen Ali 1-0-13-1.
Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj.
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.
