RCB vs CSK

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were back to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after registering a victory against Chennai ...

RCB were 57-0 at the end of the powerplay after du Plessis smacked his first six over long-on. Moeen Ali cleaned up Virat Kohli’s stumps to claim his second wicket of the innings as RCB were 79-3 at the halfway mark. Rajat Patidar and Mahipal Lomror helped RCB regain the momentum with a crucial partnership of 44. Dwaine Pretorius launched a six on the first ball but failed to clear the ropes on the next delivery as Harshal claimed his third wicket of the innings. Theekshana smacked a six and a four each but RCB finished with a 13-run victory. Maxwell then cleaned up the stumps of Ambati Rayudu to scalp his second wicket.

Both the teams are desperate for a win and eyes will be on CSK with Dhoni as captain. Catch all the live updates here.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered their 6th win of the IPL 2022 season and broke their 3-match losing streak to enter the top four on the points ...

This is the 2nd time we are qualifying for Playoffs. After a Setback. There was a Comeback. That's wht we known for. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)May 4, 2022 — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)May 4, 2022 Moeen Ali played well in the company of Conway but wickets kept falling at regular intervals. RCB finally finished with 173/8 on the board after a late Dinesh Karthik cameo. They slipped to 79/3 with Kohli and Glenn Maxwell being dismissed in a space of a few deliveries.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings encounter on Wednesday night in Pune was majorly dominated by the bowlers. Both teams experienced a ...

The Aussie ended with excellent figures of 2 for 22 off his four overs. Man of the Match, Harshal Patel: The RCB fast bowler was right on the money, snapping three wickets while giving away 35 runs. He scored most of his runs with the sweep, however, it also brought his downfall as he gave away a simple catch to deep backward square leg off Hasaranga. Moeen Ali’s great comeback: The English all-rounder returned to the CSK XI and played a crucial role in dismantling the RCB top-order. While Maxwell ended with excellent figures of 2 for 22 off his four overs, Harshal was right on the money, snapping three wickets while giving away 35 runs. The bowler’s finished the over by knocking over Shahbaz Ahmed, registering figures of 3 for 27 in 4 overs.

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming played down concerns over Ravindra Jadeja's batting form in IPL 2022 after the former skipper failed to get ...

We've lost some bowlers also, you've got to acknowledge that, but yeah, we've just been off," Fleming added. "I think we've been off in all departments, really, just off. The defending champions have manage just 3 wins in their first 10 matches. When you are batting at No. 5 or No. 6, you don’t get a lot of time to get the tempo or rhythm right. Notably, Jadeja stepped down as CSK captain just after 8 games into the season with MS Dhoni, who took over the reins, highlighting that the burden of leadership impacted Jadeja. However, Jadeja found Virat Kohli at mid-off after a top-edge from his bat ballooned into the night sky on Wednesday.

IPL 2022: Wasim Jaffer posted a hilarious tweet after a female spectator proposed to her partner during the RCB-CSK game at MCA Stadium, Pune.

However, a fan proposing to her partner during the backend of the game grabbed eyeballs and the video has now gone viral. For CSK, Devon Conway top-scored with 56 but it was not enough to take the MS Dhoni-led side over the line. Taking to Twitter, Jaffer wrote: "Smart girl proposing an RCB fan.

Pune was supposed to be a neutral venue for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, but it was no such thing. A sea of yellow had gathered ...

He also gave a glimpse of his maturity and level-headedness as Royal Challengers fight to go deep in the competition. Off the fourth ball he faced, the first from Moeen, he got to the pitch and walloped a flighted delivery into the stands at long-on. And in making 42 off 26, Lomror reassured himself and everyone that his overall T20 strike rate of 120 coming into the season was heading north. He tossed it up and got it to rip in sharply off the surface to beat his drive and crash into the stumps. Patidar's enterprise had a positive effect on Lomror, too, as he used the long levers to great effect. It brought out finisher supreme Dinesh Karthik, who initially struggled, especially with Theekshana bowling hard into the pitch and making him force the pace, but by then Lomror had set himself up for a final flourish. He was contemplating playing in the Dhaka Premier League, or a season of club cricket in the UK after going unsold at the auction. On a surface with bite, he'd quickly realised hitting with the spin was the way to go. It's another matter altogether that the captaincy would soon leave his hands, but he proved to have a good head on his shoulders. It was down to two unheralded players to bail Royal Challengers out:Rajat Patidarand Mahipal Lomror. Prior to the start of the season, you might not have seen both featuring in the same XI. Patidar wasn't even an auction pick. Pune was supposed to be a neutral venue for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, but it was no such thing. A sea of yellow had gathered around the MCA Stadium a good three hours before the match, just as they'd done in 2018, when the franchiseorganised special trainsto charter fans from Chennai after their home games had to be moved out.

Kohli's ecstatic joy was unsurprising, given what Dhoni can do with the bat in slog overs. Dhoni had previously saved CSK from a loss earlier this season.

Supporters of Kohli countered his critics citing examples of the former India skipper's similar celebrations for other players not of the same stature as Dhoni. Some people also said that Kohli celebrates in a similar fashion for every wicket that falls in a game of which he is a part. Chennai Super Kings failed to chase down the target and were restricted to 160/8 in 20 overs. Kohli exploded in joy and went across the field to celebrate the wicket of MS Dhoni near the end of CSK's innings when RCB were on the verge of winning the game. Dinesh Karthik played a quickfire knock towards the backend of RCB's innings to take the total above 170 runs. Virat Kohli, the former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain, is noted for his ferocious and animated on-field celebrations, regardless of the opponent's stature or the game's situation. Many individuals on social media, however, believe Kohli crossed the line with his euphoric celebration following Dhoni's dismissal.

Harshal Patel and Josh Hazlewood put on a clinic of death-over bowling as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) snatched victory against Chennai Super Kings ...

Lomror (42) hit 3 fours and 2 sixes before Maheesh Theekshana got him caught out off the 1st ball in the 19th over. Harshal then sent back Ravindra Jadeja (3) in the 16th over. Bangalore got off to a good start as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis fired them to their highest powerplay score this season with 57/0 after six overs. Kohli (30) was done in by a classic off-spinner's dismissal as Moeen got the ball to spin through the gate and crash into the stumps. Chennai’s chase got off to a bright start with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Conway firing them to 51/0 in the powerplay. CSK were still in the chase as Conway brought up his fifty off 33 balls to make it back-to-back half-centuries.

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan hailed RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for smart bowling against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday.

“For me, it was about bowling within the stumps and changing the seam angle to try and get that variable spin. RCB will play Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. To cramp him and not give room was key I guess,” he added.

On Wednesday, May 4, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ended a three-match winless drought with a 13-run victory against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the ...

“They’ve taken a big step forward in the playoffs with this win. After three straight losses in the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore got back on track. “As a result, in this competition, playing with new players is beneficial.