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RCB vs CSK, IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score Updates: CSK WIN BY SIX WICKETS! What a smooth run chase by Chennai, who thanks to this win, are on top of the IPL standings. At one point in the first innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore had raced to 111 runs without losing a wicket, but once that first wicket fell, RCB lost their way a little, limping their way to 156/6. Chennai responded with an opening partnership of 71 runs, before losing both openers in a span of a few deliveries. No 3 batsman Moeen Ali and their middle order batsmen all chipped in with useful contributions to take CSK across the finsih line. RCB stay in third position in the table. RCB vs CSK Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore had an excellent first half in IPL 2021 but the second phase for them began with a crushing defeat as they succumbed to a nine-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders on 20 September. They are currently at the third position in the points table but with the matches coming thick and fast Virat Kohli knows that his team cannot afford to be complacent. They will aim to secure qualification to playoffs as soon as possible and for that, they need to bounce back immediately. Bangalore will hope to do that today against Chennai Super Kings who are in the second position in the points table. [caption id=“attachment_9995251” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  It’s a battle between India’s former captain MS Dhoni and current skipper Virat Kohli in IPL 2021 today. Image: Sportzpics for IPL[/caption] CSK began the second phase with a 20-run win over defending champions Mumbai Indians. They were in trouble early on at 24/4 but Ruturaj Gaikwad’s unbeaten 88 off 58 helped them post 156/6. Their bowling was on the mark from the start as Dwayne Bravo took three wickets while Deepak Chahar snared two to take CSK across the finishing line. RCB in their first match struggled with the bat after opting to bat first. They were bowled out for 92 and will hope for a much-improved batting performance today. MS Dhoni will also be hoping for a more stable performance from his batters today. They can go to the top of the table with a win today. With so much at stake, a crackerjack is expected at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium which is known for high-scoring matches. Squads: Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood, Sam Curran, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat(w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Sachin Baby, Daniel Christian, Dushmantha Chameera, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, George Garton, Suyash Prabhudessai, Tim David, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep Click here to view the expanded IPL points table Click here to check all updated squads for second phase of IPL 2021
Highlights, IPL 2021, RCB vs CSK Full Cricket Score: Dhoni and Co win by six wickets
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score Updates: CSK WIN BY SIX WICKETS! What a smooth run chase by Chennai, who thanks to this win, are on top of the IPL standings. At one point in the first innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore had raced to 111 runs without losing a wicket, but once that first wicket fell, RCB lost their way a little, limping their way to 156/6. Chennai responded with an opening partnership of 71 runs, before losing both openers in a span of a few deliveries. No 3 batsman Moeen Ali and their middle order batsmen all chipped in with useful contributions to take CSK across the finsih line. RCB stay in third position in the table.
 "Highlights, IPL 2021, RCB vs CSK Full Cricket Score: Dhoni and Co win by six wickets")
CSK take top spot in standings
After a sandstorm delayed the toss, captain cool Dhoni’s men eased past the target of 157 set for them by Kohli’s outfit with ease, losing just four wickets. Chennai are on top of the standings, edging Delhi Capitals on NRR. Chennai will need just one more win to ensure their presence in the knockout stage. We will be back tomorrow with a double header, the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings following the Delhi Capitals versus Rajasthan Royals game. Catch all the action on our liveblog!
Dhoni on Jadeja and Bravo
Dhoni on Jadeja’s spell: “Whenever there’s chance of dew, we want to bat second. Jadeja’s spell was crucial with Paddikal batting from one end. After that fast bowlers were brilliant.”
Dhoni on Bravo: “I told him that all batsmen are expecting your slower delivery, so why don’t you surprise batsmen by not bowling one in an over. But he knows what he’s doing, and bowls it well.”
RCB don’t like UAE!
This is the seventh consecutive defeat for RCB in UAE in IPL. #RCBvCSK
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) September 24, 2021
Fantastic chase!
Very clever run chase from #CSK. Love how they kept finding the boundaries and then just knocked it around. The 6s from Moeen and Rayudu were the difference
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 24, 2021
CSK WIN BY SIX WICKETS!
What a smooth run chase by Chennai, who thanks to this win, are on top of the IPL standings.
At one point in the first innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore had raced to 111 runs without losing a wicket, but once that first wicket fell, RCB lost their way a little, limping their way to 156/6. Chennai responded with an opening partnership of 71 runs, before losing both openers in a span of a few deliveries. No 3 batsman Moeen Ali and their middle order batsmen all chipped in with useful contributions to take CSK across the finsih line. RCB stay in third position in the table.
After 18 overs, CSK 155/4
10 runs off that over, including two boundaries for Dhoni. The first one is dispatched to cow corner while the second one is helped down to the boundary behind. CSK need just 2 from two overs.
After 17 overs, CSK 145/4
Raina takes over the mantle of doing the heavy hitting for CSK, ending the over with a boundary–thanks to some butter-fingered misfielding from Paddikal–and then a six! CSK need just 12 from three overs.
After 16 overs, CSK 134/4
MS Dhoni is out in the middle after Ambati Rayudu offers his wicket with giftwrap around it to Harshal Patel. Rayudu had built early momentum going into that over by two back-to-back boundaries in the short third man region. Patel’s first ball to Dhoni, a slower ‘un is negotiated easily by the batsman, before he gets off the mark on the next delivery.
After 15 overs, CSK 125/3
Another miserly over from Chahal. It would have been even better but was ruined by Raina’s boundary on the fifth delivery. Bowling full and outside off, the spinner’s fourth over goes for seven runs, as he ends his night by conceding 26 runs off his maximum quota of four overs while scalping one wicket.
After 13 overs, CSK 112/2
12 runs off that over for CSK. This time, Hasaranga de Silva saw his opening delivery tonked for an expansive sixer by Moeen Ali over deep midwicket. The rest of the deliveries were calmly negotiated and worked around the ground for safe runs by Ali and Rayudu. Some really smart cricket being played by the pair here.
After 12 overs, CSK 100/2
CSK bring up their 100 with another one of those overs which had a towering sixer and smart singles off the remaining balls. The sixer again came off the last delivery off Maxwell’s second over.
After 11 overs, CSK 90/2
After a miserly previous couple of overs from Yuzvendra Chahal, the 11th over fetched CSK 12 runs, including one glorious-looking six from Moeen Ali. The rest of the balls all went for singles, besides a wide ball just before Moeen slapped him for a six.
After 10 overs, CSK 78/2
Glenn Maxwell’s opening over concedes just seven runs and, more importantly, gets the wicket of Faf du Plessis. Ambati Rayudu joins Moeen Ali in the middle for CSK with the asking rate starting to climb.
Two wickets for spinners so far!
Spin to win for #RCB? Crucial phase of batting coming up.....
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 24, 2021
After 9 overs, CSK 71/1
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was tied in knots by Yuzvendra Chahal in the previous over, responds by reverse sweeping Yuzi for a boundary off the first ball. But Chahal has the last laugh, getting Chahal out the next ball itself, thanks to a wonder catch from skipper Kohli! The next four balls to new batsman Moeen Ali are dot balls!
After 7 overs, CSK 62/0
What an over by Yuzvendra Chahal. Just three runs coming off it. After two singles off the first two deliveries, he kept Gaikwad on a tight leash in the next three balls, the last of which was a flipper. On the last ball, Ruturaj and Du Plessis risk a single and RCB almost effect a run-out.
What should Kohli do?
Gaikwad and Faf matching RCB in powerplay. And RCB didn’t do too much in the remaining overs. Game slipping out of Kohli’s hands swiftly
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 24, 2021
CSK on fire!
59/0 - CSK's highest PP scores in this year's IPL. The previous highest was 54/0 v KKR at Mumbai. #RCBvCSK
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) September 24, 2021
After 6 overs, CSK 59/0
Faf du Plessis has come to the party finally! Starts the over by slamming Saini for a massive six on the opening ball, and after a dot ball, slaps the ball to midwicket for a boundary. CSK get past the 50-run milestone off just 5.3 overs. After two singles off the fourth and fifth balls, the South African creams the ball past Kohli at mid-off to take CSK to the first powerplay with the upper-hand in this chase.
After 5 overs, CSK 43/0
Harshal Patel’s opening over goes for eight runs. Du Plessis is just dealing in singles right now, while Gaikwad is doing the heavy lifting! He had a free hit on the second ball after Patel overstepped. The ball was dispatched past mid-off!
After 4 overs, CSK 35/0
Ruturaj Gaikwad welcomed Hasaranga de Silva by putting him to the sword, first with a ferocious sweep and then with a towering six over long-on. 12 runs off that over!
After 3 overs, CSK 23/0
Mohammed Siraj starts his second over with a sharp delivery that gets the edge off Ruturaj Gaikwad’s bat and almost carries to Navdeep Saini. The batsmen scamper for a single. The next two balls are dot balls. When on strike, Faf du Plessis got irked–twice–by movement around the sightscreen. Then on the fourth ball, the South African was surprised by a slower delivery from Siraj that he could not detect. A good over for RCB with just five runs coming off it.
After 2 overs, CSK 18/0
Navdeep Saini started with a great delivery that Faf du Plessis doesn’t concern himself with. But for the second ball, the South African gets on one knee early and hoicks the ball over short fine leg for an extravagant six! The next four balls all fetch runs for CSK batsmen, who are keeping the strike rotating and the scoreboard ticking. Saini finishes off the over with a dot ball. 10 runs off the over!
After 1 over, CSK 8/0
Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad to start the innings for CSK, with Mohammed Siraj being handed the ball by Virat Kohli. 157 runs to win for RCB.
Gaikwad gets into the groove on the fourth ball with a expansive shot through point.
CSK need 157 to win!
At the midway mark RCB were 92/0, they finish at 156/6. It has been a brilliant comeback by CSK. In the first 10 overs the pitch looked like a batting paradise as RCB openers — Kohli and Padikkal — scored on both sides of the pitch. But the next 10 overs were about CSK bowlers as they took six wickets and suddenly the pitch looked a lot more sticky. CSK’s batting will confirm what sort of pitch it is but right now they have an easy-looking 157-run target in front of them.
After 20 overs, RCB 156/6
What a terrific last over by Bravo. Just two runs from it and also two wickets. Maxwell got caught at cow corner. Harshal Patel got caught at covers. Brilliant finish to their bowling by CSK.
OUT!
Harshal Patel c Raina b Bravo 3 (5)
A wicket on the last ball for CSK! Patel had very few options. He threw his bat on the fuller delivery but only managed a slice shot to Raina at cover.
Maxwell gone!
Glenn Maxwell c Jadeja b Bravo 11 (9)
Bravo misses the yorker. Maxwell wanted to clear the midwicket fence but didn’t get the distance and has to depart now.
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