IPL 2020 Highlights, CSK vs RCB Match, Full Cricket Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 37 runs

Big win for the RCB tonight, one that puts them ahead of SRH as they collect their fourth win of the tournament, registering their biggest win over their southern rivals whose season of misery just keeps getting worse with each passing match. For once, the CSK bowlers seemed to have kept the Bangalore batsmen in check until the last four overs, in which Virat Kohli teed off in Shivam Dube’s company. Chennai, in reply, lost wickets early on and the lack of intent in the partnership between Ambati Rayudu and N Jagadeesan allowed the asking rate to climb beyond their reach.

Hope you enjoyed our coverage of the two matches on Saturday with very contrasting results — Kolkata Knight Riders pulling off a incredible heist against Kings XI Punjab, followed by a rather one-sided victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore over Chennai Super Kings. For now, we bid you all good night! Do join us tomorrow for another double-header!

Virat Kohli: It was one of our more complete performances. We got into a tricky situation till about 14 overs, and then we pushed forward. We were targeting 150 or so, and then got about 20 runs extra. Very happy with getting the two points, and as we have back-to-back games, good to carry the momentum. If we don’t get too far ahead of the game, the game rewards us with something extra. It’s about respecting the conditions. If you’re in in the death overs and you’re hitting the ball well, you can really capitalise, and I keep applying that more often than not. Before I was putting too much pressure on myself. When you think too much of the responsibility then you start burdening yourself. I set myself up well when I was at 34 off 30. (On Morris) He didn’t get an opportunity to bat, but there was still Morris to come, Gurkeerat to come, so our batting lineup has become deep now. Had a brilliant day with the ball and on the field as well. It was a complete performance. We still want to focus on our processes. There are very good teams around.

Virat Kohli is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 90!

MS Dhoni: Last four overs when we were bowling, we just needed to close it nicely. Batting has been a bit of a worry and today also it was evident. We need to do something about it. I think we are better off playing the other way round, playing the bigger shots even if you get out. Our batting lacked a bit of power from the sixth over onwards. We have not come up with plans to go after bowlers who will bowl from sixth-14 overs. Either we are giving too many in the first six overs or too many in the last six overs. There are too many holes in the ship. Our main worry still remains the batting department. We will try to be expressive in the next few matches. 

After 20 overs,Chennai Super Kings 132/8 ( Deepak Chahar 5 , Shardul Thakur 1)

Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 37 runs!

Chahar grabs a couple of doubles off the first two deliveries, followed by as many dots and as many singles off the remaining deliveries as a total of six runs are conceded off the final over of the day, bowled by Udana. With that, RCB only grab their fourth win of the season, which also happens to be only their second against their southern rivals out of the last nine encounters between the two.

After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 126/8 ( Deepak Chahar 0 , )

Padikkal drops Bravo near long off off the third delivery of the over, but makes up for it in the very next delivery as Bravo sends one down his throat, departing for 7 as a result. Jadeja clips the ball towards deep square-leg for a boundary off the penultimate delivery, but holes out to deep midwicket off the last delivery as Morris ends his day with a wicket, finishing with superb figures of 3/19 on RCB debut. CSK need 44 off 6

OUT! A wicket off the last ball for Chris Morris as Jadeja holes out to the man at deep midwicket to depart for 7! CSK 126/8

Jadeja c Gurkeerat b Morris 7(6)

FOUR! Short and going down leg, Jadeja swivels this behind square to work it towards the vacant boundary. CSK 126/7

OUT! Padikkal had dropped Bravo in the previous delivery, and makes up for the slip-up instantly as he latches onto this one to send the Trinidadian all-rounder back to the dugout. Second wicket for Morris today. CSK 122/7

Bravo c Padikkal b Morris 7(5)

After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 117/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 2 , Dwayne Bravo 3)

Udana returns to the attack in the slog overs, and gets rid of the set Rayudu with a clever change of pace and line to get the CSK No 3 clean bowled for 42. Dwayne Bravo joins Ravindra Jadeja at the centre, and the pair is left with an improbable 53 off 12 balls.