RCB vs CSK Highlights IPL 2019: Parthiv Patel's Direct Hit Hands Royal Challengers Bangalore Famous Win

Phew! That's it! Royal Challengers Bangalore win by one run. MS Dhoni tried hard to get his side across the line but falls short. What a game this has been! Third win of the season for RCB this. CSK needed 26 off last over and Dhoni clubbed Umesh Yadav for 24. CSK skipper smashed him for three sixes and a four. Needing two of last ball, Dhoni missed it and while trying to steal a single, Parthiv Patel came up with a direct hit that caught Shardul Thakur short of the crease. Full Scorecard | IPL 2019 Points Table | Orange Cap | Purple Cap.

OUT! Navdeep Saini picks the wicket on last ball of the penultimate over. Banged it short, Dwayne Bravo tries to slash hard at it and gets an edge which goes straight towards the wicketkeeper. This now leaves CSK with 26 runs to win from last over. Dwayne Bravo c Parthiv Patel b Navdeep Saini 5(4)

Down to last two overs now and Super Kings need 36 more runs to win. The asking rate for CSK is worth 18 runs per over. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni brings up his 23rd IPL fifty with a six off Dale Steyn. 50 off 35 balls for CSK skipper.

OUT! Ravindra Jadeja is run-out. Things going RCB's way here. He sacrifices himself for MS Dhoni. Bit of confusion and both the batsmen end up at striker's end. Jadeja run out (Navdeep Saini) 11(12)

Five overs remaining and Super Kings need 70 more runs to win. The asking rate for CSK is worth 14 runs per over. Meanwhile, it is Ravindra Jadeja who has joined MS Dhoni in the middle.

OUT! BIG wicket this! Yuzvendra Chahal breaks the partnership. He has bowled Ambati Rayudu who was looking good. Important breakthrough this for RCB. A Rayudu b Chahal 29(29) 

Chennai Super Kings need 96 more runs to win off 55 balls. The partnership between MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu is now worth 38 off 31 balls. The required run-rate for CSK is touch over ten runs.

Dale Steyn Hands Suresh Raina Golden Duck

OUT! It is getting worse for Super Kings. Poor shot by Kedar Jadhav. He is caught at mid-off. Umesh Yadav picks his second wicket. CSK are now four down inside Powerplay. Kedar Jadhav c de Villiers b U Yadav 9(9)

OUT! Faf du Plessis throws his wicket away. Goes for the big hit, all he gets is a top-edge and the ball goes high in the air. AB de Villiers settles underneath it, so does Akshdeep Nath. A little collision their but ABD holds on to the catch. CSK in trouble! du Plessis c de Villiers b U Yadav 5(15) 

Good start this for RCB. Navdeep Saini with the second over, and he concedes only one run. This is going to be interesting, at least the Powerplay overs. Meanwhile, Ambati Rayudu has joined Faf du Plessis in the middle. 

What a special opening over by Dale Steyn! Two in two for the pacer. He first had Shane Watson caught at the slip and then next ball cleans up Suresh Raina with a superb delivery. Game on this! 

11 runs from the last over. So, RCB finish with 161 runs on board. Impressive bowling display by CSK bowlers once again. Can RCB emulate their CSK counterparts in the bowling department? Do join us back for CSK's chase to find out.

A lot depends on Moeen Ali now. With just two overs remaining, Moeen Ali has no option but to use the long handle. He has faced seven balls thus far and scored ten runs. 

OUT! That man Faf du Plessis again! He owns that long-off area! Again catches one close to the boundary and then threw the ball back in time, substitute Dhruv Shorey assists him and completes the catch. Stoinis c (sub)Shorey b Tahir 14(13)

OUT! Dwayne Bravo removes Parthiv Patel. The left-hander perishes after completing his half-century. He is caught at cover. Parthiv Patel c Watson b Dwayne Bravo 53(37)

Just five overs remaining now and RCB need to up the ante here. Can RCB get close to 180-run mark? Marcus Stoinis has joined Parthiv Patel in the middle. Interesting choice to send Stoinis ahead of in-form Moeen Ali.

OUT! Ravindra Jadeja picks his second wicket. Akshdeep Nath is caught near long-off. Faf du Plessis takes the catch once again. Akshdeep Nath c du Plessis b Jadeja 24(20) 

Eight overs remaining now. Parthiv Patel and Akshdeep Nath have added 37 off 31 balls thus far for the third wicket. RCB need few big overs from here on to post a competitive total on board.

Halfway through and it has been CSK's dominance so far after having removed Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Akshdeep Nath is the new batsman in and he joins Parthiv Patel in the middle.