Happy faces in the Chennai Super Kings' camp as the team wins the game by 6 wickets. With this I, Dhairya Ingle sign off from the live blog. Stick around as Aamir Salati brings you live updates from Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi DaredevilsÂ
Yuzvendra Chahal comes to bowl his third over. Gives a wide on the first ball and then Dhoni hits three SIXES against the turn. No balls and wides cost the RCB dearly as Chennai Super Kings win the game by 6 WicketsÂ
Murugan Ashwin comes to bowl his third over and gets hit for a SIX and a FOUR. 11 runs off the last over. The dropped catch could cost dearly for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. 100 comes up for CSKÂ
Grandhomme comes back into the attack and RCB looking to break the partnership between Bravo and Dhoni. Only 3 runs off the last over. Time to revise all the strategies at the strategic time out.Â
Grandhomme into the attack and gets rids of Dhruv Shorey on 8. Dwayne Bravo the new man in for Chennai Super Kings. Parthiv Patel DROPS Dwayne Bravo on 0.Â
Murugan Ashwin strikes on the first delivery as he gets rid of Ambati Rayudu as he gets OUT on 32. Mohammed Siraj on the slip makes no mistake. MS Dhoni the new man in for CSK. Ashwin bowls a couple of wides
Umesh Yadav strikes another one as Southee takes a brilliant catch at the boundary. Suresh Raina OUT on 25. Time to revise the strategies in the strategic time out.Â
Yuzvendra Chahal comes to bowl and Suresh Raina hits a FOUR on the leg side. Virat Kohli under a lot of stress as Raina and Rayudu do all the hitting. CSK needs 70 runs from 12 overs.Â
Siraj comes to bowl and left-hander Suresh Raina hit a tall SIX. Parthiv Patel misses a crucial stumping of Suresh Raina. 9 runs from the last over for Chennai Super Kings.Â
Umesh Yadav into the attack and bowls tighter spells. Brilliant fielding effort by the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Only 3 runs off the last over for Chennai Super Kings. Â
Tim Southee comes into the attack as Suresh Raina is the next man in. Virat Kohli making the necessary alterations in the field. RCB has suddenly got charged up on the field.Â
Umesh Yadav comes into the attack and sends Shane Watson packing on 11 as he uproots the stumps bowling a fuller one. That's a welcome wicket for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Watson OUT on 11.
Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Good decision to introduced a spinner during the power play. Chahal bowls in the right areas and gets a maiden over.Â
Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu open the batting for Chennai Super Kings and the Australian hits a couple of FOURS. Tim Southee opens the bowling attack for RCB. Captain Kohli setting the field right.Â
We are in the day 29 of the IPL 2018 and itâs a doubleheader. The first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Maharashtra Cricket Association, Pune. The last time the two met at the Chinnaswamy Stadium skipper MS Dhoni played a crackling knock of 70 runs which ultimately led the team to victory.
Talking about the match, so far, CSK has defeated RCB in the last 5 games between the two teams. However, RCB to avoid being virtually ousted from the IPL 2018 contest will be seen putting in their heart and souls into the match. The good news for the RCB fans is that AB de Villiers who missed out on a couple of matches is back in the squad. CSK is currently placed on number 2 whereas RCB features on 6 of the IPL 2018 Points Table. The temperatures will also test the patience of the players. So match number 35 would be an interesting game.
Teams:
Predicted XI:Â Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Lungisani Ngidi, KM Asif
Predicted XI:Â Parthiv Patel/Manan Vohra, Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Washington Sundar, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
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