In a match between, CSK vs RCB IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to field first against the Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy stadium. This was the 24th match of IPL 2023. Batting first CSK managed to set a huge target of 227 smashing 17 sixes in total. CSK won this thrilling match against RCB by 8 runs.
RCB will play their Next match with Punjab Kings on April 20 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. While, CSK will be playing their 6th match with Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
First Inning: CSK vs RCB
CSK batting
CSK lost Ruturaj Gaikwad, early but Ajinkya Rahane played well in the beginning. Later, Devon Conway joined Rahane and continued to score quickly after Rahane got out for 37 in 20 balls. Shivam Dube also played aggressively, scoring 80 runs off just 37 balls. Conway eventually got out after scoring 83 runs off 45 balls, but Dube continued to attack, scoring 52 runs off 27 balls before getting out. Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, and Ravindra Jadeja also played some big shots to help CSK reach a total of 226/6.
RCB bowling
Every six bowlers from RCB managed to take a wicket. Out of all, Siraj with his best conceded only 30 runs from four overs with an economy of 7.5. Remaining all the bowlers got beaten by CSK batsman. Vijaykumar Vaishak with an economy above 15 conceded 62 from 4 overs.
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Second Inning: CSK vs RCB
RCB batting
Chasing the huge target of 227 runs RCB fall short by 8 runs. For RCB, Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis scored a beautiful 76 and 62 respectively which helped RCB to get 218 on the board. Virat Kohli did not survive well in front of Akash Singh as he departs just for 6 runs. Shahbaz Ahmed scored 12 runs in 10 balls, Dinesh Karthik scored 28 out of 14 balls, and Suyash batted for 11 balls and scored 19 runs. Mahipal Lomror was out for zero.
CSK bowling
For CSK, Tushar Deshpande took 3 wickets conceding 45 runs. Matheesha Pathirana took 2 wickets for 42 runs. Akash Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, and Moeen Ali took 1 wicket each.
Conclusion: CSK vs RCB
Despite the destructive batting from Maxwell and Faf RCB lost their 5th match of IPL 2023 with CSK. CSK winning this match climbs to the 3rd position in the Points table while RCB is at 7th from the top.
