dabs it gently to short third, looks for a single but is sent back
RCB vs CSK, 68th Match at Bengaluru, IPL, May 18 2024 - Live Cricket Score
CSK need 194 runs in 103 balls.
off the edge, one bounce to short third. Plenty of movement for Yash Dayal, excellent line
no timing whatsoever as Mitchell looks to clear his front leg and loft this over mid-off, ends up picking out Kohli who does wonderfully well to run first to his left and then backwards to complete the catch.
short of length on leg stump, moves away appreciably off the deck, Mitchell punches to mid-off. Rachin was outside his crease and had to put in a dive to get back
Yash Dayal, left-arm over
firm push through the line but straight to mid-off
punched straight to cover
driven through cover and point. Not entirely off the middle, the bat face turned in his hand as he made contact but got enough on it
driven to Kohli at mid-off as they scamper a quick single. DK had to dive full length to his right to stop that wayward throw from Kohli
full and swinging back into middle and leg, flicked neatly between midwicket and mid-on, Kohli moves to his left from mid-on to cut that off.
full and swinging away from off-stump, squeezed to square third
Siraj from the other end
excellent short, picks the length early and rocks back to crash that cut through point.
goes back and across as he tucks this to midwicket for a single
shapes to play a full-blooded pull but ends up playing a short-arm jab in the end to deep square
Rayen: "Santner has already given an idea on how to bowl on this pitch. Slow the ball and use the pitch. CSK need to settle first like RCB did and then go for the kill"
sharp turn, takes the edge and rolls to short third. Rachin was squared up. Lovely from Maxwell.
tucks this gently to deep square as they jog the single
turn but from middle and leg, batter misses, keeper misses and CSK get five wides. Handy
he has picked out short fine! Absolute half-tracker from Maxwell, but there's a hint of grip on the deck, extra bounce as well but Gaikwad thinks there's a scoring opportunity, ends up hitting it straight to Yash Dayal.
10.05pm Welcome back. Exhilarating stuff, wasn't it, from RCB? Pressure on CSK. It's on them now to drive the way they wanna approach this. It's a tall chase. RCB's spin attack isn't the strongest, but they've got Swapnil Singh and Karn Sharma in some form. Maxwell will have plenty of bowling to do as well. Let's go.
Looks like RCB will begin with spin. Swapnil Singh comes in as the Impact Sub for Patidar. But Maxwell will bowl first up.
Salman: "This could be MSD's last game." --- Could be!
Gaurav: "Wow! What a clean target for RCB. Just don't left CSK hit 200 runs!"
Cameron Green: "When the ball went into the wicket, I felt there was bounce. Pretty crazy out there [the turn after the rain]. Faf and Virat batted beautifully. It was similar to when we played Punjab in Dharamsala. You don't really set a target [while batting first]... You just try and hit as hard and as far as you can."
9.58pm First things first: if CSK score only 200 or lesser, then RCB make it to the playoffs. If CSK score anything more than 200, then they qualify at the expense of RCB even if they lose. The last five overs produce 80 for RCB! Eighty! Plenty of typically T20 cameos in that line-up: Maxwell 16 (five balls), Karthik 14 (six) and Green 38* (17). But before that, it was Kohli (47) and du Plessis (54) who set it up to give RCB plenty to defend. Join Shashank for the start of the much-awaited innings of this IPL.
he angles this in, and goes full just outside off. Lomror looks to have a hoick, but is beaten
Lomror in, as Thakur goes around the wicket
Dhoni takes it halfway towards where a square leg would have been! A cutter from Thakur, although on a length just outside off. Maxwell had a massive swipe, but sent the ball up into the (rainy) clouds. Dhoni kept his eyes on it while moving to his left
1W | ||||
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Players per side | Royal Challengers Bengaluru 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding); Chennai Super Kings 11 (11 batting, 11 fielding) |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
Match days | 18 May 2024 - night (20-over match) |
RCB Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
Umpires | Akshay TotreDRS |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee |
Current Over 3 • CSK 25/2