In a high-scoring encounter, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday, April 17th. Losing the toss and invited to bat first, CSK got off to a poor start as Ruturaj Gaikwad got out cheaply for just 3 runs. However, Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane steadied the ship with some aggressive strokeplay.
Conway scored a magnificent 83 off just 45 balls, smashing 6 fours and 6 sixes. Rahane, on the other hand, made 37 off 20 with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Shivam Dube also played a crucial knock, scoring 52 off 27 with 2 fours and 5 sixes. CSK eventually managed to post a formidable total of 226/6 on the scoreboard.
In reply, RCB got off to a poor start as their skipper Virat Kohli got out cheaply for just 6 runs. However, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell played brilliantly to keep RCB in the hunt. Du Plessis scored 62 off 33 with 5 fours and 4 sixes, while Maxwell smashed 76 off just 36 balls, hitting 3 fours and 8 sixes.
Despite Dinesh Karthik’s late cameo of 28 off 14 with 3 fours and 1 six, RCB eventually fell short by 8 runs. Tushar Deshpande was the pick of the bowlers for CSK, taking 3 wickets, while Matheesha Pathirana also chipped in with 2 wickets.
With this win, CSK moved up to 3rd place on the points table with 6 points from 5 games, while RCB slipped to 7th place with 4 points. Overall, it was a thrilling encounter between two of the top teams in the IPL, with CSK coming out on top in the end.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to CSK’s win against RCB:
Don’t say anything just RT. pic.twitter.com/szinBodUiT
— ` (@YashCSK_) April 17, 2023
CSK players trying to catch the ball pic.twitter.com/QWONidajEY
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 17, 2023
41 year old Dhoni carrying CSK.. pic.twitter.com/pCbDSvAhM1
— ‘ (@Ashwin_tweetz) April 17, 2023
#CSK Won the match pic.twitter.com/kOX9dWrOoi
— BBP (@AAthuZOOka) April 17, 2023
Tears man! We came so close to chase a huge target of 226 against CSK and lost. The effort of Faf and Maxwell goes in vain. pic.twitter.com/CjLwGJ6GSX
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) April 17, 2023
We want Dhoni Dhoni..?
MS Dhoni The GOAT for CSK ?#MSDhoni? #ThalaDhoni #Mahi pic.twitter.com/tA705ezkLL
— Ashutosh Srivastava ?? (@sri_ashutosh08) April 17, 2023
RCB vs CSK highlights summary ? pic.twitter.com/cEuQNLOywG
— T H E T R A N C E R ? (@TheTrancer10) April 17, 2023
RCB’s bowlers being hit by CSK.. meanwhile CSK’s bowlers. #RCBvsCSK pic.twitter.com/79Le5xFKp7
— Anurag Dwivedi ? (@AnuragxCricket) April 17, 2023
Matheeesha Pathirana, You Are Future…. Haters come out.. It's still not that late.. We neeed to talk.#WhistlePodu #CSK
— Hustler (@HustlerCSK) April 17, 2023
Dhoni waiting for CSK bowlers and fielders in the dressing room tonight pic.twitter.com/Ud4D5BBBW9
— Abhishek (@MSDianAbhiii) April 17, 2023