A total team effort by CSK which saw them defend a modest score.
Despite early junctures, Virat Kohli (48), Dinesh Karthik (23) and AB De Villiers (21) threatened to take the game away from CSK.
But Ashish Nehra's 3 for 19 and Dwayne Bravo's impressive 2 for 17 applied the breaks on the RCB innings.
CSK deservedly take two points whereas RCB will rue after this loss.
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Over 19.4
RCB - 124 all-out lose by 24 runs
Abdullah offers a sitter to Negi at gully.
ALL -OUT!
25 from 3 needed.
Dot ball.
25 from 4 needed.
Abdullah on strike.
Dot ball.
Bravo is the bowler.
RCB - 124 for 9
Negi takes a sitter at fine leg.
GONE! Wiese goes for 17.
Over 19
RCB - 124 for 8
Starc goes for 1.
GONE! Raina scoops that up at wide-long on.
During the last wicket.. #RCB #RCBvsCSK pic.twitter.com/Nw0BOTNlvS
— #Enrique_My_ Love (@DeniedAnimal) May 4, 2015
25 from 7 needed.
Dot ball.
25 from 8 needed.
Single.
26 from 9 needed.
Single.
This is heights! There are wrong decisions in each and every match now #RCBvsCSK
— Sophy(@Sophy_VKnGG) May 4, 2015
27 from 10 needed.
Single.
Mohit is the bowler.
FOUR! Cut away to deep-square leg by Wiese.
Over 18
RCB - 117 for 7
End of Over.
Dot ball.
Amazing bowling here by him.
No wonder Bravo is so good in the death overs!
Dot again.
BRAVO CSK!
Starc is playing and missing.
Dot again.
32 from 15 now.
Dot ball.
DAFAQ! YOU BLIND UMPIRE! #RCBvsCSK
— Avani. (@_VKohliGrl) May 4, 2015
Single.
Bravo is the bowler.
FOUR! Wiese smacks that down the leg-side.
Over 17
RCB - 112 for 7
Dhoni takes the catch.
WICKET! Nehra sens Harshal nack for a golden duck!
RCB - 111 for 6
He goes for 8.
GONE! And Sarfaraz holes out to Smith at fine-leg.
38 from 21 needed.
Dot ball.
Dot ball.
38 from 23 needed.
Nehra is the bowler.
Single.
Single.
Over 16
RCB - 110 for 5
Single to end the over.
41 from 25 needed.
Single.
42 from 26 needed.
Single.
17 years old guy.... Fighting #CSKvsRCB #RCBvsCSK #PepsiIPL
— Whìplâshéð (@Shoaib_Alam0786) May 4, 2015
44 from 27 needed.
'Khan he do it'?
GOOD SHOT! Chipped over the two fielders at point.
CSK have the momentum here.
Good slower ball by Bravo.
David Wiese is on non-strike.
Dot ball.
48 from 29 needed.
Nehra is more than double the age of Sarfaraz #RCBvsCSK
— (@Mariyammmx) May 4, 2015
Bravo is the bowler.
Single.
Over 15
RCB - 100 for 5
End of Over.
Single.
50 from 31 needed.
Height of innovation!
AUDACIOUS SHOT! Flicked behind by Khan for a single.
51 from 33 needed.
Single.
Can he rescue RCB now?
Sarfaraz Khan is the new batsman.
RCB - 97 for 5
Nehra gets the wicket.
Dwayne Smith takes an easy catch in the deep.
GONE! Karthiks goes for 23.
Over 14
RCB - 97 for 4
Kohli goes for 48...amazing knock!
That was a brilliant run-out.
Kohli was well short of crease....big wicket for CSK.
BRILLIANT! Amazing throw by Bravo.
Is SHE here ? #RCBvsCSK
— Yashaswi (@yk_deepak) May 4, 2015
52 from 37 needed.
Single.
Dot ball.
Bravo is the bowler.
Single.
Over 13
RCB - 93 for 3
Single to end the over.
Kohli has been fabulous tonight...aye aye cap!
Two runs.
59 from 44 needed.
Two runs.
DOUBLE TROUBLE!
Kohli is on 40 and Karthik has reached 23.
Dot ball.
Stunning fielding by #CSK #RCBvsCSK #IPL2015
— Aksh Nagpal (@akshnagpal587) May 4, 2015
Single.
62 from 47 needed.
Mohit to bowl this over.
Great match here...can go either ways.
Single.
Over 12
RCB - 86 for 3
Single to end the over.
Good running.
NOT-OUT! Karthik survives a close appeal on the bowler's end.
Cheeku #5050Commentary #RCBvsCSK #RCB
— Astha (@viratkohli_x) May 4, 2015
Two runs.
RCB are back in this one now!
66 from 50 needed.
Kohli-Karthik are firing here.
CLOSE! Du Plessis cannot latch on to a tough chance at long-on...Kohli escapes!
Single.
AMAIZNG SHOT!
Negi is the bowler.
HAMMERED! Kohli blasts that over long-on.
Over 11
RCB - 73 for 3
Two off Jadeja's over.
Over 10
RCB - 71 for 3
End of Over.
RCB are coming back here!
FOUR! Swept away to deep-fine leg by Karthik.
#PepsiIPL #RCBvsCSK pic.twitter.com/JPlf8YaXaf
— Sarang (@SarangGarge) May 4, 2015
Single.
Two dot balls.
Negi is the bowler.
Can RCB comeback and pull this one off?
Over 9
RCB - 65 for 3
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Smashed thorugh covers by Kohli...great shot!
Reaction of commentators : When ever any INDIAN fast bowler dives and stops the ball. #RCBvsCSK #CSKvsRCB #IPL8 pic.twitter.com/Tm2sxGjTTP
— Raмaп (@chakkdephattey) May 4, 2015
Single.
Jadeja to bowl this over.
Single.
Over 8
RCB - 56 for 3
End of Over.
FOUR! Cut away to deep-third man by Karthik...clever shot!
Dot ball.
Single.
I could've earned 5 points if its #donbradman cricket for #mandeep wicket. Getting out without facing ball. #rcbvscsk @IPL #csk #rcb
— Prabhu Jaganathan (@jPrabhu03) May 4, 2015
Single.
Mohit is the bowler.
They have lost vital wickets here.
RCB need to get back on track...fast!
Single.
Over 7
RCB - 49 for 3
End of Over.
Dot ball.
Pandey is the bowler.
Good shot!
FOUR! Hooked away by Karthik to deep-square leg.
Over 6
RCB - 42 for 3
End of Over.
And now another one! What's happening here! #RCBvsCsk #IPL2015
— Saurabh Verma (@Saurabh6217) May 4, 2015
CSK have dealt early blows here.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
Good powerful throw by Negi.
Dhoni whips off the bails in a jiffy!
RCB - 34 for 3
He is out for a duck without even playing a ball.
RCB are in chaos here!
THREE DOWN! Mandeep is run-out.
Over 5
RCB - 34 for 2
End of Over.
RCB - 34 for 2
Du Plessis takes a great catch at mid-off.
WICKET! De Villiers goes....RCB have the big wicket...not a good shot by him!
Nehra head almost got saved from getting decapitated #PepsiIPL #RCBvsCSK... de Villiers batting
— Javed (@InnerPeacee) May 4, 2015
ABD has reached 21 in a jiffy here.
Dot ball.
He looks in ominous form!
FOUR! Cleverly cut away to deep-third man by De Villiers.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Full toss and flicked through mid-wcket by De Villiers.
Pandey to bowl this over.
Nehra almost lost his head after ABD's shot whizzed past his head!
Over 4
RCB - 25 for 1
FOUR! De Villiers hammers that down the track and ends the over.
No run.
Hi AB (BAE) Get us some runs asap #RCBvsCSK #IPL #RCB
— Manisha (@ManishaSisodia) May 4, 2015
Single.
Can he wreck RCB tonight?
Nehra is the bowler.
Dot ball.
Over 3
RCB - 18 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
ABD ON FIRE
FOUR! Smashed to mid-wicket by De Villiers.
Here comes AB De Villiers! #RCBvsCSK
— Dhinesh (@DhineshMN) May 4, 2015
Single.
Good shot.
FOUR! Typical AB De Villiers shot flies through the off-side.
RCB - 10 for 1
WICKET! Maddinson is cleaned up by Pandey for 4...misses a full-toss.
Over 2
RCB - 8 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Welcome back.. A new opening combination for @RCBtweets! Kohli walks out with Nic Maddinson.. #RCBvsCSK
— Virat Kohli (@lmVK0hli) May 4, 2015
Dot ball.
FOUR! Hammered through covers by Kohli...good shot!
Ashish Nehra is the new bowler.
Over 1
RCB - 4 for 0
End of Over.
Two dot balls.
Maddinson plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers in Australian domestic cricket.
Dot ball.
Good start for RCB.
FOUR! Maddinson glances that fine off the keeper.
Dot ball.
Dot ball.
Ishwar Pandey to bowl the first over.
No Gayle for RCB today!
Nic Maddinson and Virat Kohli are opening for RCB.
And CSK finish on a competitive total here.
Suresh Raina's 52 was the talking point for their batting which never really took off post a blazing start.
Contributions from Brendon McCullum, Faf Du Plessis and Ms Dhoni also pushed CSK to a 149 run total.
It will be interesting to see whether RCB can gun down CSK's bowlers in the run-chase.
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Over 20
CSK - 148 for 9
Mohit Sharma is out for 0.
Dinesh Karthik's throw shatters the stumps.
RUN-OUT! And NEhra hops off for a non-existent single.
Negi could not even react to that fire ball!
Last ball to go.
CSK - 148 for 8
He goes for 13.
SUPER BALL.
GOOD BALL! Starc shatters Negi's furniture with a corker!
Two to go.
WIDE!
CSK - 147 for 7
Wiese takes a simple catch at Covers.
WICKET! Bravo goes for 2.
Two runs.
Dwayne Bravo on strike.
Dot ball.
This Negi hits CLEAN shots, the sound of the bat when it hits the ball is awesome #RCBVSCSK #IPL
— Vibhor #AntiAntiCSK (@dhotedhulwate) May 4, 2015
Starc to bowl the last over.
Single.
Over 19
CSK - 144 for 6
End of Over.
CSK aim to go full throttle here!
FOUR! Hammered over deep-mid wicket by Negi.
CSK - 139 for 6
WICKET! Dhoni goes for 29...holes out to Starc at long-off.
Dot ball.
FINE KNOCK!
Dhoni has reached 29.
Wiese is the bowler.
Two runs.
Over 18
CSK - 137 for 5
End of Over.
Negi hits the six of the match.
HUGE! That has disappeared in the third-tier!
Negi is the new batsman.
Single.
Excellent catch from Kohli #RCBvsCSK
— Ankur Garg (@imankurgarg) May 4, 2015
Single.
SUPER SHOT.
SIX! 89 meters....hammered over wide-long on by Dhoni.
CSK - 122 for 5
He goes for 3.
Chahal gets the wicket.
WICKET! Jadeja holes out to Kohli in the deep.
Over 17
CSK - 122 for 4
End of Over.
FOUR! AB De Villiers tries to stop that frantically but still it goes for a boundary in the deep.
Two runs.
Single.
Quick wickets have halted CSK's momentum.
Dot ball.
Yes harshal we love u for ur bowling woohhooo #RCB #RCBvsCSK
— RCB forever (@17sid28) May 4, 2015
Single.
LUCKY!
FOUR! Edged behind by Dhoni off Starc.
Over 16
CSK - 113 for 4
End of Over.
FOUR! Dhoni ends the over with a hot to third-man.
Single.
Jadeja is on strike.
SUPER SHOT.
SIX! Dhini hoicks Abdullah over long-on.
Over 15
CSK - 101 for 4
He goes after a fine 52.
WICKET! And Raina is trapped leg-before...misses an in-coming delivery.
Two runs.
Good over by Harshal Patel so far.
Single.
Fifty for Suresh Raina! Well Played! #RCBvsCSK
— Avani. (@_VKohliGrl) May 4, 2015
Dot ball.
Dot ball.
MS Dhoni is in to bat.
CSK - 98 for 3
He goes after a fine 24.
WICKET! Du Plessis chops Harshal's delivery on to his stumps.
Over 14
CSK - 98 for 2
Single to end the over.
Fifty for Raina...Take a bow!
Single.
GREAT SHOT.
FOUR! Raina is on 49...flicks that to deep-square leg.
virat i love ur dedication #RcbvsCsk
— #PlayBold#Rcb#Virat (@NoorsakinaGGian) May 4, 2015
Single.
GREAT GOING.
Du Plessis has reached 22.
Single.
Single.
Wiese to bowl this over.
Can CSK reach a huge total now...Raina-Du Plessis are cruising here!
Over 13
CSK- 89 for 2
Single to end the over.
Raina is on 43 off 40 balls...amazing knock.
Two runs.
virat i love ur dedication #RcbvsCsk
— #PlayBold#Rcb#Virat (@NoorsakinaGGian) May 4, 2015
Single.
Chahal is the bowler.
GOOD SHOT.
SIX! Hammered over extra-cover by Raina.
Over 12
CSK - 79 for 2
Single to end the over.
No run.
Single.
Single again.
Single.
Omg virat #RcbvsCsk
— #PlayBold#Rcb#Virat (@NoorsakinaGGian) May 4, 2015
Single.
Two runs.
Surprise Surprise...Virat Kohli is the bowler here!
Over 11
CSK - 73 for 2
End of Over.
Single.
Today Starc goes for some runs against Baz. But ,Sometimes you, sometimes he. But overall Starc made huge difference to RCB. #RCBvsCSK
— Yasin (@Yasin0786) May 4, 2015
Single.
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
35 from 33 is the partnership here.
Chahal is the bowler.
Single.
Over 10
CSK - 68 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
WIDE!
Dot ball.
Single.
Raina has reached 31.
Single.
Harshal Patel back to bowl.
Single.
Over 9
CSK - 63 for 2
End of Over.
FAF POWER!
This one is hammered down the track.
FOUR! Abdullah is getting the hair-dryer treatment now!
He is on fire.
SIX! Hammered over deep-mid wicket by Du Plessis.
Over 8
CSK - 48 for 2
End of Over.
Nice try by Mandeep at point but still he cannot avert two runs.
Two runs.
WIDE!
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
Harshal to bowl this over.
Over 7
CSK - 44 for 2
Single to end the over.
Single.
Single again.
Single.
Abdullah is the new bowler.
Wiese & Starc are just #RCBvsCSK #IPL #RCB
— Manisha (@ManishaSisodia) May 4, 2015
Over 6
CSK - 37 for 2
Single to end the over.
Two runs.
Raina has meanwhile reached 16.
Single.
Faf Du Plessis is the new batsman.
RCB get the danger-man!
Wiese gets the breakthrough here.
CSK - 34 for 2
Abdullah takes a sitter at deep-mid wicket.
WICKET! And McCullum is out...he goes for 20.
CLEVER.
FOUR! McCullum cuts that to deep-third man of Wiese.
Over 5
CSK -29 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
Single.
Alright. Baz vs Starc. Just do what you did to Boutly, Baz! #RCBvsCSK
— Bhavani S (@NZBlackCapSP305) May 4, 2015
Dot ball.
Harshal Patel is the bowler.
FOUR! Glided away by Raina through the covers...good shot!
Over 4
CSK - 22 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
McCullum-Raina have given CSK a good start now.
Dot ball.
Single.
GOOD SHOT.
FOUR! And David Wiese is carted through mid-on by Raina.
Mr. 360 degree #MyHeroMySketch @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets @IPL #RCBvsCSK #RCB #PlayBold #Bangalore pic.twitter.com/lijU69TWcq
— Somesh RCBian (@someshmb) May 4, 2015
Over 3
CSK - 21 for 1
End of Over.
TWO IN A ROW! McCullum hammers two consecutive boundaries off the fourth and fifth ball.
Starc is back in the attack.
Over 2
CSK - 6 for 1
No run to end the over.
FOUR! Chahal is hit for a boundary here...McCullum hammers that over wide-long on.
Brendon McCullum and Sureh Raina are at crease.
Single.
Bad Bad start for CSK....Smith was cleaned up by a great delivery!
Over 1
CSK - 0 for 1
WICKET! Smith is gone for a duck...Starc ends his misery after five balls.
CSK have won the toss and elected to bat first in Chennai