IPL 2019 RCB vs CSK in pictures: Bangalore survive 'super' MS Dhoni to pull off last-ball thriller against Chennai
RCB vs CSK: As it happened in Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019.
RCB vs CSK Cricket Score, IPL 2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Chennai Super Kings by a single run in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. MS Dhoni played his best Indian Premier League knock of 84 not out off 48 balls failed to finish the match for his side as they fell one run short from victory.
CSK needed two runs of the final ball of the match with MS Dhoni, who had scored 24 runs off the first 5 balls, on strike. However, he was beaten by Umesh Yadav and Parthiv Patel struck the stumps before Shardul Thakur could complete the single to win it for Bangalore.
Chasing a target of 162, CSK had a very penurious start as they lost wickets of Shane Watson and Suresh Raina in the very first over bowled by Dale Steyn. The fall of wickets did not stop as CSK soon gave away wickets of Faf du Plessis and Kedar Jadhav.
After six overs, CSK was at 32 runs for the loss of four wickets. Skipper MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu then formed a crucial 55 run partnership. Rayudu scored 29 runs off the same amount of deliveries before he became a victim of Yuzvendra Chahal. Ravindra Jadeja lost his wicket through a runout, while Dwyane Bravo was dismissed in the 19th over.
IPL 2019, RCB vs CSK: Full scorecard and commentary
Earlier, Parthiv Patel's half-century and Moeen Ali's final flourish took Royal Challengers Bangalore to a sub-par 161 for 7 after being put into bat. RCB faced an early blow as Virat Kohli was caught behind the stumps. AB de Villiers the stitched a 47-run partnership with Patel before falling for 25. Akshdeep Nath added 41 runs to the board before Jadeja got hold of Nath (24).
Marcus Stoinis came out to bat and added 25 more runs to the board with Patel, who then became a victim of Dwayne Bravo. Moeen Ali also played a decent inning of 26 runs which included five boundaries and helped his side set a respectable total of 162 for the visitors.
Brief score: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Parthiv Patel 53, Moeen Ali 26, Deepak Chahar 2-25) defeated Chennai Super Kings (MS Dhoni 84*, Ambati Rayudu 29, Dale Steyn 2-29) by one run.
IPL 2019, RCB vs CSK: Story of the match in pictures
Here is how it unfolded in the RCB vs CSK match on Sunday: