RCB run riot against CSK: Tim David carnage seals 43-run win
Royal Challengers Bengaluru unleashed a batting onslaught, with Tim David's explosive 70 and Rajat Patidar's quickfire 48 propelling them to a massive 250/3. Chennai Super Kings faltered under the pressure, losing wickets early and falling short by 43 runs despite a late fightback. RCB's bowlers secured a dominant victory.
BENGALURU: Chennai Super Kings’ bowling had looked undercooked in their opening two matches of the season. On Sunday night at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Royal Challengers Bengaluru batters — Tim David in particular — brutally exposed those frailties, piling up their third-highest total in the Indian Premier League. Riding on David’s unbeaten 70 and his unbroken 99-run stand off just 37 deliveries with skipper Rajat Patidar, RCB surged to a daunting 250/3.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! In reply, CSK, who lost three wickets in the first three overs, never recovered from the early blows and were bowled out for 207 in 19.
4 overs, handing RCB a comfortable 43-run victory. On a grey evening for the yellow brigade, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad led the top-order collapse, edging Jacob Duffy (2/58) in the opening over, with Devdutt Padikkal taking a sharp catch at slip. Ayush Mhatre followed soon after, becoming Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s (3/41) 200th IPL wicket, offering a simple catch to Patidar at mid-off.
Sanju Samson watched the slide unfold but failed to arrest it. His underwhelming start in CSK colours continued as he poked at a Duffy delivery angling away, only to nick it to Padikkal at first slip. Sarfaraz Khan struck a fighting fifty, but his stumping by Jitesh Sharma off Krunal Pandya (2/36) further dented CSK’s fading hopes.