Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets. Ruturaj Gaikwad remained not out on 65 as he and Ambati Rayudu added 67 runs for the second wicket to set up CSK’s win chasing 146.
MS Dhoni struck three boundaries before Gaikwad finished things up with a six. Beginning the chase, Faf Du Plessis and Gaikwad added 46 quick runs in the first five overs to provide CSK a brisk start.
RCB finished their innings on 145/6. They scored just 20 runs in the last three overs with Deepak Chahar and Sam Curram combining to share five wickets.
Virat Kohli scored a half-century and smashed his 200th six in the IPL as he and AB de Villiers added 82 runs for RCB’s third wicket. After RCB opted to bat first against CSK. They made one change by bringing Moeen Ali ahead in place of Isuru Udana.
CSK made two changes with the inclusions of Santner and fast bowler Monu Singh.
