Faf gets to fifty and ends the game with the last skip down the pitch of the evening, and lofts cleanly over long off
RCB vs CSK, 53rd match at Bengaluru, IPL, May 24 2014 - Match Result
CSK won by 8 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
That is all from this game. Follow KKR v Sunrisers here. Good bye
MS Dhoni is the Man of the Match. Dhoni: "It (the ankle) is pretty alright as of now. During the morning, it will be properly addressed as to how it is. Still I was running properly, it was a bit difficult. Bowling was one area where we were not doing well, especially on flat wickets. This is a ground which suits our bowling a bit more."
Virat Kohli: "Another disappointing game for us. Could have executed better with the ball. Was not a wicket where such a score was easily chaseable. We started off pretty nicely, we lost momentum midway through the tournament, it is very hard to regain it. Those close losses are the ones that cost us in the end. They still hurt. We have a very strong side and we have not clicked."
Dhoni collects a stump for his efforts. Comprehensive win for CSK, although they slowed down after that frenetic start of 57 in just over four overs. CSK end their league games with a win after three losses. They have also opened up a gap of 0.12 between their NRR and KKR's
Ramprashad: "CSK's fan mood swing: First couple of overs - CSK can win in 16 overs ; when Smith got out - may be in 18 overs; when Raina got out - may be in 19 overs; around 14th over: a win will be great; Finally in 18 overs!"
leaves the crease and pushes a flat delivery through covers
Dhoni moves to the leg side as he comes out, Jakato drags it short, Dhoni stops and whacks it over long on
tossed up on the pad, Dhoni comes out and sweeps it hard past short fine leg
Munna: "twisted ankle has waken up Dhoni...he is in a rush"
a full toss pushed through the off side, extra cover dives to his right to stop it
length ball turned from off stump to long on
yorker on the stumps, but Faf has done well to jab it in front of square, and they have sprinted back for two as well
casually swats a drive, extra cover cannot stop it cleanly, and another single is taken
phew, Dhoni is killing it now, long off is not too far as Dhoni drills a length ball to his left, but it is hit so hard he has no chance
Amanamrit: "Dear Dhoni!! you are not supposed to finish any game before last over!!!"
drives a pitched up ball to extra cover for a quick single
The asking rate had started to touch nine, but Dhoni has finished the game in that one over
Starc round the wicket
Yuvraj will not pitch it up to Dhoni now, Dhoni knows that, it arrives short and angling into him, he pulls, and deep square leg's dive is futile
Faf walks out, gets too close to the pitch, hits it into the pitch and it bounces just over Yuvraj
stays back this time to a flat one darted in and pulls to long on
Dhoni does it again, that missed chance is history, he leaves the crease again, reaches the pitch and sends it 95 metres over the straight boundary
Dhoni sticks to his guns, he charges out, and pummels it way over the long on boundary
missed stumping, Yuvraj cannot believe it, Dhoni jumped out and missed a heave to a full delivery just outside off, the ball stayed a tad low and went through the keeper's legs
flighted on the off, driven through to long-off for a single
tossed up on the off, reaches forward and pushes it towards extra cover
smart stuff from Dhoni, tossed up on middle and Dhoni leaned forward to paddle that wide of short fine leg for a much-needed boundary
fullish on leg stump and that's clipped past square leg for a single
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M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2014 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10 |
Match days | 24 May 2014 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
Over 18 • CSK 160/2
CSK won by 8 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)