CSK vs RCB, 42nd match at Ranchi, IPL, May 18 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary

So there we have it, the IPL restarts with Royal Challengers securing a prized victory. They have a few more to rack up to stay in the tournament, but as far as the Super Kings are concerned, it is only a dent. They seem all set for the playoffs with quite a few matches in the kitty. This is Alagappan Muthu, scurrying away for an early dinner. Thank you for your company and comments. Switch over to the other game, where Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are in a battle for survival

AB de Villiers is the Man of the Match "Probably one of the most difficult wickets that I played on. Surprised, I thought I was going to get one of these interesting awards and Abu was going to get Man of the Match. I got some of the balls away. I looked foolish a couple of times and took it to the end. I was disappointed to get out at the time, but Yuvi did it for us in the end"

7.15 pm "They've gone already. Great win for us, especially after the wicket played in the second innings," says Virat Kohli. "Today was a great example of the character in the side. You have Gayle hitting out there, then AB and Yuvi in such for, you back your team. It was about rotating stirke as much as possible and hitting with the turn and not trying something fancy. Because with the old ball, it wasn't turning as much so you can stay on the back foot and work it away. No message, Yuvi told me he wanted Nechim to get a single, but he just stepped out and slammed the ball for six. That's the belief players have now"

"Tight game, really difficult wicket to play on and I managed to get some runs off the dropped catch," says AB de Villiers. "It's the kind of wicket where you win the game and still have areas to work on. Huge boost for us. Pushed too hard, aiming 160 and it's really difficult to get the ball through. Bowlers did an amazing job in the last few overs"

"Knew the pitch would slow down further, the spinners did maintain the pressure and that's one of the reasons why the game went close," says MS Dhoni. [Is a pattern developing, with such close losses so close to the playoffs] "Not really, the best thing about stats is we can have a pattern and it changes. It's something the commentators can talk about and they have to talk about something. At the end of the day, catches win matches and you don't drop big players. Its not the first time we've made that mistake. Not really, it maybe your home venue but the team that wins plays better cricket. They bowled very well, especially in the last four overs. We lost five to 10 runs and if not more."

Tejas: "I don't know why Hussey was even picked for this match. Faf was perfect for this sort of pitch. It's not Hussey's fault. You expect him to be rusty not having played for so long. And Dhoni really should have gone for Mohit and Badree instead of those two Hussey overs. Overall, a very poor game for CSK.. "

7.10 pm It was always going to be competitive with Super Kings' army of slow bowlers. Ashwin used the pitch magnificently well, but he had very little support. RCB hung in there. Kohli looked to have gained a little form, Gayle still looked out of touch. Yuvraj wasn't happy having to cope with the spin on this until David Hussey, plucked from the comm box and playing his first match of the season, was trusted with the last over

1 off 2 needed and outs walks Nechim

Long conference by the bowler's end. And after everything it's David Hussey to bowl. Badree was there, Mohit was there, but Dhoni has made his decision. Around the wicket

Jadeja to bowl out. Sachin Rana to face. Slip in place

Yuvraj Singh is the new batsman, with 15 from 15 to get