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Bangalore vs Chennai Live Highlights, Match 68, Indian Premier League, 2024, May 18, 2024

RCB 218/5 (20)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs
CSK 191/7 (20)
Match over
1.2 : 1.2: Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, FOUR! First boundary of this big game! Shardul Thakur lands this back of a length and just around off, Virat Kohli opens the face of his bat and steers it uppishly but safely through point for four runs.
1.5 : 1.5: Shardul Thakur to Faf du Plessis, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Short of a length and on off, Faf du Plessis finally gets one from the middle of his bat, punches it sweetly through covers as the ball skids away, the fielder in the deep runs to his right, gets behind the ball but only parries it away to the fence for a boundary.
1.6 : 1.6: Shardul Thakur to Faf du Plessis, SIX! BANG! Faf gets going now! Shardul Thakur serves this full and on middle, in the slot as well, Faf du Plessis stays in his crease, presents the full face of the bat and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.
2.1 : 2.1: Tushar Deshpande to Virat Kohli, SIX! MASSIVE HIT!
2.3 : 2.3: Tushar Deshpande to Virat Kohli, Six!
5.2 : 5.2: Maheesh Theekshana to Faf du Plessis, Four!
6.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, Four!
7.2: Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli gets that one away and seems pumped up.
8.5 : 8.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, Six!
9.3 : 9.3: Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli, SIX! Hit flat and hard and all the way! A tad fuller in length and on middle, Virat Kohli reaches the ball and swats it away over deep mid-wicket for another maximum.
9.4 : 9.4: Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Santner has the last laugh and he picks up a huge wicket thanks to some stellar work on the fence from fellow Kiwi Daryl Mitchell. Santner gives this one a bit more flight and drifts it full onto the legs, Virat Kohli looks to flick it aerially but tries to go straighter this time and ends up closing the bat face early. The ball gets chipped down to long on where Daryl Mitchell takes the catch and has the presence of mind to lob the
10.2 : 10.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Great shot! Tossed up, full and around middle, Faf du Plessis moves to the leg side to creat some room, smacks it past extra covers for a lovely boundary.
10.5 : 10.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Excellent use of the feet! Ravindra Jadeja floats it up, on middle, Faf du Plessis dances down the track to get to the pitch of it, launches it over the bowler's head for a maximum.
10.6 : 10.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Faf du Plessis, SIX! TWO IN TWO! Faf giving the charge now! This is quicker, full and around off, Faf du Plessis goes a bit inside out and lofts it brilliantly over the wide long off fence for another biggie.
11.3 : 11.3: Maheesh Theekshana to Rajat Patidar, SIX! BOOM! Rajat Patidar gets going now! Maheesh Theekshana drags his length back and on off, Rajat Patidar stays back in his crease, waits for it and muscles it over the long off fence for six more runs.
12.6 : 12.6: Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar, OUT! RUN OUT! So, so unfortunate for Faf du Plessis and Bengaluru!
13.2 : 13.2: Simarjeet Singh to Rajat Patidar, EDGED AND FOUR!
13.3 : 13.3: Simarjeet Singh to Rajat Patidar, SIX! A gift and put away nicely! Simarjeet Singh goes full again and on the pads, Rajat Patidar picks it up nicely and whips it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
13.5 : 13.5: Simarjeet Singh to Cameron Green, FOUR! Nice shot! Turning out to be a great over for Bengaluru! Short of a length and outside off, Cameron Green stands tall and crunches it through extra covers for another boundary.
14.5: Maheesh Theekshana to Cameron Green, FOUR! Good shot! Flighted, full and on middle, Cameron Green lofts it with the toe-end of the bat over the bowler's head, gets enough power behind it to go for a boundary.
15.1 : 15.1: Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely! Full and wide outside off with third man inside the ring, Rajat Patidar goes hard at it and ends up slicing it over short third for a boundary.
15.3 : 15.3: Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Six!
15.6 : 15.6: Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, DROPPED AND FOUR! Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad with what could be a costly dropped catch.
16.1 : 16.1: Tushar Deshpande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Stand and deliver! Banged in on a hard length and over middle stump, Rajat Patidar just stays put and goes after it, whacking it high and just over the long on fence for a maximum.
16.6 : 16.6: Tushar Deshpande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! The extra delivery has cost Chennai big time as Rajat Patidar sends the ball sailing into the crowd. Pitched up right in the slot around off, Patidar gets a bit low and smacks the ball pretty high and well over deep square leg for a biggie. 16 off that over!
17.1 : 17.1: Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, SIX! A juicy full toss and Cameron Green gleefully accepts the gift. A waist-height full toss over middle, Green swings it away with raw power over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
17.2 : 17.2: Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, SIX MORE! Slower ball, bowled into the pitch around off and just sits up nicely for the batter. Cameron Green goes after the half-tracker and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket yet again for another maximum.
17.4 : 17.4: Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar, OUT! CAUGHT! Daryl Mitchell with another perfectly judged catch in the deep and Shardul Thakur gets a vital wicket.
18.3 : 18.3: Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! Enough on it to clear the ropes! Full and wide again, Dinesh Karthik knew exactly what he wanted to do and shuffles across the off stump before picking it up and slogging it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
18.4 : 18.4: Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! That is some skill from Dinesh Karthik and he has fooled everyone here. Full and wide again, DK shuffles a long way across and threatens to go over fine leg but at the last moment just reverse ramps it between the keeper and short third for a boundary.
18.5 : 18.5: Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! EDGED AND GONE!
18.6 : 18.6: Tushar Deshpande to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That is streaky but Glenn Maxwell will take it with both hands. A slower bumper over middle stump, Maxwell is very early to set up for the reverse hit but is beaten by the lack of pace and the ball ends up lobbing off the gloves and over the keeper's head and eventually trickles into the fence.
19.3 : 19.3: Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Shardul Thakur misses the yorker by a few inches and Glenn Maxwell punishes him.
19.4 : 19.4: Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, Four!
19.5 : 19.5: Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT!
0.1 : 0.1: Glenn Maxwell to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it?
0.6 : 0.6: Glenn Maxwell to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Top shot to end an entertaining first over, 12 runs and a wicket off it.
1.4 : 1.4: Mohammed Siraj to Rachin Ravindra, Four!
2.2 : 2.2: Yash Dayal to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CAUGHT! Instant impact from Yash Dayal and what a revelation he has been for Bengaluru in these later stages.
2.5 : 2.5: Yash Dayal to Ajinkya Rahane, Six!
3.2 : 3.2: Mohammed Siraj to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Shot! Back of a length around off and angling away, quick hands from Rachin Ravindra as he cuts it late and the ball races away off the face of the blade and wide of third man for a boundary.
5.1 : 5.1: Yash Dayal to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Streaky but Chennai won't mind that! Yash Dayal lands this on a good length and on middle, nips away a bit, Rachin Ravindra looks to play at it but gets a thin outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary.
5.3 : 5.3: Yash Dayal to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Good shot!
5.4 : 5.4: Yash Dayal to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Gets it through again! Yash Dayal goes slower this time, but lands this shrot and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane waits for it, and cuts it away nicely through point for another boundary.
7.2 : 7.2: Karn Sharma to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! UP, UP AND AWAY! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rachin Ravindra goes down one one knee and absolutely nails his slog-sweep way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
7.6 : 7.6: Karn Sharma to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Fine shot! Gives this some more air, full and on off, turns away as well, Ajinkya Rahane lofts it with beautifully over extra covers for a boundary. 14 runs off the over!
9.1 : 9.1: Lockie Ferguson to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson strikes straightaway! A massive wicket for Bengaluru as this partnership was starting to hurt them.
11.2 : 11.2: Lockie Ferguson to Rachin Ravindra, No ball and FOUR! Oh, that is a howler of a delivery from Lockie Ferguson and Rachin Ravindra could have been cleaned up here. The ball slips out of Ferguson's hand and ends up being a beamer right at the face, Rachin does well to get inside the line and help it down to fine leg for a boundary. Free Hit to come up and again Faf du Plessis asks the umpire to change the ball due to it getting wet but the umpire is having none of it.
11.2: Lockie Ferguson to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! Rachin Ravindra takes full toll of the Free HIt and adds salt into the wounds also bringing up his maiden Indian T20 League FIFTY. Full toss on the stumps, Ravindra backs away and swings the ball away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie and what a timely knock this could be from the young southpaw.
11.3 : 11.3: Lockie Ferguson to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! Wow, that is a smart shot and the momentum has completely shifted in this one over. Quick and short, angled across the off stump, Rachin Ravindra just ramps it without a fuss and the pace on the ball takes it over the third man fence for a maximum.
12.6 : 12.6: Glenn Maxwell to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! run out (Mahipal Lomror / Dinesh Karthik).
13.4 : 13.4: Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! The plan to bowl quick and short to Shivam Dube has worked and Bengaluru pick up a couple of quick wickets to get into the driver's seat.
13.6 : 13.6: Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Nicely timed! A bit too full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on a bit and just strokes it away wide of mid off for a boundary.
14.6: Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Santner, OUT! c Faf du Plessis b Mohammed Siraj.
15.6: Cameron Green to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Mahi gets going now! Cameron Green lands this short again, on middle, a gift really for the batter, MS Dhoni just helps it over short fine leg for a boundary.
16.1 : 16.1: Yash Dayal to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! BANG! Ravindra Jadeja goes big straight after the break! Yash Dayal tries the back-of-the-hand slower one, but serves this in the slot, on off, Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and dispatches it over te long off fence for a biggie.
16.4 : 16.4: Yash Dayal to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Easy pickings! Yash Dayal misses his yorker again and bowls a full toss, on the pads, MS Dhoni just needs to get some bat on that and glances it away wide of short fine leg for a boundary.
17.1 : 17.1: Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Just over! 
17.4 : 17.4: Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Put away! Mohammed Siraj goes short and well outside off with no real protection in the deep, Ravindra Jadeja reaches for it and cuts it over backward point for a boundary now.
18.2 : 18.2: Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Just what Chennai needed! Lockie Ferguson lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja nicely flicks it over short fine leg for a boundary.
18.4 : 18.4: Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Fine shot! Lockie Ferguson goes a bit fuller this time, outside off, MS Dhoni swings hard and smacks it over extra covers for another boundary. 24 needed off 8 now for Chennai to qualify.
18.6 : 18.6: Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Into the crowd! Lockie Ferguson goes into the pitch once again, on pace, Ravindra Jadeja is already on his back foot waiting for this length, he whacks it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 17 runs needed in the last over for Chennai to qualify and MS Dhoni will be on strike.
19.1 : 19.1: Yash Dayal to MS Dhoni, SIX! OUT OF THE GROUND! New Ball Please! Yash Dayal goes full and around leg, slower too, MS Dhoni picks it up and absolute whips it away over the fine leg fence for a massive maximum. This is out of the stadium. 110 METERS!
19.2 : 19.2: Yash Dayal to MS Dhoni, OUT! c Swapnil Singh b Yash Dayal.