IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Highlights: Bengaluru snatch final playoff spot with 6th consecutive win, beat Chennai by 27 runs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: But it is yet to be seen who finishes second and third, two very consequential positions. KKR are confirmed as the table-topperswill thus play in qualifier 1. As things stand, they will be facing RR, with SRH facing RCB in the Eliminator. However, SRH face PBKS tomorrow while RR play KKR later in the day. There is only a point separating second and third place and this means a victory for SRH and a defeat for RR will lead to the two sides switching positions. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, surely RCB are the story of the season. They have become the first side to qualify for the playoffs despite winning just once in their first seven matches. Their batting and bowling units were disasters in the first half of the tournament but in the second half, they somehow chanced upon the answer to the jigsaw puzzle. Their performance today with the bat is what we have typically seen from RCB in their run of six back-to-back victories - high strike-rate contributions from all those who batted, with one or two who would almost score a half-century or get past that mark. They held on to everything in the field, save for a casual throw by Kohli during the Jadeja-Dhoni stand that led to an extra run for CSK. The fans in Bengaluru got their money's worth today. They saw their team complete the impossible comeback and they also got to see Dhoni play a major role in the chase. In fact, keep an eye on the news for the next few days. What we saw from the great man today could very well be the last offering of his storied career. That's it from us here, but do come back tomorrow as we finish off the league stage with a couple of not-so-dead rubbers.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: “What a night. Unbelievable and such a great atmosphere, such a pleasure to finish off the season with a win. Batting first, I think it was the hardest pitch I have ever played on. Myself and Virat were talking about 140-150 after we came back from the rain break. The communication from the umpires was there was a lot of rain on the pitch, they wanted to push the game and that makes sense. and when we came back my god, I was telling Mitch Santner it was like a day 5 pitch at ranchi and to get 200 on that was unbelievable. The last 6 games the batters have batted with good intent and good strike-rate. We were slow earlier on and we wanted more intent and that was awesome. We were defending 175, it got a bit close, at one stage, with MS there, I thought, oh dear, he has done it so many times. The way we bowleed with the wet ball, we tried to change it. I wanted to give the Man of the Match to Yash Dayal. The way he bowled was unbelievable. For a man who's fairly new, he deserves it. [on what he told Dayal before the last over] Pace off is the best option and trust your skills and enjoy, this is what you trained for. The yorker did not work the 1st ball and he went back to pace off and it worked unbelievably well. [on the crowd tonight[ It's crazy, even when we weren't winning the fans were here. We felt in the changeroom we felt it was something we had to get right. Coming here tonight, it was set up nicely, CSK v RCB, unbelievable atmosphere and we as a team will do a lap of honour to thank the crowd for the support. It's really important that we enjoy this, great 6 games in a row and the first goal is to get into the knockouts, enjoy this but get back to work tomorrow.”

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: "It was a good wicket. For spinners, it was turning and gripping a little bit. Pretty happy with what the target was. To sum up the season, pretty happy with seven games out of 14. Injuries, not having Conway as well - made a lot of difference. Challenges right from the first game. Pathirana got injured, we missed Fizz as well. When you have injuries, it is difficult to balance the squad... Couldn't get over the line, but these things can happen. For me, personal milestones don't matter a lot. After all, the ultimate prize is to win. We couldn't get it, so personally I'm slightly disappointed as well."

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: RCB have done the impossible! Six victories in a row and they have snatched that last playoff position from under CSK's noses. CSK needed 10 to qualify off the last two balls with Jadeja on strike, same as they did last year in the final against GT, the only difference being that they needed 10 to win that game. At the time, Jadeja pulled it off somehow but Dayal, who was playing for GT last season, kept his cool and ended the over with two dot balls. The RCB players are running around the pitch, Kohli seems close to tears. They had just one win in their first eight matches and inexplicably, they have qualified for the playoffs. They have hit the kind of form that can win teams championships. The women's team won the WPL this season, the men's team couldn't possibly follow suit, could they?

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: A dot ball to Thakur for his first ball. Then he swings for the rafters, gets an outside edge and runs a single. Jadeja on strike at long last, CSK need 10 runs to qualify for the playoffs.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Dayal bowling the last over, the great man on strike and guess what, MSD hits swivells and sends that over long leg for a six. CSK need 11 off five to qualify. He goes big again but this time, holes out at the boundary. Dhoni falls for 25 off 13, possibly for the last time in his professional career.CSK need 11 off four, Shardul Thakur on strike to Yash Dayal. Save your fingernails!

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: 18 runs in the 19th over with Jadeja blasting the last one leg side for a six. He had hit a four off the second ball after Ferguson bowled a no ball to start the over. A single and then Dhoni hits the fourth over extra cover.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Is this the last we see of the great man with the bat in hand? CSK need 35 off 12 balls to qualify for the playoffs. Lockie Ferguson steaming in. Here we go then.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 166/6 in 18 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Jadeja with a six off the first ball of that over from Dayal, walloped over mid-off. A single off the third ball and then Dhoni clips the fourth ball to the boundary for a four. Two runs off the last two balls and Jadeja is on 18 off 12, Dhoni on 12 off six.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 151/6 in 17 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: If they do, they qualify for the playoffs. If they don't, RCB complete one of the most remarkable turnarounds the IPL league stage has ever seen. Jadeja will be on strike when Yash Dayal bowls the first ball of the 17th over, he is on 10 off eight. Dhoni at the other end, possibly playing his last innings ever, on seven off four.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 138/6 in 16 over

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Frame that one and display it at the Louvre. That is a catch to end and rejuvenate entire seasons. In this case, it might end CSK's and rejuvenate RCB's. Siraj's last ball of the 15th is a low full toss on off, Santner tries to loft it over cover. Du Plessis goes running to his right and jumps up with an outstretched right arm, he takes it while in the air and keeps it in his hands when he makes contact with the ground. Catch of the season? You bet!

Santner c du Plessis b Mohammed Siraj 3 (4)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 129/6 in 15 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube's poor form continues and is this how he is set to bow out of a season that was initially seen as a breakthrough one for him? Dube's pain has ended really. Green bowls the 14th over, his fourth ball is banged in back of a length towards middle and off. Dube can't pull it away properly, sends it to long-on. RCB players roar and scream and run around in delight, they are beginning to smell it now. What a remarkable turnaround this is.

Dube c Ferguson b Green 7 (15)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 119/5 in 13.4 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Yes/no situation between Dube and Ravindra and the latter falls. Wickets seem to come off Maxwell's overs one way or another. Ravindra calls for two initially, both batters get to their ends quickly and Dube respects the call. But Ravindra hesitates a few feet off the non-striker's end, Dube crosses him as the stumps are taken off. The kind of wicket that can sap out all momentum from an innings.

Ravindra run out (Lomror/Karthik) 61 (37)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 115/4 in 13 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: He gets there with a boundary, a half-century in 30 balls for Ravindra. Ferguson returns for the 12th over, Dube gets a single off the first ball and then sends in a beamer at Ravindra second ball. The batter pulls it off the top edge and to the boundary. It iscalled a no-ball.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 97/3 in 11.2 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Lockie Ferguson has brought RCB right back in it. CSK need 114 off the last 60 balls to qualify for the playoffs.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 87/3 in 10 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Lockie Ferguson gets Rahane with his first ball of the match! He bowls a slow delivery on length, Rahane looks to go over cover but ends up hitting it high up in the air. Du Plessis keeps his eyes on it at cover and takes the catch reverse cup.

Rahane c du Plessis b Ferguson 33 (22)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 85/3 in 9.1 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: 14 runs off the eighth over and things now starting to look good for CSK. They need 123 runs in the 72 balls to qualify for the playoffs. Karn Sharma bowls the eighth over, Ravindra hits a six off the second ball of the over and then came three singles. Rahane ends it with a four over extra cover.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 78/2 in 8 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK now need 143 off 84 balls to qualify.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Maxwell has figures of 1/16 in 2 overs. Two singles each for Ravindra and Rahane, CSK need 158 off 90 balls to qualify for the playoffs.

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 43/2 in 5 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK have lost two wickets in the first three overs! Mitchell tries to clear mid-off but gets no timing at all. Kohli does ever so well to run to his left and backwards and takes the catch.

Mitchell c Kohli b Yash Dayal 4 (6)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 19/2 in 2.2 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Siraj bowls the second over of the innings and Ravindra gets his second four off the fourth ball. He is on 10 off seven, Mitchell at the other end on four off four.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: How about this for a start! That was a half-tracker from Maxwell but the ball may have gripped a bit. Gaikwad hits that straight to the fielder at short fine leg.

Gaikwad c Yash Dayal b Maxwell 0 (1)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: CSK 0/1 in 0.1 overs

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: Forget about 219, the real target today is 201. If RCB can limit CSK below that, they are through. If CSK go past that score, CSK are through. Captain Gaikwad opens with Ravindra, Glenn Maxwell bowling then first over.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: A mathematician's delight is what this score and this entire equation is. RCB must win this match by at least 18 runs to qualify for the playoffs. They have gone and scored 218 runs, which means CSK's target is 219. Hence, CSK need to score 201 runs to qualify for the playoffs. RCB cannot let CSK score more than 200. Glenn Maxwell smashed 16 runs in the five deliveries that he faced before falling to Thakur off the fifth ball of the last. Lomror then couldn't get the last ball away and so the RCB innings ended with a dot. Cameron Green unbeaten on 38 off 17.

IPL 2024, RCB vs CSK Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: 6, 4 and out for DK. Deshpande gets the old man to edge the fifth ball behind to the wicketkeeper and Dhoni makes no mistake.

Karthik c Dhoni b Deshpande 14 (6)

RCB vs CSK IPL Live Score: RCB 205/4 in 19 overs