rcb vs csk, IPL 2021 Live Score, Today’s Match, Virat Kohli Vs M S Dhoni: Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming to forget the crushing defeat in their previous outing and resume their bid for the playoffs against Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s resilient Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021 tonight. While RCB would like to start afresh, CSK pulled off a confident 20-run win against defending champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday night.
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It is important for RCB to improve their batting as they look to retain their place at the top of the points table. It will be important that opener Devdutt Padikkal (217 runs) and skipper Virat Kohli (203 runs) give a solid start. But the opening pair will also need the support of the middle order, which was broken against Kolkata Knight Riders. Glenn Maxwell (233 runs) and AB de Villiers (207 runs) will have to come together against a strong attack from CSK.
Australian Maxwell justified his high price tag during the first leg, making him the team’s top scorer. He will always be eager to go once again like Dependent de Villiers. RCB bowlers will also have to forget the stellar performance against KKR. Fast bowlers Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel bowled well, while Kiwi pacers Kyle Jamieson, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga all conceded more than 10 runs in an over.
CSK could have suffered a turnaround in their encounter against Mumbai had it not been for young Ruturaj Gaikwad’s mature unbeaten knock of 88 off 58 balls. Team’s leading run-scorer Faf du Plessis (320 runs) Moeen Ali was dismissed for a duck while Ambati Rayudu retired hurt not out. Experienced Suresh Raina and Dhoni also failed to reach the double digit score and the team was on 24 for 4. But Gaikwad did not budge as he remained calm and took the three-time champions to a respectable score of 156 for 6. All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo, who scored 23 runs off eight balls, took the team past the 150-run mark.
Defending a modest total, CSK showed immense resilience as bowlers led by fast bowlers Deepak Chahar and Dwayne Bravo handed Yellow Army their sixth win of the season. Friday’s win will again take them to the top of the points table.
CSK will also have the option of picking young England all-rounder Sam Curran, one of the breakout stars of last year’s IPL, who shone with both bat and ball.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain) Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff , Krishnappa Gautam, Mitchell Santner, Ravi Srinivasan, Sai Kishore, Hari Nishant, N Jagadeesan, Cheteshwar Pujara, KM Asif, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagat Verma.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (capt), Navdeep Saini, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Rajat Patidar, Dushmantha Chamira, Pawan Deshpande, Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Baby, Vanindu Hasranga, George Garten, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal , Kyle Jamieson, Suyash Prabhudesai, KS Bharat, Tim David, Akash Deep, AB de Villiers.
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