another dot... RCB make the playoffs! Short of a length, and again around sixth stump, as Jadeja went pulling but missed. So defending champs CSK are eliminated. The RCB players are leaping and rejoicing even before the ball has reached the keeper's gloves
RCB vs CSK, 68th Match at Bengaluru, IPL, May 18 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
68th Match (N), Bengaluru, May 18, 2024, Indian Premier League
MS Dhoni and Jadeja's 61-run partnership is CSK's highest for the 7th wicket in IPL, breaking the record of 59 between MS Dhoni and Jadeja
Match centre
Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: @himanshu_a30Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru • 218/5(20 overs)
54 (39)
2/61 (4)
47 (29)
1/23 (4)
Chennai Super Kings • 191/7(20 overs)
61 (37)
2/42 (4)
42* (22)
1/25 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
end of over 207 runs • 1 wicket
CSK: 191/7CRR: 9.55
Ravindra Jadeja42 (22b 3x4 3x6)
Shardul Thakur1 (2b)
Yash Dayal 4-0-42-2
Lockie Ferguson 3-0-39-1
I'm sure just like the players, even RCB fans must have lost a few kilos tonight. There was immense pressure, tension and nerves which had piled to soak people up for the last five hours. Apart from who makes it to the playoffs and who goes home, there was the subplot of Dhoni probably playing his final IPL match. Probably. But how do we mortals know whether he will turn up again next year? Maybe with a different hairstyle, maybe with a different side... but he could! Anyway, this is it from us tonight, as we head closer to the playoffs. This is Himanshu signing off on behalf of Shashank and Sudeep. Good night!
Faf du Plessis is the Player of the Match for his 54: "What a night! Such a great atmosphere. Just a pleasure to finish the season in front of the home seasons. There was a lot of rain falling on the pitch, and you don't want that moisture. It felt like a day-five Test match in Ranchi! The contributions from many batters at good strikes, I'm really proud. We were defending 175 [and neither 201 nor 218]! We tried to get the ball changed tonight. I dedicate the Man of the Match [award] to Yash Dayal! I said to him pace off on this wicket is the best option. It's crazy; even when we weren't winning, we had the fans here. It was set up perfectly - CSK vs RCB! Incredible. Thank you everyone for their support. It's really important that you enjoy this. Your first goal in the IPL is to try and get in the knockouts."
Time for the presentations
Githesh: "Definitely, RCB deserves to be the title winner this season."
Lockie Ferguson: "Unbelievable! I don't know how to put that into words... Yash, right at the end there, under pressure with MS there, did exceptionally well. Keep the batters guessing... we are pretty excited. We felt that the wicket was just turning from a length. We know how good Jaddu is hitting yorker balls as well."
Raj: "Feeling like RCB already won the IPL... can they make this true and do a double (wpl and IPL)"
Ruturaj Gaikwad: "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."
Manichillpill: "This has to be the best match ever in the history of IPL. Period!!"
12.04am An inspiring performance from RCB: they win six in a row to qualify for the playoffs, when at one stage they were No. 10, right at the bottom of the table. And that was a result of just as many losses on the bounce. Terrific from RCB when it mattered most: Kohli, du Plessis, Jacks, Siraj and co, everyone stepped up and rebuilt brick by brick to get their house back in order.
Only if it's not a no-ball or a wide...
19.5
•
Yash Dayal to Jadeja, no run
ahh, and Jadeja is beaten! Again Chinnaswamy believe that RCB are all but through. On a length and wide-ish of off, as Jadeja swings but misses
Jadeja has to score 10 from 2 balls for CSK to qualify. He did that in last year's final, and CSK won the trophy...
19.4
1
Yash Dayal to Thakur, 1 run
full length on off, and he has a massive across-the-line heave. But there is an outside edge towards short third instead
Veer: "Lord is here!"
19.3
•
Yash Dayal to Thakur, no run
ahh, and he is beaten! Short of a length and angling away at just 106kph, as Thakur has a pull but misses
Thakur at No. 9
19.2
W
Yash Dayal to Dhoni, OUT
slower ball... and Dhoni falls! Half the Chinnaswamy erupts out of joy; the other half wonders if they have seen Dhoni for the last time ever. Dayan bowls a length ball angling away towards off, but this is from the back of the hand. Dhoni goes hoicking across the line, but can hit it only as far as deep backward square leg. Who knows we may have seen the last of Dhoni on the field
MS Dhoni c Swapnil Singh b Yash Dayal 25 (13b 3x4 1x6 25m) SR: 192.3
11 off 5 to qualify for CSK...
19.1
6
Yash Dayal to Dhoni, SIX runs
pings the top tier! Dhoni goes for the pull, and although it seemed to have come off the top half of the bat, it went behind the wicket for a massive six. Dhoni swivelled at this shortish ball, and bang!
Dayal to Dhoni
Ashish Pant reporting that RCB seem behind the over rate. CSK need 17 to qualify. RCB need to keep CSK to at most 200, which means they can concede maximum 16.
end of over 1918 runs
CSK: 184/6CRR: 9.68 • RRR: 35.00 • Need 35 from 6b
Ravindra Jadeja42 (20b 3x4 3x6)
MS Dhoni19 (11b 3x4)
Lockie Ferguson 3-0-39-1
Mohammed Siraj 4-0-35-1
18.6
6
Ferguson to Jadeja, SIX runs
and Jadeja dumps it over midwicket! Gets his front leg out of the way of this length delivery which is angling across towards middle, and clobbers the pull for a timely - in every sense of the word - six!
23 off 7 to qualify for CSK...
18.5
1
Ferguson to Dhoni, 1 run
short of a length on middle, and he pulls but gets a bottom edge towards deep square leg
18.4
4
Ferguson to Dhoni, FOUR runs
bashed over extra cover! He went thrashing at this length ball outside off at 145kph, even as the ball came off the outside half of the bat
18.3
1
Ferguson to Jadeja, 1 run
shorter side of a length on middle, and whipped to deep square
AL Nurain: "@Rajat, And RCB need to win by 18 runs!" --- History repeats itself!?
18.2
4
Ferguson to Jadeja, FOUR runs
swat-pulls this shortish ball on middle and leg to hit past short fine. The ball dribbles away to the boundary. He just uses the pace of Ferguson there to time it in the gap
Dhoni changes his bat...
18.1
1
Ferguson to Dhoni, 1 run
on a length around off, but seemingly too quick. A mistimed pull towards midwicket
18.1
1nb
Ferguson to Dhoni, (no ball)
it's an above-waist no-ball, and so a free hit. Ferguson bowls a beamer which is way over Dhoni, and dipping in front of Karthik. Dhoni looked to ramp still, but missed
To qualify, CSK need 35 from 12 balls. Dhoni on strike. Ferguson to bowl.
Rajat Miglani: "Dhoni, Jadeja, Ferguson, knockout match... some unfinished business"
end of over 1815 runs
CSK: 166/6CRR: 9.22 • RRR: 26.50 • Need 53 from 12b
MS Dhoni13 (7b 2x4)
Ravindra Jadeja31 (17b 2x4 2x6)
Mohammed Siraj 4-0-35-1
Yash Dayal 3-0-35-1
17.6
1
Siraj to Dhoni, 1 run
shorter side of a length just outside off, and punched to point
17.6
1w
Siraj to Dhoni, 1 wide
ohh, this takes off rapidly off a short of a length on middle. Dhoni half-swivels to shape for a pull, but lets it go. Karthik has to jump full stretch to take that. Wide given
Where does Dhoni go now?
17.5
1
Siraj to Jadeja, 1 run
another short-of-a-length ball outside off, and swatted towards long-on
MS Dhoni vs Mohammed Siraj
BALLS
28
RUNS
51
OUTS
0
SR
182.14
4s/6s
5/2
17.4
4
Siraj to Jadeja, FOUR runs
ramps over backward point! Siraj bowls short of a length, and slightly wide of off, as Jadeja reaches out and swats this to the boundary
17.3
•
Siraj to Jadeja, no run
ahh, bowls a length ball angling across towards sixth stump. Jadeja chops it back towards the keeper
17.2
2
Siraj to Jadeja, 2 runs
bowls a bouncer around fifth stump, as Jadeja pulls towards square leg. Ah, there is a casual throw towards the non-striker, with the ball rolling away. So CSK pinch a second, which Kohli, obviously, doesn't like, and takes up with the umpire!
17.1
6
Siraj to Jadeja, SIX runs
bang! Just over the fielder placed at a straightish long-off! On a length, and angling across towards off, as Jadeja presents the full face of the bat to launch it down the ground
Siraj to finish off
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CSK
61 runs (37)
5 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
1 four1 six
Control
73%
RCB
54 runs (39)
3 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
21 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
72%
Best performances - bowlers
RCB
O
4
M
0
R
42
W
2
ECO
10.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
CSK
O
4
M
0
R
61
W
2
ECO
15.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
| Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
| Match days | 18 May 2024 - night (20-over match) |
| CSK Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 9.1 ov) |
| RCB Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2, Chennai Super Kings 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
RCB 100%
RCBCSK100%50%100%
Over 20 • CSK 191/7
MS Dhoni c Swapnil Singh b Yash Dayal 25 (13b 3x4 1x6 25m) SR: 192.3
RCB won by 27 runsW
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