DLF IPL Season 5 - Match 13
Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai
Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first. Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle opened the innings for RCB. Agarwal faced majority of the deliveries and scored at quick pace. He fell after making useful 45 runs off 26 balls. Then Gayle took over hitting the ball with power. Gayle left making 68 off 35 runs. Kohli made 57 off 49. Top 3 batsmen making bulk of the runs meant a score in excess of 225 for RCB. But it was not the case. Some good bowling towards the end saw RCB managing 205/8 from 20 overs. Bollinger took 3/24. Albie Morkel and Ravindra Jadeja picked 2 wickets apiece.
Murali Vijay and Du Plessis opened the innings for RCB. Du Plessis was on strike for most of the deliveries and Vijay provided him good support. Murali was once again out for a poor score, this time scoring 11 runs. But the opening partnership of 56 off 6.5 overs is the ideal start for CSK. Good contribution from Raina, Dhoni and Albie Morkel kept CSK in the hunt throughout. Bravo remained unbeaten on 25 facing 15 deliveries. But high voltage last over saw Ravindra Jadeja hitting the winning short off the last delivery. Muttiah Muralitharan was the only bowler shown some respect by the CSK batsmen. He captured 3/21 form 4 overs. CSK won by 5 wickets and it was a thrilling victory for them.
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