Bengaluru/Patiala, May 04, (Sports Desk)
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs. Chennai Super Kings (CSK), IPL 2025, Match 52
Match Summary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 2 runs in a high-octane IPL 2025 match, posting 213/5 and restricting CSK to 211/5. Half-centuries by Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, and Romario Shepherd powered RCB, while Ayush Mhatre’s 94 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 77* led CSK’s valiant chase. Yash Dayal’s final-over heroics and Lungi Ngidi’s three wickets sealed RCB’s historic double over CSK in the season.
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First Innings: RCB (213/5 in 20 overs)
- Key Performers:
- Jacob Bethell: 55 (33, 8×4, 2×6)
- Virat Kohli: 62 (33, 5×4, 5×6)
- Romario Shepherd: 53* (14, 4×4, 6×6) – Joint-second fastest IPL fifty
- Partnerships: 97-run opening stand (Kohli-Bethell); 54 runs in last 2 overs
- Bowling: Matheesha Pathirana (3/38), Noor Ahmad (1 wicket), Khaleel Ahmed (0/65, 33 runs in 19th over)
- Highlight: Shepherd’s 33-run onslaught in the 19th over against Khaleel Ahmed.
Second Innings: CSK (211/5 in 20 overs)
- Key Performers:
- Ayush Mhatre: 94 (48, 9×4, 5×6) – Highest CSK score in IPL 2025
- Ravindra Jadeja: 77* (45, 50 in 29 balls)
- MS Dhoni: 12 (8)
- Partnerships: 51-run opening stand (Mhatre-Rasheed); 114-run 3rd wicket (Mhatre-Jadeja)
- Bowling: Lungi Ngidi (3/30), Yash Dayal (1 wicket, defended 15 in final over), Krunal Pandya (1 wicket)
- Highlight: Ngidi’s double-wicket 17th over and Dayal’s dismissal of Dhoni in the final over.
Key Moments
- Shepherd’s 14-ball 53*, including 33 runs off Khaleel’s 19th over, set a daunting 214-run target.
- Mhatre’s 94, with 26 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the powerplay, kept CSK in the chase.
- RCB’s four dropped catches, including Mhatre and Jadeja in the 16th over, nearly cost them.
- Ngidi’s 17th over removed Mhatre and Brevis, shifting momentum.
- Dayal’s final over, dismissing Dhoni and restricting CSK to a single off the last ball, clinched the win.
Post-Match Awards
- Player of the Match: Romario Shepherd (53* off 14, joint-second fastest IPL fifty).
Impact on Standings
- RCB: 16 points from 11 matches, top of the table, close to playoff qualification.
- CSK: 2 wins, 9 losses, eliminated from playoffs, bottom of the table.
Next Matches
- RCB: vs. Lucknow Super Giants, May 9, 2025, Lucknow.
- CSK: vs. Kolkata Knight Riders, May 7, 2025, Eden Gardens.
