NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered a 50-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Chepauk, their first home loss to RCB in 17 years. Chasing 197, CSK struggled to build momentum and finished at 146/8 in 20 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar’s 51 anchored Bengaluru’s innings, propelling them to 196-7 despite Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad dismissing the dangerous Phil Salt early and Virat Kohli in the middle overs. Kohli contributed 31 off 30 balls.
A revamped RCB pace attack, featuring Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, put Chennai under early pressure, restricting them in the powerplay. Hazlewood struck twice in his first over, dismissing Rahul Tripathi and Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad with mistimed pull shots before removing Ravindra Jadeja with another short ball.
