It has never happened in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that a team lost seven of its first eight matches in the league phase of a season and still goes on to book a place in the playoffs. But Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) created that history on Saturday when they spoiled Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) party. And the scenes that unfolded after that on the streets in Bengaluru showed what it meant to the local fans.
After putting up a commendable 218 for 5 on the board, thanks to contributions across the batting chart led by skipper Faf du Plessis's 39-ball 54 on a difficult M Chinnaswamy track, RCB limited CSK to 191 for 7 for a 27-run win.
