CSK vs RCB Match Highlights: At Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) home field Chepauk Stadium, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made history. In a thrilling IPL 2025 match, RCB defeated CSK by a margin of 50 runs. This is the first occasion since Bengaluru’s home victory over Chennai in 2008. In addition to surprising the supporters, this triumph ended the 17-year losing streak.
The impressive performance of RCB
When RCB batted first in the game, they amassed a commanding 196 runs. The match ended by hand when Chennai’s squad was unable to muster 146 runs in 20 overs. RCB played a fantastic game under Rajat Patidar’s leadership, winning the championship for the second time in a row. He had earlier won by seven wickets against the Kolkata Knight Riders. With this win, the RCB now leads the standings in points.
The unbeatable record of CSK in Chepauk
The Chepauk Stadium is regarded as CSK’s fort. Chennai had beaten RCB eight times in a row following a 14-run loss in 2008. However, the tale was different this time. In addition to winning, RCB forced CSK to pay for their mistakes. Chennai’s first IPL 2025 loss is this one. He had already beaten the Mumbai Indians by four wickets.
RCB vs CSK: A bowling and batting error by CSK
His bowling was the first factor in CSK’s loss. In this encounter, the team’s spinners turned out to be very costly. While Ravindra Jadeja scored 37 runs in 3 overs without taking a wicket, Ravichandran Ashwin scored 22 runs in 2 overs. Despite taking three wickets, Noor Ahmed’s side was overrun by the runs he gave from nine economy.
The middle order for CSK was a batting failure. Despite his 41-run innings, Rachin Ravindra was unable to keep the side from losing. Batsmen ranked two through five were let down. But MS Dhoni’s 30 runs off 16 balls in the final over earned the hearts of the supporters. He hit three fours and two sixes in his innings, but it was too late by then.
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