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14.3 overs: OUT! Sam Curran is now getting rid of Washington Sundar. The regular wickets are hurting Bangalore. Sundar this time throws the ball straight to MS Dhoni. Leaves at 10. RCB 93/4
12.4 overs: SIX! Washington Sundar faces Faf du Plessis on the fence and wins. Hit Karn Sharma over the fence for his first high. RCB 79/3
End of 12th plus: An excellent scoop from Ravindra Jadeja. Just a couple of singles since his first change. virat Kohli looking under pressure at Devdutt Padikkal and Ab de Villiers departures in rapid succession. RCB 69/3
10.4 overs: OUT! And what a breakthrough is this for Super Kings of Chennai. Shardul Thakur gets Ab de Villiers for a 2 ball duck. A strong swinger from Thakur. Take the outside edge of De Villiers’ bat and MS Dhoni is right behind the stumps. Second wicket for Shardul in the end.
10.2 overs: OUT! Shardul Thakur attacks back. Devdutt Padikkal didn’t look comfortable in the middle. He tries to face Thakur but misses his shot. Faf du Plessis half way is not wrong. Padikkal comes out 33 of 34. RCB 66/2
9.4 overs: SIX! Finally Devdutt Padikkal gets loose. Hit Karn Sharma for a direct maximum to the ground. Association of fifty executions it also arises between Padikkal and Virat Kohli with that boundary. RCB 63/1
50 for Royal Challengers Bangalore!
Virat Kohli 19 *
Devdutt Padikkal 22 *
A decent start from Karn Sharma and he gives away just four in his first over. RCB 50/1 after 8 overs
6.3 overs: FOUR! Dwayne Bravo half volley off the field and Virat Kohli produces his cover mark. The ball runs to the fence. RCB 42/1

End of Powerplay!
Shardul Thakur filters 11 runs in his first over while Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli collect a cap each in that over. RCB 36/1
5.4 overs: FOUR! Virat Kohli now hits Shardul Thakur squarely on the ground. Take a couple of steps down the track and go straight to Thakur. The ball hits the middle fielder and runs to the fence. RCB 34/1
5.1 overs: FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal welcomes Shardul Thakur to the attack with a limit on the point. He walks away and hits the ball over the field. RCB 29/1
End of 4th.: A decent one this time from Sam Curran. Six flees from him. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal are proceeding very cautiously at the moment. RCB 21/1

2.5 overs: OUT! A swinger from Deepak Chahar. Crashes into Aaron Finch’s middle stump. Finch goes out for 2 while Chennai gets an early breakthrough. RCB 13/1
End of 2nd ending: FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal’s last ball limit to finish off Sam Curran. On the Curran and Padikkal pads, it just beautifully syncs it through the mid wicket region to collect the first boundary for RCB. Curran gives away 9 runs in his first. Deepak Chahar to continue from the other end. RCB 11/0
End of 1st.: A Tidy First Time From Deepak Chahar. Swing in the air and off the court for him on that first over. Defeat Aaron Finch three times. Sam Curran to share the new ball with Chahar from the other end. RCB 2/0
Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch are in the middle to start the Royal Challengers Bangalore innings. Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand for Chennai Super Kings. A slip in place for him. Padikkal on strike. Here we go!
Playing XI for both teams

Super Kings of Chennai: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w / c), N Jagadeesan, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Captains in the draw
Virat Kohli: “We will hit first. We also backed our decision in the last game, but we put ourselves in a difficult position by not having enough associations. The wicket will get slower and slower. There was not much dew in the last game as good. Fair enough to defend today. We won twice hitting first and a convincing victory while chasing. When you play quality teams, you have to go out there and play good cricket. We (him and Dhoni) have played together for So long, we have a great partnership together. The games (RCB vs CSK) are always competitive. We’ve all had mutual respect for each other. It’s important to get into some kind of momentum, where the bowlers come in and throw in a certain way. We have a great opportunity to create it now. It’s an exciting phase we’re getting into. Chris Morris makes his RCB debut. He replaces Moeen Ali and Gurkeerat Singh Mann returns for Siraj. ”
MS Dhoni: “It’s the case with all teams. You can’t meet anyone from outside, there are also fewer distractions. That’s a good thing. It can be tough, but it’s amazing that you can stay on the team. We need to get points. It’s an important game for us. We have made some mistakes, we need to focus on the process. I have done well on the networks, I need to replicate it in the medium.

Toss news: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli wins the draw and opts to bat against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai.
Match facts
– AB de Villiers has crossed 30 just once in the last 10 outings for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Chennai Super Kings
– The last time RCB released MS Dhoni was in 2017 when he was part of the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant
– Virat Kohli needs 31 races to reach 6000 races for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
– Dhoni needs to clear the limit once to get to 300 sixes at T20.
Launch report: “The swing continues … flattening out, it’s the most magnificent pitch. There’s some grass on the top. The side that wins the toss has to hit first,” said Michael Slater.

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