Overview
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who played Sunday at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, crushed Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs after posting 250 for 3 with Tim David smashing 70 not out off 25 balls.
- Devdutt Padikkal made 50 and captain Rajat Patidar finished 48 not out as RCB stacked up a 99-run stand at the finish, while Phil Salt’s 46 set the platform for the champions’ second straight win.
- CSK folded for 207 in 19.4 overs after slipping early, with Sarfaraz Khan’s 50, Prashant Veer’s 43, and Jamie Overton’s 37 reducing the margin as RCB went top of the table and CSK sank to last.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad took the blame for the loss and pointed to missed chances and a momentum swing, as David belted four sixes in the 19th over and launched a 106-metre hit out of the ground.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 for 41 to become the second bowler and first pacer to reach 200 IPL wickets, while pundits questioned CSK’s tactics and the reported underuse of big-money signing Prashant Veer ahead of their next game on April 11.