IPL 2022 Match 49: RCB register close fought win over CSK
Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a close-fought win over Chennai Super Kings to stay in contention for the playoffs stage played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Wednesday. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli began the innings cautiously against Mukesh Chaudhary. After the initial slow start, du Plessis and Kohli took attacked Mukesh and Simarjeet Singh under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 57 for 0. Moeen Ali struck immediately getting rid of du Plessis with an easy catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Faf and Kohli added 62 runs for the opening wicket. Moeen Ali and Theekshana tied up with disciplined bowling. Maxwell was promoted at number 3 but the experiment failed as he was run out with a lovely throw by Uthappa and gathered MS Dhoni to leave RCB in trouble. With that wicket, the first timeout was taken at 76 for 2. Moeen produced a stunning delivery to dismiss Kohli to leave RCB in trouble. Mahipal Lom...