IPL 2023, RCB vs CSK Highlights: Chennai Hold Nerve To Win By 8 Runs

Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs.

Another thriller at the Chinnaswamy. RCB need 19 off the final over.

OUT! Dinesh Karthik falls after a quick cameo. OUT! Shahbaz Ahmed is back in the hut as well. This has become a see-saw battle. RCB need 35 off 17 balls. Wayne Parnell is the new batter in.

The pair of Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell are back in the hut. Chennai can finally sense relief. The equation is still a bit difficult for a Bangalore. RCB need 65 off 33 balls.

Carnage! Absolute Carnage at the Chinnaswamy. Both Maxwell and du Plessis are just piling the pain on Chennai Super Kings. Every bowler is getting a piece of it. 

The required run-rate is well under control courtesy of some powerful hitting from Glenn Maxwell and captain Faf du Plessis. 

An eventful over comes to end. Mahipal Lomror got a chance in the previous over but it couldn't evade a faster one from Tushar Deshpande.

Akash Singh hits a jackpot as Virat Kohli gets out in the worst possible way. You cannot get more unlucky. The red army is silent.

Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali take Chennai Super Kings to 226/6 after 20 overs.

Excellent bowling from Harshal Patel. This is what you need from him. RCB would expect more deliveries from him. 7 runs off the over.

This has been a procession from Shivam Dube and Devon Conway. Dube is batting at a strike rate of nearly 200 while Conway is marginally below 200. 

Devon Conway is on an absolute roll here at the Chinnaswamy. He is hitting sixes at will which is testimony of the kind of form he is in. 

Both Conway and Rahane have taken up the mantle to accelerate in this innings. OUT! Hasaranga gets Ajinkya Rahane with a googly. Relief for RCB

This has been an excellent start from Chennai even after losing Ruturaj Gaikwad. Devon Conway has been solid as ever throughout, whereas, Ajinkya Rahane is continuing his good form. 

First blood to Mohammed Siraj as Ruturaj Gaikwad departs early. Siraj has been bowling a probing length and got the reward for it. 

MS Dhoni at the toss: The toss does matter because this is a venue where it is difficult to contain batters in the second innings. And not to forget dew. I think what's important is not looking ahead, maybe 180-200 is a par score but we need to keep re-evaluating every 3-4 overs on where we stand and what would be a good total to get to. That is a better way to approach, rather than keeping a total in mind. One change - Magala is injured and Pathirana comes in. The good think is all the players who have come in to replace guys have performed well. But these injuries haven't been ideal, but that's what happens because the IPL comes at the end of the cricket season.

Faf du Plessis at the toss: Incredible noise!! We will bowl first. I think the nature of pitches will turn, but 180-200 will be a nice target to change. It is quite a small ground and the ball travels, the surface is good and a little bit of dew could help. No changes in our starting XI but got some tricks up our sleeve for the impact player.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first.