CSK vs RCB 2022: Clinical RCB outclass CSK; rise to 4th

TIL Desk Sports/ Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell led a clinical bowling performance to help Royal Challengers Bangalore register a 13-run win over Chennai Super Kings, pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination in the IPL 2022 match at the MCA International Stadium in Pune on Wednesday.

Skipper Faf du Plessis (38 off 22) and Virat Kohli (30 off 33) gave RCB a good start, before Mahipal Lomror rallied them in the middle overs with a quickfire 42 from 27 balls. Dinesh Karthik blasted 27 not out from 17 balls to guide RCB to 173/8 in their 20 overs.

RCB came up with a disciplined performance with the ball as CSK finished on 160/8, despite a fifty by opener Devon Conway (56). While Maxwell registered excellent figures of 2/22 off his four overs, Harshal chipped away with important wickets at the end, to finish with 3/35.

RCB snapped their three-match losing streak, as they rose to fourth position in the points table with 12 points from 11 games, while CSK are on the brink of elimination with just three wins from 10 games”.