Bangalore (RCB) got their third win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat them by eight points at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday April 17.

After their last-gasp defeat to Rajasthan Royals last week, Chennai Super Kings managed to get their campaign back on track with an eight-point win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.

CSK managed to keep their composure and fight back in the business end of the game while Bangalore emerged as one-time favorites to pull off the highest haul in the history of the IPL due to the third affiliate ticket window. between skipper Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell.

Maxwell and du Plessis staged a sensational comeback as Bangalore got off to a scintillating start in their all-important 227-run chase - the second-highest of the season so far - losing Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror for just 15 in the match. Maxwell smashed eight sixes and three fours in his 36-ball 76, forming a partnership with skipper du Plessis (62 from 33) to reach 126 from 61 deliveries.

Chennai, too, has been the scene of several arrests, including two of Maheesh Theekshana. Chennai skipper MS Dhoni, however, turned the tide by taking two hard chances to remove Maxwell and Le Plessis, turning Chennai's back. The CSK bowlers survived a late response from Dinesh Karthik and Impact player Suyash Prabhudessai to emerge with 8 wins.

Earlier in the day, fly-half Devon Conway smashed a swashbuckling 83 off 45 balls after Bangalore invited Chennai to bat, forming valuable partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane (37) and Shivam Dube (52) to set the stage for the team. great sign. . Moeen Ali then hit an unbeaten 19 off 9 balls to ensure CSK finished 226/6.

IPL 2023 preview RCB vs CSK: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings are set to face off in the first Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 'Kaveri Derby' clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. Both CSK and RCB have been confused in the 18 days since the start of the 16th edition of the league, winning two and losing most to occupy sixth and seventh place in the table respectively.

Bangalore hit a roadblock after starting their campaign with eight wins against Mumbai Indians, suffering an 81-run loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata, followed by one wicket in a high-scoring match against Lucknow Super Giants. at home. However, RCB managed to turn things around with a 23-run win over Delhi Capitals at Chinnaswamy on Saturday with Vyshak Vijaykumar taking 3/20 on his IPL debut, keeping him in the running for a top-flight encounter against the they and their south. Monday.

CSK, meanwhile, came into the match after a five-day break, having managed three narrow wins in another nail-biting encounter this season despite a late display from skipper MS Dhoni and a prolific Ravindra Jadeja, who scored 59. ran undefeated. he almost won the match in Chennai from a strong position. Chennai have the best net figures of the two teams and a big win in Bangalore could help them move from fourth place to second.

Group:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj

Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana