Loss to CSK D(hon)isappoints RCB

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

RCB made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Harshal made way for Raju Bhatkal.

On winning the toss, Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). CSK had conceded an extra at that point. While Mayank Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Chris Gayle’s contribution to it was five.

Agarwal, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Dwayne Bravo. Albie Morkel broke the 53-run partnership.

RCB scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). CSK had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gayle’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 27 balls.

RCB scored 150 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). CSK had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 60 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Kohli’s contribution to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Gayle, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 68. Sixty-six balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 109-run partnership.

De Villiers, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of A Boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Shadab Jakati. Albie Morkel broke the 12-run stand.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Jadeja broke the 24-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kohli, whose 46-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes, eventually scored 57. A ball after Tiwary’s dismissal, he was caught by Faf du Plessis off the bowling of Doug Bollinger.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Cheteshwar Pujara, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Bollinger.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Vettori, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Bollinger ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Bhatkal, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of Bollinger.

Vinay Kumar faced a ball, scoring half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer Khan, who didn’t face a ball.

RCB scored 200 off 20 overs (120 balls). In fact, they eventually scored 205 for the loss of eight wickets. CSK had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Raina, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 21.

Jakati, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Bravo bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 30.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Morkel, who bowled four overs, conceding 37.

Bollinger, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point. While Murali Vijay was unbea‘ten’, du Plessis’ contribution to it was 41.

Vijay, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Muttiah Muralitharan, who broke the 56-run partnership.

Du Plessis’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

Raina, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-two balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhatkal. Muralitharan broke the 32-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point.

Du Plessis, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 71. Twenty-four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Muralitharan broke the 40-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 41 off 24 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Twenty-two balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Tillakaratne Dilshan. Khan broke the 35-run stand.

Bravo, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, Morkel had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 28. Eight balls later, he was caught by Agarwal. Vinay, who broke the 29-run stand.

Jadeja, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten.

CSK scored 200 off 19.3 overs (119 balls). RCB had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

CSK, who scored 208 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, win by five wickets.

Kohli and Bhatkal bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 35.

Vettori bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Vinay and Kumar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter conceded 32.

Muralitharan bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up three scalps.