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IPL 2024 Live: CSK win!!!

Shivam Dube finishes the game with a six and two consecutive fours. The last one was given as leg byes but CSK won’t mind it. They win this game by 6 wickets. A superb start to the season this is for the five-time champions under their new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.

CSK 176/4 (18.4)

IPL 2024 Live: FOUR!

Shivam Dube hit a four down the ground and CSK now need only 10 runs in 13 balls. It is a matter of time for the side to win this game.

IPL 2024 Live: Expensive over

12 runs came off the third over of Cameron Green. Chennai Super Kings need 34 runs in 24 balls. Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube are playing really well here. They are batting smartly.

CSK 140/4 (16)

IPL 2024 Live: CSK need 46 in 30

26 runs have come off the last four over and Chennai Super Kings also lost one wicket during that phase. CSK now need 46 runs in 30 balls. This is a good comeback from RCB but they need a couple of more wickets to put CSK under presssure, or one good over from here and CSK will dominate the contest.

CSK 128/4 (15)

IPL 2024 Live: WICKET!

Cameron Green strikes again and RCB are back in the game. Mitchell hit the short ball down to long-on. He departed for an 18-ball 22. Chennai Super Kings need 64 runs in 44 balls. This match is definitely not over for RCB yet.

IPL 2024 Live: CSK need 65 off 48

CSK 109/3 (12)

IPL 2024 Live: Rahane is OUT!

Cameron Green was hit for a six by Ajinkya Rahane and he got the batter out the very next ball. It was a tad short and Rahane wanted to guide it over the fence but ended up handing a catch to Glenn Maxwell at backward square leg. Chennai Super Kings need 75 runs in 58 balls.

IPL 2024 Live: Back-to-back SIXES!

Karn Sharma smashes Daryl Mitchell for two consecutive sixes. Sharma gave flight on both the deliveries and Mitchell smacked both of them. The first one went down the ground for a biggie while the second one went over the long-off fielder.

CSK 85/2 (8.3)

CSK vs RCB Live: Ravindra is OUT!

Karn Sharma finally has his revenge. It was a tad fuller and that gave Ravindra really less time. The batter tried to slog it but handed a catch to Rajat Patidar. RCB are back in the game. Chennai Super Kings need 103 runs in 78 balls.

CSK vs RCB Live: SIX!

A poor short ball from Karn Sharma and it got the right treatment from Rachin Ravindra. The southpaw slammed it for a six over deep mid-wicket.

IPL 2024 Live: SIX!

Wow! What a shot! That came right from the middle of the bat of Ajinkya Rahane and comfortably went to wide of long-off for a six. It was a back of a length delivery and Rahane, by standing tall, lofted it for the biggie.

CSK 55/1 (5.3)

IPL 2024 Live: Gaikwad is gone!

Ruturaj Gaikwad was looked dodgy for the away swinging deliveries of Yash Dayal and eventually perished to one. It was bowled on length with an away movement. Gaikwad went for a drive and edged the ball to Cameron Green at first slip. A bit of fumble from Green but he managed to take the catch at the end. Gaikwad fell for a run-a-ball 15.

CSK 38/1 (4)

IPL 2024 Live: SIX!

A short ball from Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra failed to time his shot properly. Given the fine leg fielder was inside the circle, the ball crossed the fence for a six. 15 runs came off the over.

CSK 28/0 (3)

IPL 2024 Live: FOUR!

That’s a beautiful flick shot from Rachin Ravindra for a four. Mohammed Siraj bowled it on the pads of the southpaw, who comfortably beat the fine leg fielder for the boundary. The player in deep put a full-fledged dive but failed to stop the ball at backward square leg.

CSK 18/0 (2.1)

IPL 2024 Live: It was close

Rachin Racindra nearly chopped the Yash Dayal delivery on his stumps but he was lucky that the ball missed the sticks and rather ran away for a four. The ball was out of wicketkeeper Anuj Rawat’s reach and he could only see it pass through his right side.

CSK 12/0 (1.1)

IPL 2024 Live: CSK’s chase begins

Yash Dayal replaced Dinesh Karthik as impact substitute for RCB before CSK started their chase. Ruturaj Gaikwad hit Mohammed Siraj for two fours in the over. One on the leg side, other on the off side. Eight runs came off the over. Rachin Ravindra will face Yash Dayal in the next over. 

CSK 8/0 (1)

CSK vs RCB Live: MS Dhoni’s smart run-out

MS Dhoni caps off the innings with a smart glove work. He was alert and therefore ran Anuj Rawat out of the final ball that was played by Dinesh Karthik, who failed to get his bat on it yet tried to steal a single. Only 9 runs came off the Tushar Deshpande over and RCB have got a fighting total on the board. 

RCB 173/6 (20)

CSK vs RCB Live: Two failed DRS!

Tushar Deshpande bowled two deliveries outside the tramline but Karthik had come well across the stumps on both the ocassions. Karthik took review for both as ground umpire gave verdict on bowler’s favour. Karthik took DRS on both but all of them went against him. 

RCB 166/5 (19.2)

CSK vs RCB Live: 41 in last two overs for RCB

This is superb batting from Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat. 16 runs came off the Mustafizur Rahman over. RCB did struggle in the middle but they are putting a good end to their innings here. One more over to go. Can they get over 180? Let’s see…

RCB 164/5 (19)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: Expensive over

This is the over RCB needed. They got 25 runs off the Tushar Deshpande over and now they look well set to post a competitive total. Karthik hit a six off the first legal delivery before giving strike to Anuj Rawat, who smashed two big sixes and a four to make it a big over.

RCB 148/5 (18)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: SIX!

Oh, that is a superb shot from Anuj Rawat! Tushar Deshpande bowled it at length and Rawat made the ball disappear into the night sky for a moment before it appeared into the stands over square leg. RCB are coming back into the game.

RCB 138/5 (17.3)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: SIX!

Wow! What a shot from Dinesh Karthik for a six there! Tushar Deshpande bowled it around length and Karthik hit straight down the ground for a six. The shot looked similar to Kohli’s iconic six that the star hit to Pakistan’s Haris Rauf in T20 World Cup 2022.

RCB 130/5 (17.1) 

IPL 2024 Live Updates: 7-run over from Fizz

Mustafizur Rahman has bowled a seven-run over. This is the first over for him in the game in which he has got no wicket. He bowled well but failed to break the partnership between Karthik and Anuj , which now grows to 45.

RCB 123/5 (17)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: SIX!

A much-needed six for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It was a full toss from Maheesh Theekshana and Dinesh Karthik hit it over the long-on fence for a six. 14 runs came off the over and RCB have made a bit of recovery. This partnership has added 38 runs off 26 balls.

RCB 116/5 (16)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: Another FOUR!

This is smart batting from Anuj Rawat. He was expecting a short ball from Deepak Chahar and was ready on the back foot. As soon as Chahar bowled it there, Rawat played an upper cut on it for a four. 12 runs came off the over over.

RCB 102/5 (15)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: FOUR!

A boundary comes after a long time for RCB. Deepak Chahar bowled a full toss and Anuj Rawat comfortably hit it in the gap between mid-off and cover fielders for a four. This is a boundary for RCB after 28 balls.

RCB 94/5 (14.1)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: CSK in control

Only four runs came off the Tushar Deshpande over. CSK are controlling this game beautifully and Mustafizur Rahman deserves the credit for it. It has been a good start to captaincy for Ruturaj Gaikwad, who is being guided by former captain MS Dhoni at times.

RCB 83/5 (13)

IPL 2024 Live: Two wickets for Mustafizur again!

Mustafizur Rahman has once again got two wickets in his one over and he is not done yet, he still has two balls to go. Fizz first got Kohli and then removed Cameron Green with a smart slower delivery. Green was not expecting it and hence the ball from Mustafizur rattled his stumps.

RCB 78/5 (11.4)

IPL 2024 Live: Kohli is OUT!

What a catch from Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli will have to depart at the score of 21 off 20 balls. RCB lose their fourth wicket.

RCB 77/4 (11.2)

IPL 2024 Live Updates: What an over!

Only one run came off the third over of Ravindra Jadeja. Green played two dot balls and then took a single. Jadeja never gave really any time to Kohli to think and bowled three consecutive dot balls to him.

RCB 76/3 (11)

CSK vs RCB Live: SIX from Kohli!

There comes the first boundary from the bat of Virat Kohli and it is a six. Maheesh Theekshana bowled a short ball and Kohli was quick to transfer his weight on the back foot and smash the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six.

RCB 71/3 (9.2)

CSK vs RCB Live: Strategic break

On the fourth ball of the over, Cameron Green hit Ravindra Jadeja for a four. It was a boundary for RCB after 25 balls. The match had kicked off with Faf du Plessis’ blitzkrieg but CSK dominated the following phase, thanks to Mustafizur’s double-wicket over.

RCB 63/3 (9)

CSK vs RCB Live: History for Virat Kohli!

6.5 – A single from the bat of Virat Kohli towards mid-wicket and with it, he races to the milestone of 12000 T20 runs. Kohli becomes the first India batter to achieve the feat. Overall, Kohli is the sixth batter to the feat.

RCB 48/3 (7)

CSK vs RCB Live: Maxwell is gone!

5.3 – Deepak Chahar has claimed the wicket of Glenn Maxwell. The Australian start is out for a first-ball duck. It was a length ball and Maxwell edged it to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni.

RCB 42/3 (6)

CSK vs RCB Live: Another WICKET for Mustafizur!

Mustafizur has struck again and CSK are back in the game. No foot moment from Rajat Patidar and he has edged the ball to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni. Patidar departs for a three-ball duck.

RCB 41/2 (5)

CSK vs RCB Live: OUT!

Faf du Plessis 35(23) is gone! Mustafizur Rahman has provided a crucial breakthrough to CSK. Faf wanted to go for a big one but edged the ball in the air. Rachin Ravindra at deep backward point took a brilliant running catch.

RCB 41/1 (4.3)

CSK vs RCB Live: First over without a boundary

Only four singles came off the first over of Maheesh Theekshana. Gaikwad decided to bring in spin and that worked for CSK, at least for now. That was the first over so far in this innings that had no boundary in it.

RCB 37/0 (4)

CSK vs RCB Live: Du Plessis on fire!

That is an expensive over from Deepak Chahar and Faf du Plessis was the man who smashed him for boundaries in it. The South African batting star hit a total of four fours in the over that fetched RCB 17 runs. 

RCB 33/0 (3)

CSK vs RCB Live: Risk and reward!

A fuller ball from Deepak Chahar and Faf decided to play a lofted drive over the mid-off player. He comfortably hit the ball over the fielder and the ball raced away to the fence for another four. Du Plessis is looking in really good form.

RCB 20/0 (2.1)

CSK vs RCB Live: Nine-run over

Faf du Plessis hit two fours in the first over of Tushar Deshpande, fetching a total of 9 runs off it.

RCB 16/0 (2)