The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team achieved some good breakthroughs by removing the top two batsmen Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis early, after winning the toss and elected to bowl first in the 49th match of IPL. The match is being held at Mumbai Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, on Wednesday. Here in this article, we have talked about RCB vs CSK Live Updates n detail.
RCB vs CSK Live Updates: Moeen Ali Removes Kohli and Faf
At the end of 10 overs, Royal Challengers’ Bangalore total is 79/3. In the last 5 overs, the red and black brigade managed to score 28 runs by losing three wickets.
During the Power Play overs, the opening batsmen, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis utilized all the opportunities by tapping the available resources, conceding 57 runs. The power play restrictions helped the team to add runs on the scoreboard.
Meanwhile, the appreciating factor for CSK would be from the all-rounder, Mooen Ali, who showed his spin magic and made the RCB to lose its top two batsmen. During their batting stint at the crease, Kohli was able to score 30 runs and Faf made 38 runs adding a partnership of 62 runs.
Mahesh Theekshana bowled the sixth over of the innings and kept things tight, conceding just six runs from the over. The 8th over of the innings was bowled by Ali and it was in this over he got a breakthrough of Faf’s wicket.
76 runs came off the 9th over of the innings bowled by former skipper, Ravindra Jadeja, where he kept things a bit tight. Ali was given an opportunity to bowl again for the 10th over which turned out to be a valuable one for CSK as Kohli was made to take the pavilion route with a total of three runs conceding from the over.
The run rate at the end of the 10th over is 7.9. The projected score at this rate at the end of innings would be 158 runs. Mahipal Lamroro and Rajat Patidar are at the crease now.
