Indian Premier League: CSK vs RCB
Tuesday, 12 April
Chennai Super Kings batsmen Uthappa & Dube put on a destructive record breaking partnership of 165 runs.
- Chennai Super Kings were 36 for 2 in the first 6.2 overs as the team struggled to keep up scoring rate.
- Robin Uthappa (88 off 50) and Shivam Dube (95 off 46) got settled and scored 60 runs in the first 10 overs.
- In the next 10 overs, both plundered and punished the bowlers to accumulate 156 runs.
- Chennai finished with 216 on board.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore started badly with the bat as the pressure of high run chase was on from the first ball.
- As partnerships threatened in the middle order, Maheesh Theekshana settled everything in CSK’s favour with 33 for 4.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore fell 23 runs short from target.