CSK First Win over RCB in IPL 2022: Match Review

CSK vs RCB Match Review: Chennai Super Kings won their first game against RCB by 23 runs. S Dube, R Uthappa, M Theekshana, and R Jadeja help CSK get their first win this season in IPL 2022.

IPL NEWS: CSK vs RCB Match Review

Playing XI’s

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Faf du Plessis (c), A Rawat, V Kohli, G Maxwell, D Karthik (wk), S Ahmed, W Hasaranga, J Hazelwood, S Prabhudesai, M Siraj, A Deep

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): R Gaikwad, R Uthappa, M Ali, A Rayudu, S Dube, R Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), DJ Bravo, C Jordan, M Theekshana, M Choudhary

1^st Inning (CSK)

RCB won the toss and elected to field first. CSK openers started slowly with only 15 runs in the first three overs. They lost R Gaikwad in the 4^th over off J Hazelwood and his poor form with the bat in the IPL 2022 continues.

CSK was 35 for 1 after the first 6 overs.

After the powerplay, the mix-up between R Uthappa and M Ali cost the wicket of the latter. S Dube joins R Uthappa and they steady the ship for RCB.

R Uthappa and S Dube started to build the partnership and RCB were 60 for 2 at the halfway stage.

W Hasaranga came into the attack in the 11^th over. And has gone for 13 runs in his first over with S Dube hit him for a six and a four.

G Maxwell came for his 3^rd over in the 13^th over and R Uthappa hit him for 3 sixes in that over. Both the batters reach their half-centuries in the 15th overs, which went for 15 runs by A Deep. (CSK vs RCB)

The pair completes the 100 runs stand in the 16^th over. R Uthappa went after M Siraj in his last over and hit him for two sixes and a four.

A Deep’s last over went for 24 runs. W Hasaranga came for his 3rd over and got two wickets on the last two balls before getting hit by a six each by R Uthappa and S Dube. And the last over by J Hazelwood went for 15 runs which includes two sixes by S Dube. He scored 95* off 46 balls with 5 fours and 8 sixes. R Uthappa scored 88 off 50 balls with 4 fours and 9 sixes. CSK scored 216-4.

2^nd Inning (RCB)

RCB didn’t start off well in the run chase. They lost two of their main players, V Kohli and Faf du Plessis inside 5 overs. That’s where the run chase becomes more difficult.

They lost another wicket on the last ball of the first powerplay, in A Rawat. M Theekshana got him out lbw and RCB were 42 for 4 in the first six overs.

G Maxwell played a small cameo of 26 of 11 balls with two fours and two sixes. But he was undone by R Jadeja’s straighter one in the 7^th over.

S Ahmed and S Prabhudesai stitched a 60 run stand, which was broken by M Theekshana in the 13^th over. He got S Prabhudesai bowled, who scored 34 off 18 balls with 5 fours and a six. He also got S Ahmed in his last over. S Ahmed made a well-crafted 41 off 27 balls with 4 fours.

RCB were 140 for 6 in 15 overs. As a result, they need another 77 in the last 5 overs.

The wicket continues to fall for RCB as R Jadeja gets two more wickets in the 16^th over, in W Hasaranga and A Deep. D Karthik tried hard, with his 34 off 14 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes. But it was not enough to keep RCB in the game. The ship was already sailed. (CSK vs RCB)

RCB scored 193 for 9 and lost the game by 23 runs. M Theekshana took 4 wickets for 33 runs in his 4 overs. R Jadeja also took 3 wickets for 39 runs. M Choudhary and DJ Bravo also managed to take one wicket each.

S Dube was adjudged Man of the Match for his 95 off 46 balls. It is the first one for CSK this season. Before that, they lost all 4 games this season.

IPL News: Reason for losing a game/What went wrong with RCB:- (CSK vs RCB)

1. The partnership between R Uthappa and S Dube. After two early wickets, RCB could not find ways to get wickets in the middle overs. The massive 165 runs stand helps CSK post a big total of 216.
2. Death overs – RCB lacked those bowlers who can bowl well in the death overs. M Siraj and J Hazelwood’s strength is to bowl with the new ball. They are sometimes not as effective in the death overs as with the new ball. And A Deep is a bit inexperienced.
3. Losing two quick wickets in the run chase. RCB lost two quick wickets in the run chase. That too of Faf du Plessis and V Kohli inside the first 5 overs. When you are chasing a big total of 216, you need a good start in the powerplay which did not happen this time with RCB.

The current form of CSK and RCB: IPL 2022

Chennai Super Kings ( CSK )

L, L, L, L, W

CSK lost their first four games against KKR by 6 wickets, LSG by 6 wickets, PBKS by 54 runs, and SRH by 8 wickets. They won today against RCB by 23 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore ( RCB )

L, W, W, W, L

RCB lost their first game against PBKS by 5 wickets, then went on to win against KKR by 3 wickets, MI by 7 wickets, and RR by 4 wickets. They lost today against CSK by 23 runs.

Head to Head (CSK vs RCB)

They faced each other 29 times out of which, CSK won 19 games and RCB won 9 games. One match ended without a result.

IPL 2022 Points Table

Currently, RCB is sitting at No. 5 with 3 wins in 5 games. Their next game is against Delhi Capitals (DC) on 16^th April at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

CSK, on the other hand, sitting at No. 9 with one win in 5 games. Their next game is against Gujrat Titans (GT) at Maharastra Cricket Association, Mumbai on 17^th April.

IPL 2022 Points Table After match 22: