IPL 2023 CSK vs RCB: Incredible ball-smashing from Conway & Dube helps CSK post 226/6 in 1st innings
IPL 2023 CSK vs RCB: Chennai Super Kings scored 226 for six against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match here on Monday. Asked to bat first, opener Devon Conway struck 83 off 45 balls and was involved in a 74-run partnership for the second wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (37 off 20 balls). Later, Conway added 80 runs for the third wicket with Shivam Dube, who blazed away to a 27-ball 52 with the help of five sixes and two fours.
Incredible ball-smashing from Conway & Dube helps CSK post 226/6 in 1st innings
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost Ruturaj Gaikwad early but Ajinkya Rahane got them going in the powerplay. Devon Conway later joined the party and has continued the charge after Rahane fell to Wanindu Hasaranga. The carnage continued though, with Shivam Dube coming in and putting 80 runs off just 37 balls for the third wicket.
Conway fell for 83 off 45 after which Dube continued the assault. The Indian scored 52 off 27 balls before falling to Wayne Parnell. Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja all came in and smashed some big shots, allowing CSK to make a total of 226/6.
Harshal Patel bowls one of the most dramatic final over in IPL history
A dramatic end to the innings. Harshal Patel was removed from bowling after the pacer bowled two waist height no-balls. Glenn Maxwell came to complete the final over and was smoked for a big six by Ravindra Jadeja (10), who was out soon after the maximum.
Despite starting poorly Maxwell completed the over without not a lot of damage done. This has been a brutal batting performance from CSK. A wicket and 16 runs off the last over as CSK posted a mammoth 226 for 6 in their 20 overs.
RCB bowlers have been again poor on the night. In addition to their bowling display, Faf’s tactics have been questionable on stages of using his bowlers. CSK has posted a pretty decent total. MS Dhoni might be using lot more spin than Faf who despite having Hasaranga in the attack only used a couple of overs of him.
IPL 2023 CSK vs RCB: More about the clash
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to field first against the Chennai Super Kings at the M.Chinnaswamy stadium. Faf du Plessis at the toss said RCB is unchanged for the high-octane clash whilst CSK had to bring in Matheesha Pathirana for Magala
Playing XIs:
RCB XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj
CSK XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
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