Tag: Maheesh Theekshana

  • IPL 2022: Batting clicks as CSK style first victory

    After back-to-back sixes from Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni walked as much as Mukesh Choudhary, advising the medium pacer to bowl full and extensive outdoors off. Choudhary did that however Karthik had pre-empted it. He scooped the ball for a 4.

    Once Chennai Super Kings acquired to 216/4, it was a tall order for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The prime order didn’t contribute a lot and Glenn Maxwell’s promising cameo was nipped within the bud. But so long as Karthik was there, RCB hoped. In the top, nonetheless, because the asking charge climbed to 16, Karthik had no assist on the different finish, and his dismissal for a 14-ball 34 was the sport. RCB, 193/9, misplaced by 23 runs. After 4 straight defeats, CSK had their first ‘Whistle Podu’ second on this 12 months’s IPL.

    Dube the aggressor

    A marginal leg-before determination went towards Ruturaj Gaikwad, at a time when the opener discovering his contact. It was a typical case of issues going towards a batsman when he isn’t in type. Gaikwad was hit on the again thigh and ball-tracking confirmed the ball simply clipping the bails. He was out on umpire’s name.

    Shivam Dube is adjudged Player of the Match for his stupendous knock of 95* off 46 deliveries.#TATAIPL #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/ogn4cKFU3M

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2022

    Then, Moeen Ali fell prey to a superb piece of fielding; Suyash Prabhudessai diving to his left to cease a fierce minimize and effecting a run-out. Moeen was off straightaway, to the purpose of no return.

    5 video games and 5 failure for Ruturaj Gaikwad. It’s actually unhappy to see this teenager like this. 💔

    Well bowled Josh Hazlewood. pic.twitter.com/LxpyP2c5O1

    — Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 12, 2022

    Top class fielding on his debut by Suyash Prabhudessai. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/IJ7FnDNZGh

    — Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 12, 2022

    37/2 after seven overs on the heels of one other poor Powerplay (35/1), and it felt like CSK was hit by Murphy’s Law – what might go mistaken was going mistaken. But the defending champions refused to present in. They responded spectacularly as a substitute.

    A minor batting tweak noticed Dube coming at No. 4 forward of Ambati Rayudu. It turned out to be a tactical masterstroke. CSK wanted to interrupt the shackles. Dube was their designated aggressor. The staff’s common run charge between the seventh and fifteenth overs earlier than this recreation was seven-plus. Here, it jumped to in extra of 10. In the final 5 overs, CSK hammered 83 runs.

    Dube’s arrival turned the sport on its head. He attacked Akash Deep, swung merrily for a 94-metre six off Glenn Maxwell and took the assault to the opposition. In Harshal Patel’s absence – he has left the bubble on account of a household bereavement and his teammates sported black armbands – RCB captain Faf du Plessis held again Wanindu Hasaranga. When the leg-spinner got here on within the eleventh over, Dube welcomed him with a towering six over long-on. A 4 adopted. By then, Uthappa, too, was within the temper.

    Watch @IamShivamDube’s highly effective 91-metre six!

    📽️📽️https://t.co/CPUO4WacsY #TATAIPL #CSKvRCB

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2022

    Dube didn’t spare Josh Hazlewood both, earlier than laying into Akash Deep. After a few sixes and a 4 in an over, the Bengal medium pacer seemed rattled, bowling a hat-trick of wides. Dube’s fifty got here off 30 balls. He ended up scoring the best particular person rating on this IPL but – 95 not out off 46 balls, together with 5 fours and eight sixes.

    As he walked off on the finish of the innings, Dhoni patted him on the again. The whole CSK dug-out stood as much as acknowledge a particular innings. But Dube was disillusioned. He wanted a six off the ultimate ball to succeed in three figures. The left-hander acquired a single through a dropped catch.

    WATCH – Robin Uthappa’s pink sizzling sixes in a single over 🔥🔥

    📽️📽️https://t.co/vMFrQ63pl5 #TATAIPL #CSKvRCB

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2022

    Robin the batman

    Uthappa’s knock was resplendent in its maturity. He most well-liked a sluggish burn, fairly smart, on condition that CSK wanted somebody from the highest order to bat deep. This has been their recipe for fulfillment over time, at the very least one batsman from the highest three batting lengthy and pacing his innings effectively.

    Until the twelfth over, Uthappa was going round a-run-a-ball, completely satisfied to play second fiddle to Dube, who was doing the majority of the scoring. Then, in a single Maxwell over, he exploded with three sixes. Mohammed Siraj was taken to the cleaners with a 17-run over. A no-ball reprieve dropped a touch that the rub of the inexperienced was lastly going CSK’s means. Fortune was favouring the daring.

    Uthappa’s 50-ball 88, together with 4 fours and 9 sixes, and his 165-run (74 balls) third-wicket partnership with Dube took the sport away from RCB. CSK revelled within the duo’s batting vandalism.

    Maheesh Theekshana Magical Spell 4/33 pic.twitter.com/itkZnYnFH4

    — 🎰 (@sharukhMSD) April 12, 2022

    Finishing touches

    Maheesh Theekshana went wicketless within the final recreation towards Sunrisers Hyderabad. On Tuesday, on a floor that assisted his bowling, the off-spinner returned with 4/33 in 4 overs. The scalps of Suyash Prabhudessai and Shahbaz Ahmed in fast succession have been well timed interventions. The two RCB children have been having a superb partnership within the center.

    Jadeja, too, bagged three wickets (3/39), with Maxwell being an important. Defending a 200-plus whole, it was crucial for CSK to eliminate Maxwell shortly. Choudhary, a web bowler till final season, would savour Virat Kohli’s wicket. But he should enhance his fielding. Two dropped catches considerably ruined his night. Dropping Karthik might have been pricey.

  • Shivam Dube’s free swing; Suyash saunters in from Goa and is all over the place , & Ruturaj simply can’t catch a break

    Two expressions captured why Dinesh Karthik ought to be the frontrunner to get into Indian workforce for the finisher’s position within the T20 world cup. He can have two go’s at it – as a standalone finisher and even knock off Rishabh Pant to take the wicket-keeper and the ending position. That the expressions got here from MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, two cool cats on area, stated a lot concerning the worry and repute that Karthik has nowadays. In the seventeenth over, with RCB nonetheless needing a whopping 71 runs with simply two wickets left, as quickly as Karthik flayed Mukesh Chaudhary for a boundary, Dhoni ran throughout. Pensive face, lot of gestures concerning the area, chatter.

    Then, when ultimately Karthik fell, Jadeja, who held his nerves to take an outstanding catch only a footstep away from the ropes, fell backwards on the perch in utter aid. Both stated a lot about what the cricketing world thinks about Karthik. Ravi Shastri, the previous coach, has already stated he would undoubtedly take into consideration Karthik for the ending position. It’s time the selectors, in the event that they aren’t already that’s, begin fascinated by the identical. The race is on and Karthik is comfortably main it in the intervening time.

    The Jadeja catch celebration 👌👌#TATAIPL #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/u3zvE59I3k

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2022

    Theekshana’s Unrelenting accuracy

    Maheesh Theekshana in brief: An off-spinner whose carrom balls flip greater than the inventory off-break. He has, in his oeuvre, a leg-break and googly too, or so goes the hype, however in his destruction of RCB, he primarily relied on simply two variations. The inventory off-break and the carrom ball. The off-break is delivered with the index finger and center finger unfold throughout wider than extra typical off-spinners. Hence, lots of thumb, too, goes into the ball. As a end result, he bargained each bounce and skid off the floor, regardless that he doesn’t flip the ball lavishly. The further bounce devoured Faf du Plessis into mistiming the ball to long-on. The skid accounted for Suyash Prabhudessai, who tried to slog him however ended up being hustled by the ball. To the left-handers, he employed extra carrom balls—the thumb performing as a backrest, the forefinger because the axis and the middle-finger for flicking the ball in an anti-clockwise route. The arm-speed is slower than his off-break staple, the ball is extra tossed up and it turns extra. The sharp flip again surprised each Shahbaz Ahmed and Anuj Rawat, bowled and leg earlier than, respectively. He may have nabbed Glenn Maxwell with a scrumptious carrom ball, however the edge fell safely. But Theekshana’s bowling just isn’t a lot about his variations, which good batsmen would ultimately decode, as his unrelenting accuracy and self-discipline.

    Maheesh Theekshana Magical Spell 4/33 pic.twitter.com/itkZnYnFH4

    — 🎰 (@sharukhMSD) April 12, 2022

    Shivam’s free swing

    Such is Shivam Dube’s long-handle free swing that even balls that seemingly hit the underside of the bat can fly. As Wanindu Hasaranga and Shabahz Ahmed discovered. It’s the tempo, and particularly the quick ball, that appears to trouble him. The different night time Kris Srikkanth quipped on air in Tamil commentary, “Dube ku bouncer potta konjama Jagaa vanguvaan!” (Jagaa is a Chennai slang for shifting away!). He has gotten out a number of instances to the bouncer and Cheeka’s tongue-in-cheek remark isn’t too far off the mark. Tonight although, with CSK needing a run acceleration and with spinners on tandem, he determined to free his arms. He was promoted forward of Ambati Rayudu who had made No.4 his personal for years now however since he hasn’t been in that nice a contact, CSK determined to advertise Dube. Even although he was making contact with solely the toe-end of the bat, the ball nonetheless stored hovering away.

    *BREAKING :*

    *8.1 Million hotstar views, Highest seen match of this season 💥*

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    Did rcb are lacking @HarshalPatel23 tonight ?#ipl #unacademyAsktheExperts pic.twitter.com/BsYDbWY8Z7

    — Mashaal Pashteen (@MashaalPashteen) April 12, 2022

    Ruturaj and altering seasons

    So far this season Ruturaj Gaikwad, the best run-getter final time period, has endured a horror time. Five outings have yielded him 35 runs in 5. But the 17 runs he scored in opposition to RCB—practically matching the tally within the 4 earlier outings—was the most effective he had appeared this version. There have been flashes of the glowing timing that had wowed the connoisseurs and that has been elusive since. The pull shot in opposition to Mohammed Siraj was regal. The ball was simply marginally quick, and it appeared like he was late to react. But when the ball reared up, he simply swivelled and pulled the ball, absolutely air-borne and never making any try and roll the wrists over it in order that he may maintain the ball down. Followed a crisp reduce by means of cover-point off Josh Hazlewood when he erred on the shorter aspect. But an uncharacteristically hideous hack off Hazlewood ball—extra in need of size than quick—nipped a blossoming knock. He missed the ball utterly and was adjudged lbw. He was distraught when he walked again, self-admonishing and grimacing. The failures have begun to weigh on him.

    5 video games and 5 failure for Ruturaj Gaikwad. It’s actually unhappy to see this teen like this. 💔

    Well bowled Josh Hazlewood. pic.twitter.com/LxpyP2c5O1

    — Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 12, 2022

    Suyash – Go, Goa, Going locations

    His social media posts are about setting suns, palm bushes, Sunday soccer, yoga on seaside and vibrant conventional Konkani dressing. Not shocking for a 24 12 months outdated from Goa. The final cricketer from the football-crazy state to make an IPL influence was the extremely entertaining RR opener Swapnil Asnodkar. Now, control one other pleasant cricketer from the land of feni drinkers. RCB’s Suyash S Prabhudessai is a traditional bits and items cricketer. He can bowl, bat and when not doing both, fly across the area and cease inconceivable balls. Within half an hour of taking the sphere, he did a Yuvraj Singh at level. Moeen Ali steered the ball to sq. on the off-side and ran with the arrogance of a batsman positive concerning the power of his stroke and placement. Not at this time, he didn’t discount for a cheetah on the sq.. Prabhudessai lunged, dived, grabbed the ball and, most significantly, acquired and threw on the stumps. Dinesh Karthik broke the stumps in a single swift motion, his effort made straightforward by the precision of the stump-high throw. The boy from Goa – whose electrical strides across the floor shouting out the truth that he isn’t a one-sport participant – unfold his fingers huge as if to flaunt his wing span and inform the batsmen world wide they higher make certain about taking a run when he was round. Later within the night, he stopped a sure 4 and took an inconceivable running-in from the fence catch. Prabhudessai on the sphere is a sight.

    Top class fielding on his debut by Suyash Prabhudessai. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/IJ7FnDNZGh

    — Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 12, 2022

    Uthappa Flip – six over third man to ball down leg aspect

    Some comedy and a few nostalgia got here off successive balls from Uthappa. The first ball from Mohammad Siraj was again of size down the leg aspect and Uthappa went for his pick-up swat over backward square-leg. Instead, the ball flew off the extraordinarily fats edge and over third man for a six! A six over third man to a ball down leg aspect. Even as one recovered from the comedian aid, Uthappa rolled again the years subsequent ball. Just as he would do greater than a decade again, mimicking his hero Sachin Tendulkar, he charged down the observe and crash-landed Siraj over the sight display screen. Boom! One of the sweetest timers going round, at instances Uthappa has been responsible of enjoying the check-drives and getting caught on the boundary. Not this innings, although. He went by means of with each large shot of his, the bat finishing the total swing within the follow-through and no surprise the white ball stored disappearing.

    Robin Uthappa departs after a wonderful knock of 88 off 50 deliveries.

    Live – https://t.co/KYzdkMrSTA #CSKvRCB #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/rnCffTiyky

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2022

    Uthappa – the Quick Gun Chingum, bubblegums Maxwell

    “The chewing gum”, to Viv Richards, “was a like a little brother.” The insouciant West Indies nice was seldom noticed with out his jaws giving the gum an almighty exercise, a lot in order that he as soon as stated “that I am disappointed that no one approached me for advertising. I did the chewing gum a world of good.” He even refused to put on a mouthpiece because it interfered together with his favorite behavior. Robin Uthappa isn’t any Richards, however exudes a chewing-gummed menace, particularly when he combats off-spinners. A model of bowling that Richards too relished. Poor Glenn Maxwell, enjoying his first IPL sport, and searching outrageously rusty. So Uthappa simply tore into him. A horrific quick ball was smacked into eternity, a follow-up full-ball was thwacked into the deep midwicket stands, earlier than replicating the identical two balls later. And each time he struck a six, he would take somewhat stroll all the way down to the center, thud the pitch a few instances, and provides that gum an almighty thump.

    Akash Deep’s horror over earlier than it was over

    Once Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa started to shred him aside, Akash Deep became a large number of nerves. It was a type of mind-going-blank moments, when nothing would have registered in his thoughts. After Dube slaughtered eighteen runs off his first 4 balls, he simply froze. The fifth ball was so huge that it virtually went to leg-slip had a fielder been stationed there. The re-ball was equally tripe, however Dube by some means couldn’t impart an honest connection to the leg-side quick ball. Enter Uthappa. The subsequent ball landed outdoors the pitch—worse than that Steve Harmison first ball at Gabba. The subsequent was marginally higher—it virtually hugged the tramline. The hat-trick huge ball was an enchancment however nonetheless a straightforward huge. An military of advisors swarmed him and provided counsel, he simply stored nodding his head. And it appeared to profit him—this one was a authorized ball, although a full toss. A wave of aid flickered throughout his face. An ordeal was lastly over.

    Bravo and the catch that dripped like Tirunelveli halwa

    “I don’t have to practice that celebration. It’s pretty simple stuff. Comes out naturally,” Dwayne Bravo had instructed this newspaper a number of days again about his wicket-celebration the place he gestures ‘one’ together with his index finger and sways back and forth. It’s for his new single ‘One’. “My music is happy music,” he had stated. Nothing completely satisfied about his response when Mukesh Chaudhary dropped a sitter at deep midwicket to reprieve Suyash Prabhudessai. Bravo’s index finger was up and he had begun to sway it in anticipation however Chaudhary clanged the catch. Anguish settled in on his face, he winced and turned and appeared in the direction of his captain MS Dhoni, who turned his head away from his good friend and appeared on the off aspect. On air, Ian Bishop remarked that Chaudhary’s strategy of catching was “crocodile hands” as his fingers have been cupped awkwardly and snapped on the ball. Meanwhile, when the replays got here on, on Tamil commentary, the previous India opener, cracked up, “Tirunelveli halwa mature catch utterey!”

    The catch was just like the well-known halwa from Tirunelveli, the wheat halwa that drips off ghee, and slips by means of fingers. It’s additionally referred to as as ‘Irutu kadai halwa’ (darkish store halwa, a 1900 institution in Tirunelveli that used to promote it’s delectable product solely in twilight). And on a floodlit night time, Chaudhary let the halwa slip.
    A number of overs later, Chaudhary would drop one other halwa this time a skier from Dinesh Kartik. Ambati Rayudu would run throughout to console him, however the poor man appeared actually upset. Someone give him some tirunelveli halwa please.

    No ball as Rayudu outdoors the ring on the onside#CSKvRCB #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/4JEBgrxsAF

    — Pushkar Pushp (@ppushp7) April 12, 2022

    Go, says Pandit. Oh! says Dhoni

    There was a short confusion over a no-ball name for 3 fielders behind sq. on the leg aspect as MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, and Ravindra Jadeja charged throughout to the umpires, the 2 Nitins, Menon and Pandit. It was Pandit, who was the square-leg umpire, who signalled the no ball. The CSK triumvirate appeared irate as they marched as much as him. The umpire calmly identified that there have been three males behind the line- the rule marks that arc from the batting crease and never from the stumps. The man at deep square-leg wasn’t behind the stumps however behind the crease strains alright. The mild dawned on Dhoni and co. and the previous India captain put up his hand in acceptance as he walked away.

  • CSK vs RCB: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to finish dropping streak in IPL 2022

    Chennai Super Kings shook off a horror begin to their IPL 2022 marketing campaign to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 23 runs on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. This was CSK’s first win of the season – the defending champions had misplaced their first 4 matches and coach Stephen Fleming had admitted the crew’s self-belief was shaken.

    However, on Tuesday, up in opposition to an in-form RCB, there gave the impression to be no dearth of self-belief even after a poor begin with the bat. Shivam Dube (95 not out) and Robin Uthappa (88) added 165 for the 2nd wicket as CSK went from 60 for two on the finish of 10 overs to 216 for 4 on the finish of 20.

    RCB wanted a great begin to problem CSK however they misplaced Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat by the top of the powerplay. Glenn Maxwell was wanting harmful however his innings was reduce quick by Ravindra Jadeja.

    CSK vs RCB, IPL 2022 Highlights

    Debutant Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik tried heroically however the ask was too demanding after RCB’s large weapons failed to fireplace. Karthik gave Chennai followers an enormous scare, happening a six-hitting spree however he was dismissed off 34 from 14 balls within the 18th over by Dwayne Bravo. It was the primary time Karthik was dismissed within the new season.

    After Faf du Plessis received the toss and determined to bowl in opposition to his previous crew, CSK misplaced Ruturaj Gaikwad to Josh Hazlewood, one other ex-CSK star. Moeen Ali was brilliantly run out by Suyash Prabhudessai however Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube hit again with vengeance and their century partnership for the third wicket left the RCB bowlers dazed.

    CSK began off watchfully and so they had been in a spot of trouble at 36 for two within the seventh over however Uthappa and Dube ensured the defending champions had sufficient runs on the board to problem the star-studded batting line of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell.

    It was a livid fightback from Chennai Super Kings – they had been 60 for two off 10 overs. In the subsequent 10 overs, the Super Kings added 156 runs.

    Robin Uthappa was dismissed by Wanindu Hasaranga for 88 after he had added 165 for the third wicket with Shivam Dube in 12.1 overs. Shivam Dube got here near his maiden hundred as nicely however he perished to Josh Hazlewood for 94 within the ultimate ball of the CSK innings.

    FAF, KOHLI FAIL

    Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli had been dismissed cheaply in RCB’s chase of 217. While du Plessis fell to spinner Maheesh Theekshana whereas Mukesh Choudhary obtained Kohli, the best run-scorer within the historical past of the Indian Premier League.

    Anuj Rawat, who scored his maiden IPL half-century in opposition to Punjab Kings just a few nights again, turned Theekshana’s second sufferer as RCB continued their disastrous begin to an enormous chase.

    Chennai Super Kings had scored over 200 of their second match of the season however that they had did not defend their complete in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants. On Tuesday, CSK began brilliantly by selecting up three large wickets to set RCB again.

    JADEJA GETS MAXWELL

    CSK skipper Ravindra Jadeja has had an odd season up to now however he obtained the vital wicket of Glenn Maxwell in his first over on Tuesday. It was the seventh time Jadeja had dismissed Maxwell in T20s. Maxwell had proven early indicators of responding to the Super Kings however the CSK captain outwitted the damaging RCB batter with an arm ball to ship him packing for an 11-ball 26.

    SUYASH DAZZLES ON DEBUT

    Suyash Prabhudessai made his debut for RCB solely as a result of Harhsal Patel needed to return house after the demise of his sister. In his first match, Suyash Prabhudessai made a direct influence – first with a sensational run out after which with the bat. Coming in to bat at No.6, he took on Chris Jordan and Ravindra Jadeja immediately to combat again after a poor begin for his crew. While skilled campaigners du Plessis and Kohli had been eliminated earlier than the powerplay, Suyash got here out all weapons blazing and confirmed some actual spunk together with Shahbaz Ahmed, who himself performed some scintillating photographs.

    Suyash was dropped on 32 in Dwayne Bravo’s first over however he couldn’t capitalise on the dropped probability – after including 2 extra runs to his rating, he was performed in by Maheesh Theekshana.

    SPIN MAGIC

    RCB got here coming exhausting at CSK regardless of dropping fast wickets as a result of that they had no different chouce in a steep chase. However, Maheesh Theekshana got here to the get together for the defending champions in solely his second match and picked the 4 key wickets of Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai and Shahbaz Ahmed. He ought to have taken Dinesh Karthik’s wicket too however Mukesh Choudhary dropped a simple catch at level.

    NO SPARK

    Ruturaj Gaikwad was the best run-scorer final season however he has did not set the stage on fireplace in 2022. He obtained out for 0, 1, 1 and 16 within the first 4 matches for the Super Kings however on Tuesday, he appeared higher than he has all summer season up to now. Three boundaries from the younger opener did appear to set the tone for CSK however he was trapped LBW by former CSK pacer and RCB debutant Josh Hazlewood for 17.

    SENSATIONAL RUN OUT

    Moeen Ali is all about intent however he wished to take his time within the center after one other early wicket for CSK. A number of overs of him within the center with the bat and any bowling assault would begin to stress. But his innings was reduce quick by Suyash Prabhudessai, one other RCB debutant. Suyash Prabhudessai stopped a reduce from Moeen at backward level after which adopted that up with an outstanding throw to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik who destroyed the stumps with Moeen nicely in need of the crease.

    FIREWORKS FROM CSK

    This was Chennai Super Kings’ two hundredth match within the IPL. Maybe, that was sufficient motivation to do one thing particular after a dismal begin to their marketing campaign in 2022. Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa have been the most effective batters for the Super Kings this season and the 2 got here collectively to take the assault to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

    Dube took on the wily Wanindu Hasaranga, hitting him for a six and a 4 in his first over. Uthappa was extra circumspect however he determined it was time to up the ante in Glenn Maxwell’s third over – smashing the part-time off-spinner for 3 sixes.

    Uthappa was the primary of the 2 to get to his half-century, taking solely 33 balls to carry up the milestone . Dubey reached his fifty off simply 30 balls.

    Robin Uthappa hit a six off Josh Hazlewood within the sixteenth to carry up the 100-run partnership off solely 53 balls with Shivam Dube. CSK would have been very involved at one stage however the breathtaking partnership for the third wicket helped them arrange a complete their bowlers would have been comfortable to work with.

    Robin Uthappa was caught by Suyash Prabhudessai within the deep when he was on 81 however the bowler Mohammed Siraj had overstepped. Luck was smiling on the 4-time champs and RCB’s bowlers had been dazed.

    Uthappa finally fell for 88 to a googly from Hasaranga however by then, he had added 165 runs with Shivam Dube.