RCB vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Stunned As Faf Takes “Unbelievable” Catch, CSK 6 Down

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

Another one bites the dust! Shivam Dube is gone for 7 off 15 balls. This is a big-big moment in the game. Chennai Super Kings need 100 runs in 38 balls and they need 82 in 38 balls to enter playoffs. Forget about the game, even entering the top 4 is a tough task for them from here.

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

CSK 115/4 (13)

RCB vs CSK Live: Fifty for Rachin Ravindra!

Rachin Ravindra raced to his half-century in 31 balls. Lockie Ferguson bowled a beamer in the over which was hit for a four. On the free-hit, Ravindra slammed a six to race to his half-century. The next ball also received the same treatment.

IPL 2024 Live: Brilliant bowling

Glenn Maxwell continues to impress. He has bowled a four-run over. Chennai Super Kings need 128 runs in 54 balls.

CSK 91/3 (11)

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

Lockie Ferguson strikes! Ajinkya Rahane departs for 33 off 22 balls. The 66-run partnership has been broken by RCB. They are celebrating it with great enthusiasm, they should as a wicket has come for them after a long wait but at a crucial juncture in the game.

CSK 85/2 (9.1)

RCB vs CSK Live: Expensive over

Karn Sharma has leaked 14 runs in his first over. This is a big issue for RCB now as there were a lot of expectations from the spinner in his first over but he has failed to live up to it. Rachin Ravindra slammed a six on the second ball of the over while Ajinkya Rahane smashed a four off the final ball.

CSK 78/2 (8)

IPL 2024 Live: Strategic timeout!

Only six runs came off Swapnil Singh’s first over. Chennai Super Kings did lose two wickets inside the powerplay but they have made a good recovery. They need 155 runs in 78 balls from this point. More than CSK, it is RCB who need to re-strategise.

CSK 64/2 (7)

RCB vs CSK Live: End of powerplay!

CSK 58/2 (6)

RCB vs CSK Live: Asking rate close to 12

CSK 43/2 (5)

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

Another wicket for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and that is a good catch from Virat Kohli that puts an end to Daryl Mitchell’s knock. The RCB is giving an animated reaction after taking the catch. And look at Anushka Sharma in the stands! She is clapping in joy. A huge moment for RCB this.

CSK 19/2 (2.2)

IPL 2024 Live: Economical over

Mohammed Siraj conceded only 7 runs in his first over despite being hit for a four on the fourth ball of the over.

CSK 19/1 (2)

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT! What a start for RCB!

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have got a wicket off the very first ball. It was a poor short ball from Glenn Maxwell but Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has played it into the hands of short fine leg fielder.

What a start

Maxwell strikes first ball#TATAIPL #RCBvCSK #IPLonJioCinema pic.twitter.com/n2LJ3S5Rb4

— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 18, 2024

RCB vs CSK Live: End of 20 overs!

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have posted a huge total of 218/5 in 20 overs. Their batters have done the job and now the onus is on the bowlers. RCB need to limit CSK at 200 or under it to enter the playoffs. If that doesn’t happen, CSK will enter the playoffs irrespective of the result of the game.

RCB 218/5 (20)

IPL 2024 Live: Dhoni unhappy

CSK had reviwed against a wide given by umpire on the bowling of Tushar Despande but third umpire ruled it in favour of the batter. It happened on the second ball of the over. The on-ground umpire’s decision stayed and MS Dhoni was clearly unhappy with it. He showed his emotion out before moving back to the wicketkeeping job.

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

Rajat Patidar is gone! It was a full toss ball but Rajat Patidar has failed to take an advantage of it. He slammed it down the ground but Daryl Mitchell took a stunning boundary-line catch to end his knock. Patidar fell for 41 off 23 balls.

RCB 184/3 (17.4)

IPL 2024 Live: Another expensive over

17 runs came off Shardul Thakur’s second over. He has been extremely expensive tonight, leaking 32 runs in his two overs so far. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are fighting really well in this game.

RCB 155/2 (16)

IPL 2024 Live: End of Theekshana’s spell

Six runs came off Maheesh Theekshana’s final over. He has ended his quota of four overs with figures of 0 for 25. He got a great support from the surface still remained wicketless. What worked for him is the fact that he didn’t leak runs. 

RCB 138/2 (15)

RCB vs CSK Live: Expensive over

Simarjeet Singh starts with a 19-run over. Rajat Patidar took him on for a four and a six before Cameron Green also slammed a four in the over. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are trying their best to keep going on this track, which not as good it was at the start of the game.

RCB 132/2 (14)

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

A  controversial decision and Faf du Plessis is the one at the receiving end. Patidar played the ball down towards the bowler Mitchell Santner and the latter got his hand on it and the ball then hit the stumps at non-striker’s end. Faf du Plessis tried to drag his bat behind the line in time, but third umpire feels that he is short. Faf is not happy with the decision and the entire RCB team is in shock.  

RCB 113/2 (13)

RCB vs CSK Live: OUT!

That is a huge wicket for CSK! Virat Kohli is gone for the score of 47 off 29 balls. It is a superb boundary-line catch from Daryl Mitchell at long-on that sends Kohli packing. Kohli got a leading edge on the bowling of Mitchell Santner and lost his wicket. 

RCB 78/1 (9.4)

RCB vs CSK Live: Kohli on fire!

The pitch is providing great turn to the spinners but nothing has been able to stop Virat Kohli from going. Despite being beaten on multiple occasions due to some shocking turn while playing the spinners, Kohli has maintained a strike rate of over 150.

RCB 70/0 (9)

IPL 2024 Live: Kohli in shock!

Virat Kohli was in shock after a Mitchell Santner delivery beat him on the first ball of the over. The ball pitched around the good length area around middle and leg-stump line and beat Kohli’s outside edge. On the very next ball, Kohli hit a four over the extra cover and did a fist pump.

RCB 60/0 (8) 

RCB vs CSK Live: Too much of turn!

There is too much of turn for spinners and Chennai Super Kings are capitalising it. Maheesh Theekshana has bowled a five-run over despite a four coming in it. Only 9 runs have come off the three overs post resumption.

RCB 42/0 (6)

IPL 2024 Live: Another good over for CSK

Mitchell Santner was brought into the attack and he conceded only two singles in the over. This is good captaincy from Ruturaj Gaikwad. He saw Maheesh Theekshana getting good turn and quickly put Santner into action. This pitch is favoring the bowlers now to a great extent.

RCB 37/0 (5)

RCB vs CSK Live: Match resumes

The match resumed with Maheesh Theekshana bowling the first over after the resumption. He conceded only four runs in it – three singles and a wide. RCB once again need to get back in the attacking mode. However, it is easier said than done as the players need some balls after such a stoppage.  

RCB 35/0 (4)

IPL 2024 Live: Players are gearing up

The Chennai Super Kings players are set to enter the ground and Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are also waiting near the boundary line. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni could be seen walking with his helmet and wicketkeeping gloves on.

RCB vs CSK Live: Centre covers coming off

The covers at the centre of the ground are now being removed and one could have a glimpse of the pitch again. The fans are happy as they are threre to see a lot of action. If this goes like this, we will soon be having Kohli and du Plessis back at the crease.

IPL 2024 Live: What happens in case of a washout?

While CSK have 14 points from 13 games, RCB have 12 points from 13 games. To make it to the final 4, RCB need to beat CSK by a margin of minimum 18 runs or 11 balls to spare, otherwise the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side will enter the playoffs on the virtue of a better net run rate even if RCB win the game. Read in detail

IPL 2024 Live: Rain has stopped!

Here is the good news for the RCB fans. The covers are being removed now. The super soppers are into action. The main ocver is still there though with the ground staff waiting around it. Stay connected for all the updates.

RCB vs CSK Live: Rain is here –

Okay, folks, here comes the rain. So far, it was raining boundaries from the bat of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, but currently it is the actual rain that has arrived. The play has been stopped and the covers have been put in place.

RCB 31/0 (3)

RCB vs CSK Live: SIX, SIX – Kohli on fire!

Virat Kohli slammed Tushar Deshpande for two consecutive sixes in the over. Chants of “RCB, RCB” were all over the ground as Kohli was boasting his batting skills. A total of 13 runs came off the over.

RCB 31/0 (3)

IPL 2024 Live: FOUR! SIX!

Virat Kohli hit a four in the over of Shardul Thakur while Faf du Plessis finished the over with a six down the ground. 16 runs came off that over and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s score after two overs looks good now.

RCB 18/0 (2)

IPL 2024 Live: Brilliant over

What a start for Chennai Super Kings pacer Tushar Deshpande! He bowled with discipline in the first over and conceded only two runs in it. The fast bowler also got some really good swing in the over.

RCB 2/0 (1)

IPL 2024 Live: It’s time for action!

Virat Kohli is on the strike with RCB captain Faf du Plessis at the other end. Tushar Deshpande has the new ball in hand. Here we go…

RCB vs CSK Live: How is the weather?

The sky is clear at the moment in Bengaluru but as per the weather forecast, there are chances of rain. According to AccuWeather, the chances of rainfall is 34 per cent for the next two hours or so. Around 9 PM, the chances of rain is 37 per cent, increase further in the next two hours to 47 and 51 per cent.

RCB vs CSK Live: Impact subs –

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma

Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube, Sameer Rizvi , Prashant Solanki, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary

RCB vs CSK Live: Here are the playing XIs –

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj

LIVE Score: Losing the toss isn’t ideal, says Faf

“We would have fielded as well, but we put up a good score when we batted first last. Losing the toss isn’t ideal, but we’ll take a lot of confidence from the last 5 games. The set-up is great, last match before the knock-out stage, the scenario is nicely set-up and we’re happy to play our last league game in front of our fans. Not thinking a lot, we’ll take it as it comes and do our best,” said RCB skipper Faf du Plessis.

IPL 2024 LIVE: One change for Chennai Super Kings

“We’ll bowl first. The wicket looks good, conditions are overcast and we will look to make the most of the movement in the first 2-3 overs. It looks a bit damp, but we’ll go with great intent. Every game in the IPL is must win, nothing changes for us, we’ll take it ball-by-ball, try and win the small processes. We’ve won some crucial games to go ahead of the pack in the middle. Just one change – Moeen isn’t available, Santner replaces him,” said CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.

RCB vs CSK Live: Chennai Super Kings opt to bowl

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2024 match tonight.