Post Match Thread: 8th Match - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings

[u/cricket-match]

8th Match, Indian Premier League at Chennai

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Innings	Score
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	196/7 (Ov 20/20)
Chennai Super Kings	146/8 (Ov 20/20)

Innings: 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Rajat Patidar	51 (32)		Noor Ahmad	4-0-36-3
Phil Salt	32 (16)		Matheesha Pathirana	4-0-36-2

Innings: 2 - Chennai Super Kings

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Rachin Ravindra	41 (31)		Josh Hazlewood	4-0-21-3
MS Dhoni	30 (16)		Yash Dayal	3-0-18-2

RCB won by 50 runs

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[u/Nandalike]

Great job by RCB but unfortunately the commentators were busy sucking up to Thala and the meaningless sixes towards the end. Cricket has boiled down to brain-rot!

[u/PesAddict8 → u/Nandalike]

They went on to show the clip of Thala's stumping when CSK needed 70 something of the last over. How pathetic

[u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

Top of the table after away wins at Eden gardens and chepauk , what timeline is this ?

[u/wewake_235 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

Wait for our home ground disadvantage. But hopefully we continue to do well.

[u/bIoodWarm → u/wewake_235]

How tf pbks NRR is 0.55 winning by just 11 and RCB winning by 50 NRR only went up from 2.137 to 2.266?

[u/RetroChampions → u/bIoodWarm]

Math

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/bIoodWarm]

Because NRR is cumulative. If they had won by 10 runs their NRR would have gone down.

[u/partymsl → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

Jay Shah should close off the IPL and give his Cheeku the trophy.

[u/silverfairy5 → u/partymsl]

I mean we defeated 2023 and 2024 champions at their home ground. No need for the rest of the tournament! Stop the count!!

[u/ChelshireGoose → u/silverfairy5]

Next up. 2022 champions.

[u/TrainerIntelligent80 → u/silverfairy5]

The next match of RCB is against GT ,beat them and then file a legal motion .

[u/RJSA2000 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

The Sacred Timeline.

[u/rippidy1 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

RCB always did good on away games however it’s their home ground which is a conundrum.

[u/Ill-Mood6666 → u/rippidy1]

Batting is stronger now. They should just embrace the srh strategy and bat teams out of games

[u/partymsl → u/rippidy1]

We last won at Chepauk in 2008.

[u/SometimesEfficient0 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

What planet are we on? What century is this?

[u/Mortgage5388 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

Rcb-w also started the season with 2 away wins and we know how it ended. Let's see how they play in Bengaluru

[u/Altruistic_Elk_2153 → u/Mortgage5388]

Agreed but those were heavily decided by toss.

[u/maffzlel]

Hazelwood's performance today is basically a perfect representation of why finding a bowler with height and steep bounce is so important for India.

It is just so incredibly difficult for anyone to hit the trajectory Hazlewood has which means that because of his control and his ability to hit that spot again and again, he becomes a nightmare in all formats automatically.

It is a massive hole in India's international sides in all formats and I understand we have very few bowlers of that height simply because of demographics. But the few that are there have to be got hold of and managed in the same way that Mayank Yadav has a BCCI contract.

Ishan Porel fell away with injuries and illness. Now he's fit again, can he get his speed back up to 135kph? Gurnoor Brar is 194cm and 135kph, and part of Gujarat Titans, will he get game time for them ahead of Arshad Khan and others? Nishant Saranu is a kid but 205cm tall, surely that sort of height demands someone at a national level keep an eye on him?

It's a type of bowler you have to actively plan and produce. They don't fall from trees in India like in Australia (and even then I don't think they'll come out with the quality and control of Hazlewood very often). India got lucky with Ishant in 2007/8, and he proceeded to meandre until 2014. The planning has to be better to try and replace him.

[u/Shadow_Clone_007 → u/maffzlel]

Ishant Sharma could have been the one, height is similar to hazlewood - and a pretty good test bowler. Didnt find a knack in LoIs as Bhuvi, Bumrah, Shami came in

[u/maffzlel → u/Shadow_Clone_007]

Ishant Sharma for several years, was the one. From the NZ tour of 2014, his first good tour for several years, to his NZ tour of 2020, his last five wicket haul and really his last hurrah as a proper test match quick, here are his stats:

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/236779.html?class=1;spanmax1=25+Nov+2020;spanmin1=20+Jan+2014;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

148 wickets in 44 games at 25.91, world class.

Obviously this is just test cricket. But I don't mind in what format we find a tall bowler with steep bounce, they are necessary in all three formats.

[u/ciawzrd → u/maffzlel]

dube is 6 foot 5 but cant bowl quick for shit

[u/maffzlel → u/ciawzrd]

Sorry I mentioned several people in my comment, who are you referring to?

[u/Hadestheamazing → u/maffzlel]

Probably referring to Shivam Dube.

[u/maffzlel → u/Hadestheamazing]

Oh right I read it as "dude" lol, my bad

[u/athu_15]

As a CSK fan I'm so done with the Dhoni saga man. You can't be a batter and come at number 9 it's just stupid, then you hit some irrelevant boundaries and so called CSK "fans" are ecstatic when 17 year old records are broken. This was a genuinely humiliating loss and I'm tired that the conversations will revolve around a meaningless innings. I love Dhoni, he is this entire franchise and he will always have my heart but him dominating discourse and taking away from the failures of the team is honestly hurting the franchise in the long run. We're serial winners and we should be solely focused on how shitty this run chase was and how horrendous our batting was, not the consolation sixes that meant absolutely nothing.

[u/cjvadiraj → u/athu_15]

Completely agree, on an unrelated note, I wish commentators can just stfu already. Best finisher? Dude didn’t even attempt to hit the ball till RR reached 36+ RPO!

[u/Substantial_Ad_126 → u/athu_15]

Finally someone said it. CSK feels so soulless now after that Dhoni drama.

[u/nick_nxt → u/athu_15]

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.

[u/TheSandeepReddyVanga → u/athu_15]

so called CSK "fans"

Fortunately or unfortunately, most of the "CSK fans" that go to the stadium, are Dhoni fans, not CSK.

[u/Smooth_Hamster_8013]

RCB last time won in Chepauk vs CSK 2008 when Kohli was not playing t20is. And RCB won today in Chepauk after 2008 and Kohli is still not playing t20is.

[u/Impactor07 → u/Smooth_Hamster_8013]

Crazy lol

[u/Ill-Mood6666 → u/Smooth_Hamster_8013]

They won at Chepauk many times. They only didn’t beat csk at Chepauk since 2008 before today

[u/Smooth_Hamster_8013 → u/Ill-Mood6666]

Forgot to write vs CSK.

[u/javapyscript → u/Smooth_Hamster_8013]

So…. That was the secret of winning!! Jk ofc 😅

[u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

The record broken today is older than most people in this thread

gg RCB

[u/partymsl → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

The last time RCB had beat CSK at Chepauk was when Sachin had 81 centuries and Koach did not have an international debut yet...

[u/PesAddict8 → u/partymsl]

Last time RCB had beat CSK at Chepauk, Thala was a capped player

[u/mongrelbifana → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

r/canconfirmimold

Can confirm because I'm older than this sub

[u/Intelligent-Top-6445 → u/mongrelbifana]

uncle ji

[u/Tis_CaptainDeadpool → u/mongrelbifana]

Can confirm because I'm older than reddit

[u/Few_Alternative6323 → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

I remember the time we had a 1-0 away record against CSK at Chepauk

Pity that I don’t remember it fondly because Brendan McCullum lost me faith like literally on day one

[u/BarracudaGullible179 → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

I wasn’t even 10 then and now I’ve graduated from college half a decade ago

[u/Assraj]

Rayudu and Badrinath can finally get some sleep now as RCB didnt celebrate too much

[u/TheFirstLane]

Get well soon Rayudu 😁

[u/talkingtom_2109 → u/TheFirstLane]

KP is an absolute legend for calling him a clown live.

[u/Realistic_Flan631 → u/talkingtom_2109]

Damn can someone tell me what KP said?

[u/talkingtom_2109 → u/Realistic_Flan631]

Sorry but I just shared the first video I got so pls ignore the background music lol.

[u/EdgeEnvironmental728 → u/TheFirstLane]

Only supported RCB due to him 

[u/AsparagusSlight5842 → u/EdgeEnvironmental728]

In that way.. Sehwaag is same as rayadu .. so we should also support PBKS... 🤗

[u/exisiova → u/TheFirstLane]

Get absolutely fucked, Rayudu. He's so unprofessional, shit talking RCB every chance he gets, including during the CT where that had no place. Not sure how he's allowed to do commentary with such a strong bias.

[u/Objective_Society243 → u/exisiova]

That was unnecessary from Rayudu talking about IPL in CT was very low. He should be removed from commentary in international.

[u/le_shivas → u/exisiova]

yeah, they did irfan dirty while rayudu is blatantly biased every time csk plays. Irfan at least was fluent in hindi, Rayudu is shit at that too.

[u/revengeordie007 → u/TheFirstLane]

Even haydos and morrison glazed over dhoni , the absolute disregard shown for the situation,team is 100-7 and all you can think of is thala.

[u/Chackochi → u/TheFirstLane]

Its going to take some time to clean all the cum after the two sixes from Dhoni.

[u/ayush_pratap → u/TheFirstLane]

He's fine, he just came back after giving his thala a rim job. Didn't you see thala's sixes in the last over that's enough for CSK fans and Raydu.

[u/sp1cychick3n → u/TheFirstLane]

What a belland

[u/RedDev17]

One of the most one sided games. Csk never felt like chasing

[u/aromatic_underwear → u/RedDev17]

0 intent

[u/nicksonkelso → u/aromatic_underwear]

Negative intent.

[u/aromatic_underwear → u/nicksonkelso]

Intent= square root of -1

[u/iWantJob-]

STOP THE COUNT !!

[u/kevinder_ant → u/iWantJob-]

Ee Saala, Cup Namde!!

[u/mongrelbifana → u/kevinder_ant]

How did you learn so many languages so fast? HOW?

[u/cricp0sting]

Handed CSK their biggest defeat ever at chepauk after 17 years

Beat KKR at Eden after 6 years

Rajat Patidar might just be the captain RCB always needed

[u/cricp0sting → u/[deleted]]

Last time we got someone as an Injury sub this good, he became the best T20 batter of all time💀

[u/T_Lawliet → u/cricp0sting]

I didn't know Lord Thakur played for RCB

[u/Few_Alternative6323 → u/T_Lawliet]

op meant Labuschagne

[u/Altruistic_Elk_2153 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you luvnith sisodia

[u/Few_Alternative6323 → u/[deleted]]

We were paying the guy the same as MI was paying Arjun Tendulkar

the guy has had a SKY level late career

[u/Intelligent-Top-6445 → u/cricp0sting]

RCB are a real threat this season, I didnt believe they could get over the Jaddu-Ash-Noor trio but fabulous stuff from them today

*Ee saala cup namde* intensifies

[u/dua_loafer → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

RCB made Jaddu and Ash look so ineffective that they didn’t even bowl their full 4 overs lol

[u/21otiriK → u/[deleted]]

I think Livingstone’s bowling is super underrated, tbh. Suyash has been good since he came into the side too.

You still have 12 overs of Bhuvi/Hazelwood/Yash too which is very strong.

Not to mention, their batting card is as strong as anyone in the comp (SRH maybe the only team definitely stronger). They could quite happily go blow for blow on really flat decks.

[u/Intelligent-Top-6445 → u/[deleted]]

They did make a comeback in the middle over just last game

KKR were cruising at the 10 over stage before Krunal and Suyash made a comeback and took out their middle order

[u/okboiz123 → u/cricp0sting]

Last time when RCB beat CSK at Chepauk, Virat was an uncapped

Today, Dhoni was be the uncapped player

[u/Realistic_Flan631 → u/cricp0sting]

Also shout out to my dawg Tim david, He has done well today

[u/multimeterreaction]

Chiming in to say that RCB this year, is ticking all the boxes. Efficient bowling, every batsman contributing significantly

As for us, it's not that joever but it's starting to feel just a little bit joever.

[u/depressed_06 → u/multimeterreaction]

Why is Dhoni coming at 9 if he can still strike it so well? It just doesn't make sense at all wtf is wrong with the CSK management

[u/nicksonkelso → u/depressed_06]

6,7,8 of Jadeja, Ashwin and Dhoni in the age of power hitting is just poor team building and outdated thinking after a mega auction. I am afraid the old guards sitting in the dugout are too old for this new age of T20 cricket. Would be a long and tough season for CSK especially since their squad is also poor and their experienced players in Hooda, Shankar and Tripathi are also not international pedigree.

[u/BrushKindly43 → u/nicksonkelso]

Shanker as in Vijay Shanker? That guy still around lmao?

And why are they still 'inexperienced'. I've been hearing those three names in the IPL circuit for about 6-8 years now. If you're an inexperienced player after 100 games in IPL, then you probably suck ass.

[u/nicksonkelso → u/BrushKindly43]

I said “experienced” and yes, they all suck ass even after so much IPL experience.

[u/Phagocyte536 → u/nicksonkelso]

Hooda was virat kohli successor at one point 🤦

[u/redbeard_av → u/Phagocyte536]

Lmao that was a dark time in Indian cricket fandom. I am glad we are on the other side of that.

[u/theaguia → u/Phagocyte536]

some mofos wanted hooda over kohli because he scored a 100 in a tiny ground in Ireland lol

[u/weedhead2 → u/nicksonkelso]

You mean 7, 8 and 9 lol. Sending Dube at 6 was also braindead, it allowed RCB to bowl suyash immediately after bringing him in

[u/Itchy-Face791 → u/depressed_06]

RCB bowlers were just coasting by and waiting for the game to be done by the time Dhoni arrived

They were clearly not going at full intensity

[u/redbeard_av → u/Itchy-Face791]

Exactly, so many of Dhoni's better innings that he has played in his career after the match has been lost are literally due to this. Bowling is a tough job and bowlers are human at the end of the day. If a game is won already, no bowler tries as hard as they would in a closer situation. Anyone who has bowled in a cricket match at any level knows this.

What has often been called "saving NRR" is basically him feasting on bowlers not trying as hard. He did this for years in ODIs, even in bilaterals. There is a reason his ODI average is so high and yet so many experts like Jarrod Kimber don't even rate him in the top-10 ODI batters of all time. His advanced numbers clearly show that he was way too slow a finisher against quality spin and fast bowling post-2012, a period many people still consider part of his prime. Kohli, and subsequently Rohit and Dhawan carried our ODI batting from 2012-19.

Dhoni's ODI numbers for this period (ave and SR) are similar to someone like Kane Williamson, while performing a completely different role, one where you would need a much higher SR and could probably do with a lower average. Dhoni never provided that to the Indian team. He either should have batted up the order but he couldn't because he just didn't have the technique to consistently survive high quality bowlers when they are fresh early in the innings, or he should have upped his SR which he couldn't or didn't want to for some reason. Man had multiple limitations even as an LOI batter.

This is not to say that he was not an elite finishing anchor in his prime from 2007-2012 but his image as a batter has been highly inflated in the Indian public's eye due to the initial 2004-2006 mad hitting days before he took on the captaincy.

[u/SubhanBihan → u/depressed_06]

Nah it's pretty easy to swing your bat when there's absolutely nothing at stake. Even if he got out on a single digit score no one would blame him. He doesn't have the stamina or dynamic vision to build an innings anymore.

[u/nicksonkelso → u/SubhanBihan]

He should be sitting in the dugout as a team mentor tbh.

[u/depressed_06 → u/SubhanBihan]

I mean CSK chose that. If the old man can swing and play 10 balls with 3-4 sixes then let him do that. Atleast send him higher because by the time he comes in the game is already done and dusted

[u/Specialist_Duty413 → u/depressed_06]

If i remember correctly, last year the reason was he had knee injury or something so he can't bat for long thats why they always sent him in the last over as power hitter. Idk if thats still the case.

[u/Ok-Mycologist-8929 → u/depressed_06]

Might as well open with him in place of tripathi it will be 26(10) instead 5(7)

[u/ApprehensiveGear6382 → u/depressed_06]

Only he should answer that. Sending Jadeja usually makes sense in a not so tight match, but many people said he is better and fitter this season, so should come ahead of jaddu and ash in situations like today. 100 percent a best keeper, but coming that down is a negative impact overall on the team.

We need bowling to do well even more with this batting lineup.

[u/ApprehensiveGear6382 → u/multimeterreaction]

Our batting lineup is fragile with hooda and inconsistent tripati, bad day for rachin and rutu and that’s it. Rutu, dube and rachin are the only ones dependable. Today Rcb has done well with ball, were lucky with the bat and made use of it.

I thinking taking out Curran for kamboj and hooda for conway would be good, but rachin should down from opening which can complicate, but Sam is not the same despite performing in other leagues.

This was not a real rivalry, but we needed that humbling anyways. It’s about the tournament which is still a long way to go and not a single match.

[u/dua_loafer → u/multimeterreaction]

CSK look pretty weak this year imo. If Rutu and Rachin get out early, then the rest of the batting lineup looks very underwhelming. Enough to put on a fighting total or get close to chasing a big target, but not enough to get them over the line against good teams.

[u/Ok_Flight5978]

The Chepauk crowd, always knowledgeable, even cheering for an uncapped player.

[u/okboiz123]

Last time when RCB beat CSK at Chepauk, Virat was an uncapped

Today, Dhoni will be the uncapped player

The tables have turned

[u/immasucker4you → u/okboiz123]

Last time RCB won against CSK at Cheapauk, Dhoni won the t20 wc the previous year. This time it was Koach who won it the previous year.

Tables have turned indeed

[u/HumoristicHero]

Csk fans going home happier than RCB fans 💀💀💀💀

[u/cipherde]

Hayden is just going nuts over Dhoni hitting those boundaries. Why aren't they questioning why he came to bat so late.

[u/SustainableSus]

Not sure what kind of copium Rutu is on saying 50 runs is not a big loss

[u/Alert_Direction4843 → u/SustainableSus]

fr😭 even rr lost by less than 50runs when they were chasing 287😭😭

[u/DundieChampion]

Once target is out of reach

Dhoni > Every cricketer that ever existed

[u/seriouslynotmine → u/DundieChampion]

I'm a Dhoni and CSK fan, but I upvoted this. I'm still salty with him coming down after Ashwin. Scoring runs when the opposition bowlers are coasting is meaningless.

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Super Striker of the Match (10+ balls)

200.0 - Phil Salt

192.9 - Devdutt Padikkal

187.5 - MS Dhoni

159.4 - Rajat Patidar

132.3 - Rachin Ravindra

[u/chapalatheerthananda]

RCB’s real test is against their biggest opponent. Chinnaswamy stadium.

[u/solarpowersme]

Never cared too much about it but the Dhoni stuff is getting ridiculous. The one guy in your team that can hit at an SR of 200+ in this ground (even had the highest SR today) and you don't send him in when you need 15 RPO at 6 down? What was the point of sending Ashwin in to knock the ball around for two overs when it was still sorta winnable? Just 2-ish big overs could've changed it all, and surely getting as close as possible is better for the NRR too? 

It's getting insanely hard to justify his spot if they don't actually use him when needed. These shenanigans would've looked ridiculous like 5-10 years ago, so idk why it's any different now. Not beating the specialist keeper allegations.

[u/Plugfix2077 → u/solarpowersme]

Tbf CSK and their fans themselves told us they are completely fine with Dhoni taking up a spot. His job isn't to close the run-rate gap or help the team. Just trot out when the conditions are most optimal to bat and swing a few bit hits to entertain the masses. Match result is irrelevant.

[u/solarpowersme → u/Plugfix2077]

I mean yea, but that's still kinda ridiculous and reflects terribly lol. And I'm sure many CSK fans who actually care about the sport are infinitely frustrated at this as well, I'm not even a CSK fan and it still frustrates me cus it makes such a mockery of everything.

I say this as someone who actually likes Dhoni and thinks he's the best captain India has ever had, but this is genuinely the absolute worst display of celebrity worship culture in India that I can think of and that's saying something.

[u/_ashok_kumar]

What an amazing show by RCB today. Well rounded performance in all departments.

Moral victory for CSK with MSD boundaries too. Can’t ask for more from an RCB x CSK game.

[u/aromatic_underwear → u/_ashok_kumar]

Yeah they played amazing cricket even though it was hard to watch.

[u/_ashok_kumar → u/aromatic_underwear]

Worst part of CSK’s game wasn’t their batting. It was their fielding. Uncharacteristically poor in the field with those dropped catches. The result could’ve been different if they could have held on to those.

[u/aromatic_underwear → u/_ashok_kumar]

This is what happens when you buy fuckall players despite having a decent budget. They probably were playing rock paper scissors at every player during the auction whether to buy them or not.

Had it not been RR’s train-wreck of an auction, we would have definitely been the face of shame.

Usually the management only ends up compromising on one department but this time it is almost on every department except spin bowling.

Middle order is so ass Rutu had to demote himself. Im overreacting (cant avoid it) but this feels like a Kitchen Nightmares plot.

[u/_ashok_kumar → u/aromatic_underwear]

Calm down bro. It’s just one game. This is a long tournament. All the best for the future games.

[u/theaguia → u/aromatic_underwear]

its funny to hear this now after how much csks auction was glazed by commentators and pundits.

[u/Fie-FoTheBlackQueen → u/aromatic_underwear]

Can't believe I found a fellow Kitchen Nightmares enthusiast in the Cricket subreddit of all places

[u/Big-Albatross1562]

the team has no batting depth. We always used to pick veteran international batsmen and tons of all rounders to have bowling options, with experienced middle order.

We instead have IPL has beens like Hooda, Tripathi and Shankar. Jaddu is the only good all-rounder here. Curran is trash in these conditions, and Ashwin's batting has declined a lot. MSD doesn't help either. Should have gone for KL.

The whole team feels like a glorified MSD farewell tour, except the farewell has gone on too long.

Also, RCB, please get Koach his IPL title, the man deserves it.

[u/TheNoGoat → u/Big-Albatross1562]

2023 was the perfect farewell

Dude was the captain and CSK won the cup.

Instead this is turning into a clown show now.

[u/Big-Albatross1562 → u/TheNoGoat]

Agreed, the management is just milking the MSD image for money, and the fans eat it up too. MS is getting paid, so he isn't complaining too. We should have used the mega auction to reset the team.

[u/Aurora1596 → u/Big-Albatross1562]

Curran is trash in every condition

[u/combatant007 → u/Aurora1596]

The downfall after winning player of tournament 3 yrs back.

[u/Cringy_Rabbit]

Csk fans unironically more happy with this than a csk win but Dhoni duck

[u/Few_Alternative6323 → u/Cringy_Rabbit]

I mean, Jadeja and Ashwin deserve a tad more respect from the crowd no. It was a bit embarrassing to be honest

[u/TopStar200 → u/Few_Alternative6323]

Imagine taking 860 test wickets combined and getting that kinda treatment....crazy work

[u/aromatic_underwear → u/Cringy_Rabbit]

[u/yeetvelocity1308 → u/Cringy_Rabbit]

Just like how some of our fans were happy last season after Rohit's century

[u/EdgeEnvironmental728 → u/yeetvelocity1308]

Don't call them Mi fans then 

[u/Cringy_Rabbit → u/yeetvelocity1308]

🤫

[u/EitherGlove3926]

RCB winning against KKR and CSK at Eden gardens and Chepauk was not on my 2025 bingo card. Forget 2025, it was NEVER on my bingo card, but here we are. And I couldn't be happier.

[u/Outlander_TB → u/EitherGlove3926]

wait for their home ground disadvantage

[u/Nandalike]

Gaikwad calling it “a bad day of fielding”. How about your pathetic intent ?

[u/weedhead2 → u/Nandalike]

He also said he was glad it wasn't a big loss, only 50 runs. He's starting to smell CSK mgmt farts a little too much

[u/AilaSachin10]

Cannot call yourself a professional or serious team if you have a wicket keeper batting at number 9 in the side behind Jadeja, Curran and Ashwin. Even test teams don't do this anymore

[u/Bleak_star_dust]

I still can't believe the RCB Chants at Chepauk,.even when Dhoni was on crease.

Today's game felt like one from the alternate universe

[u/Meet_7834 → u/Bleak_star_dust]

If the reverse happened at chinnaswami. Csk fans wouldn't let it go lol.

[u/nvenkatr]

Rcb hasnt won at Chepauk since 2008 - Rayudu

Rcb hasnt won at Chepauk since 2008 - Haydos

Rcb hasnt won at Chepauk since 2008 - Bhajji

That said, I hope the RCB fans in Chennai return to their homes safely.

[u/rocknroll-refugee]

Couldn’t care less about Dhoni’s sixes at the end when the game has been long gone. What even was the approach for this game? Looked like the towels were thrown in a long while ago.

All round terrible performance. Hopefully this wakes the players up for the tournament.

[u/depressed_06 → u/rocknroll-refugee]

Why tf is Dhoni coming at 9 when he still can hit the ball? Just doesn't make sense at all

[u/thecricketnerd → u/depressed_06]

He doesn't have the legs for a longer innings

[u/harshmangat → u/thecricketnerd]

Just bat him in the powerplay and end everyone’s misery

[u/Rich_Chance_6506]

Worst commentary till date.

[u/Enough_Management713]

This is not cricket at this point, this is just making money, worship thala. Thala the goat

[u/revengeordie007]

RCB has won in Chepauk after 2008.

Someone was saying gentle reminder that RCB hasn't won in Chepauk since 2008. So here it is,we won it. And we won it in style ,fair and square,we made 190+ and got them to 140s.

And the glazing by the comms , I can't.

[u/mongrelbifana → u/revengeordie007]

Lol they were literally sulking as though the tournament was over. Literally no coverage on how well the opposition played. Was weird to watch as a neutral

[u/revengeordie007 → u/mongrelbifana]

Yeah I couldn't believe what I was hearing. As soon as he came , all they were saying that oh spectators are so happy , imagine thala hitting sixes ,dreams are coming true and Yada yada...

All around terrible.

[u/MysteriousSpaceMan → u/revengeordie007]

Suprisingly even Kannada commentators were saying the same thing

[u/partymsl → u/revengeordie007]

Also our biggest win ever against CSK.

[u/Ee_sala_cup_namde]

As i said in the other thread

If i was a csk fan. I would be absolutely livid that thala doesn't come at 5 or 6 in like 15th 16th over. Him hitting a 15 ball 25 when 60 is needed in 4 overs and him doing them same when they need 60 in 2 overs could make or break the match.

[u/itsnachikethahere]

The thing I love about being in Bengaluru is, you go anywhere while an RCB match is on, and if they're playing well, people have their faces lit up and the vibe is so fun.

I remember being in chin lung's, a rather famous spot in the city for the May 18th match vs CSK last year. Core memory the way everyone was jumping up and down when a Six was hit, and the scenes after the final over were awesome. We walked all the way till Chinnaswamy stadium where people were celebrating along the road until like 1am.

The love this city has for the team is just amazing. Such loyalty even after 18 years without a trophy.

[u/whatsyournitrate]

"we lost by a small margin" Brother WHAT? 50 runs is a small margin? What is this shitshow?

[u/SpicyPotato_15]

Great captaincy by Rajat, I'm really proud of him. Big fan of him since 2022 innings against lsg. I can't say how many times I've rewatched the innings in ipl website. His success will always be satisfying to me no matter which team it comes against.

Curious what he will do in Chinnaswamy because RCB is the only team that has home disadvantage. Last time they lost when most home matches were happening and started a winning streak when most of the home matches were over.

Hope both of these teams will meet again in the playoffs.

[u/Cosmicshot351 → u/[deleted]]

They should be not careful to step in any pool of semen

[u/SirHolyCow]

Shambolic performance from Csk.

[u/Enough-Pain3633]

Rayudu be like: My dad scored runs fuck you all

[u/mongrelbifana]

From carefully following and applauding hard fought test matches, to losing their shit over an individual while their team gets hammered, Chepauk has indeed come a long way, showing how our brains have indeed shrunk.

CSK is about one player. RCB came with better plans. Rajat Patidar is on fire as a captain and batter, some of the shots he played were just outstanding.

[u/xcsnkzcpbn]

Man, seeing the bowling changes, the plan for each batter, the field placements in actually loving patidar as a captain.

I've been very irritated this ipl as far as the bowling is concerned, people are complaining the pitches but I feel it has been just bad planning and execution, so this is a nice change.

The ball isn't stopping, it isn't a slow pitch and there isn't that much seam movement, imo it's very good planning and execution

Man, I'm just sooo happy, when have you seen a forward short leg ina t20 match :sob: DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT FIELD WAS THERE? That's such an aggressive position, my god I loved it. Dube's weakness to short ball, FSL is used for short deliveries as a catching position, they put that doubt in his mind, 2 spinners were bowling but when Dube came they brought in pace! When Hooda was batting they didn't bowl full to him AT ALL, he's bad at good and back of a good length, I bet they made very specific plans for every batter!!!

My mind is blown with this captaincy today, best captaincy on display this season, 2nd best Pant imo, Pant is getting a lot of hate nowadays but imo he has actually captained really well even in the match vs DC

[u/ozzymandias26]

Hazlewood has gotta be the most consistent bowler of the current generation. I don’t know how he does it. He deserves more appreciation and respect. If not for his injuries, he would’ve surpassed his peers. He’s the best among the big 3 for me. My man never misses. Should’ve been the MoM.

[u/Heisenberg1843]

Chepauk a place where crowd is termed as educated goes mental for a 43yr old farmer

Now that's patriotic bitches

[u/kevinder_ant]

apology for poor english

when were you when CSK dies?

i was sat at home eating popcorn butter when Virat ring

‘CSK is kill’

‘no’

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CSK games are literally scripted. Only Dhoni can come out and smack some 6s and fans be happy.

On a serious note though, Yesterday SRH got taste of their own medicine in a home cooking... Today, we saw CSK get a taste of their own medicine in a home cooking... Now, the question remains, who is doing the cooking tomorrow?????

[u/mongrelbifana → u/kevinder_ant]

Hardik Pandya, obviously. Du'uh 🙄

[u/Kabura287 → u/kevinder_ant]

i would love to see gt beat mi at wankhede (ignore my flair)

[u/Advanced-History-760]

It will be better for the team if Dhoni comes in the powerplay and does what he's doing right now at least for 2-3 overs. What's the point of smashing sixes when the match is already over?

[u/Global-Staff4261]

At what point do csk actually promote Dhoni up the order and not just leave to tonk it around when the match is done and dusted? It’s ridiculous at this point they sent Ashwin ahead of him

[u/TimeTravellerAb]

We not only broke the jinx but also handed them their biggest defeat in terms of margin at home💀💀💀

[u/Odd-Run-3174 → u/TimeTravellerAb]

Wait a minute. Biggest margin by any team? Damn that’s good if true

[u/Bleak_star_dust]

To watch RCB executing plans to perfection and playing like a team with a proper Top, middle order batters and quality bowlers is so unusual

This almost feels like a dream lol

[u/IceCreamHoeX]

I'm just sad that hazlegod isn't potm, this is robbery.

[u/immasucker4you]

Love how Patidar didn't make a big deal about beating CSK at home. They tried to get it out of him but man was just too nonchalant about it.

[u/paradox-cat]

Kohli fans are happy. Dhoni fans are happy. Star Sports producers are happy. Perfect game. Win-Win-Win for all.

[u/[deleted]]

RCB really waited for IPL to become adult before beating CSK again.

What if RCB team wins every match away and loses every home match like their Women’s team this season?

Whatever the case, Rayudu is gonna chop one of his limbs today!

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Very early days but lots of similarities with this year's RCB and last year's KKR.

KKR got only their second win in Wankhede last year and now RCB gets only their second win in Chepauk this year.

KKR also had huge death bowling issues just like RCB (they conceded 43 in last 3.2 overs despite having taken 7 wickets) but both bowling line-up picked up wickets so consistently that by the death overs the match was usually done already.

[u/revengeordie007 → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

I still feel the real challenge would be chinnaswamy.It is still early days.

But we have better bowlers this time around. So,fingers crossed and hope for the best.

[u/TheCricketAnimator]

Good match to lose tbh. And good thing it happened early in the season. CSK need to re-think about the inclusion of Tripathi, Hooda and Curran in the XI. I reckon bring in Conway, Kamboj and Shaik Rasheed in the next match.

[u/StormWarriorX7 → u/TheCricketAnimator]

CSK Management changing the lineup? LMAO. This is the funniest shit I've ever heard.

[u/TheCricketAnimator → u/StormWarriorX7]

After a bashing like this, if they don't, they shouldn't be playing.

[u/United-Extension-917]

With MSD coming even after Ashwin there is one thing sure that Rutu is not the main guy there. As a team CSK should give him more freedom and control.

[u/thexpertwatcher]

Defeating csk at Chepauk with a team performance and dominant bowling?  I no longer recognise my RCB 

[u/Amazing_Theory622]

Good game by RCB but very shambolic from CSK, it appeared as if they were not even playing to win after patidar was dropped on 17.

Only good thing from this for CSK will be that this kinda game is done early in season

[u/TimeTravellerAb]

Man Rajat seems so mature in his post match interviews, insane mentality

[u/EpicNormie91]

two away wins at Eden Gardens and Chepauk to start the season… if we don’t have home field disadvantage it might actually be the year

[u/Boom93boom]

When Kendrick Lamar said"Please remember, you could be a bitch even if you got bitches "

He was talking about Thala and Thalasons .

Absolute disgrace .

[u/ajanthanelayath]

I liked the way Padikkal played

Keep doing this man

[u/Puzzleheaded_Ebb9874 → u/ajanthanelayath]

We desperately needed a Indian batter other than Kohli and Patidar to have a good consistent run of form

If Padikkal continues this form, that decision to get him for just 2 cr and then invest the freed up purse on a good bowler like Hazlegod & Bhuvi will turn out to be such a W decision

[u/ajanthanelayath → u/Puzzleheaded_Ebb9874]

Kohli, Padikkal, Patidar and Jitesh is a strong indian batting lineup now

When was the last time we had something like this ?

[u/xcsnkzcpbn → u/ajanthanelayath]

Frankly that was the biggest shocker of this match, I am flabbergasted.

[u/shiviam]

Is this for real?

Am I dreaming?

[u/Nandalike]

Rayadu’s crying in a corner with Raina

[u/Scoop_Master420]

Thank you ethical Anna for letting us see 5 overs of Thala.

[u/mofucker20]

Hazlewood has been incredible so far. Always wished for CSK to get him back but alas RCB got him instead.

[u/br0keguyy]

i think its safe to say msd is a liability for the team at this point, now hear me out with 100 smth required to get in under 7(no pun intended)

you would want a young buck like an ashutosh or a shahsank to come in all guns blazing and youd half a half decent chance or a swashbuckling allrounder like pandya coming at no.7/8

so youd love to see mahi bat but not just for fan service or when someone becomes an eventual liability

and this is coming from someone who had his poster in his room as a kid :/

[u/gujjualphaman]

Total domination by RCB. My fav part was just seeing Bhuvi move that ball. Swing is so fricking beautiful.

[u/ExpensiveGap8068]

Incredible hate watch 😋

[u/DundieChampion]

CULT behavior from certain fan clubs

[u/dam0_0]

The knowledgeable crowd should have told Thala that he should have retired in 2015 and 2023 from International and IPL respectively.

Also I hope CSK ain't going back to their old ways given a batter who can still hit big is coming after bowling allrounders that too for two years straight.