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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). CSK captain MS Dhoni blamed himself for this defeat.
Dhoni said in the post match presentation, ‘When I went to batting, I think I probably should have put some more shots, this would reduce the pressure. So I take responsibility for this.
he adds, ‘Romario Shepherd batted well in the death over, we were making all kinds of efforts but despite this he was putting shots on every ball. We have to practice putting yorker on the right length in bowling.
Chennai lost by 2 runs
Dhoni shared a 29 -run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja on 18 balls for the 5th wicket.
CSK was to score 35 runs in the last three overs against RCB and 15 runs in the last over. Which could not make Chennai and lost by 2 runs. Dhoni came out to bat with Ravindra Jadeja in the 17th over. He hit a six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 19th over, but in the last over, left -handed fast bowler Yash Dayal was out LBW. After this, CSK needed 13 runs off the last three balls. The team’s impact player Shivam Dubey hit a six on his first ball, but he could not win his team.
Bengaluru’s fourth consecutive win After losing the toss at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore scored 213 runs while batting first. Chennai’s team, which was chasing 214 runs, could only manage 211 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 77 runs on 45 balls. While Ayush Mhatre scored 94 runs on 48 balls. Lungi Angidi took 3 wickets.
Earlier, Romario Shepherd made the fastest fifty of the season off 14 balls from Bangalore. He hit 6 sixes and 4 fours. Virat Kohli played 62 runs and Jacob Bethel played innings of 55 runs. Mathisha Pathirana took 3 wickets. Bengaluru hit the top of the points table with 16 points. This is the team’s fourth consecutive win.
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