RCB Beat CSK: RCB’s ‘Royal’ Blast on Chinnaswamy! Chennai ‘Super Flop’; A resounding victory for Bangalore by 43 runs

• RCB’s ‘Royal’ blast on Chinnaswamy!
• Chennai ‘Super Flop’
• A resounding victory for Bangalore by 43 runs

RCB vs CSK IPL 2026: IPL 2026 11th match of M. At Chinnaswamy Stadium Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (RCB vs CSK) was played between In this match, Bengaluru beat Chennai by 43 runs to register their second consecutive win. While CSK has to accept the third defeat in a row. Before that Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting first, Bangalore have set a target of 251 runs against Chennai. In reply, Chennai managed to score 207 runs in 19.4 overs.

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Chennai’s bowlers were blown away…

Batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a total of 250 for the loss of 3 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Tim David played a very impressive innings for the team; He scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls with 3 fours and 8 sixes. Additionally, Devdutt Padikkal contributed 50 runs off 29 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Rajat Patidar also played an important role in this; He scored an unbeaten 48 off 19 balls with 1 four and 6 sixes. Phil Salt added 46 runs off 30 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Among the Chennai bowlers, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj took a wicket each. Considering Chennai’s bowling stats, Shivam Dubey conceded 30 runs in 2 overs; Overton spent 42 runs in 3 overs; Kamboj conceded 52 runs in 4 overs; Noor conceded 49 runs in 4 overs; Henry conceded 36 runs in 3 overs; And Khalil conceded 37 runs in 4 overs.

CSK’s top order collapses; Sanju fails again

Chasing a mammoth target of 251, Chennai Super Kings desperately needed a blistering start from their openers; However, both Sanju Samson and Rituraj Gaikwad disappointed. Sanju (9) was once again dismissed cheaply and was the victim of Jacob Duffy. Duffy was the bowler who sent Rituraj (7) to the tent early in the innings. Ayush Mhatre, who came in to bat at number three, could only manage 1 run before falling victim to Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

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Sarfraz Khan put up some fight and smashed 50 runs in 25 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 8 fours. However, he was dismissed shortly after completing his half-century and became the victim of Krunal Pandya. Sarfaraz was completely bowled as he tried to swing forward at a ‘swinging’ ball from Krunal and was caught by Jitesh Sharma. Krunal also dismissed Karthik Sharma, who came in as an ‘impact player’, cheaply; Karthik scored 6 runs in 3 balls.

Even Shivam Dubey could not make a big innings; His stay at the crease was cut short by a brilliant catch by Jitesh Sharma. He scored 18 runs in 13 balls. After that, a half-century partnership between Prashant Veer and Jamie Overton blossomed, raising hopes that Chennai would make a comeback; However, the last ray of hope was extinguished as this partnership ended. The pair put on a 32-ball 57-run partnership, with Prashanth contributing 43 off 29 balls and Overton contributing 37 off 16 balls.

Both teams playing 11

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy