IPL 2020, CSK vs RCB Live Score: Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore. IPL 2020, CSK vs RCB Live Cricket Score Online Updates: After electing to bat first, Royal Challengers Bangalore started off on a dreadful note, losing powerful opener Aaron Finch early. However, RCB skipper Virat Kohli soon turned things for his side as he helped them post a challenging 169/4 after 20 overs. The skipper remained unbeaten at the crease as he scored 90 from 52 balls.
Unlike the previous editions, CSK have been struggling for form and are languishing at the bottom half of the points table. RCB, on the other hand, have enjoyed a decent outing and would look forward to another winning performance tonight. The team have so far won three out of the five games they have played so far. Stay tuned for LIVE UPDATES!
Match 25, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, 10 Oct, 2020
Chennai Super Kings teammates form a team huddle. (Source: IPL)
Chahal bowls the 13th. Jagadeesan sweeps for four, with some more momentum now in his innings. Another four in the over. Jagadeesan showing some confidence in bringing out the sweeps against Chahal. Both Jagadeesan and Rayudu on 25. CSK 75/2 after 13, need 95 in 7 overs.
Chahal continues in the 11th. Jagadeesan steps out and fires a boundary down the ground. 9 runs from the over. Saini bowls the 12th. A little more urgency from CSK now but have they left it too late again? 107 runs needed in 8 overs.
Rayudu ramps a boundary as Isiru Udana bowls the 9th. That's his first boundary and the first since Watson's wicket. Morris back to bowl in the 10th. Ends the over with two dot balls as CSK struggle to get going. CSK 47/2 after 10
N Jagadeesan is CSK's Number 4. 26/2 after 6 overs is the third lowest Powerplay score in IPL 2020. RCB go to Chahal as the Powerplay ends. 4 runs from the 7th over. Sundar continues in the 8th. No urgency about CSK's chase at the moment. Just singles. CSK 35/2 after 8
Rayudu comes in at 3 as Saini continues in the 5th over. Saini's second over goes for just 2 as well. Speeds reaching up to 148 kph in that over. Sundar continues in the 6th. Watson picks up another boundary in the fine square leg region. Watson swings again, but this time he is bowled. Washington Sundar has picked up both CSK openers! Watson is gone for 14. CSK 25/2 after 5.4
Washington Sundar, whose Powerplay bowling has been a revelation for RCB this season, bowls the 4th. Du Plessis takes the aerial route. The ball lands in no man's land. He goes again. Again, not the perfect connection, but it lands safely. The last ball of the over brings the wicket, as Du Plessis continues, without luck, to clear the boundary. He is out for 8.
Saini bowls the 2nd over. Five dot balls in this over too. 2 runs from the over. Another slow start from CSK. Isiru Udana bowls the 3rd. More runs in this over. Still all restricted to the inner circle though. Watson crunches another four to square leg to end the over. CSK 13/0 after 3
CSK's chase begins with Watson and Du Plessis opening the innings. Chris Morris bowls the first over. Watson picks away a four onto square leg in the first over. Five dot balls otherwise. CSK 4/0 after 1
14 runs off the final over bowled by Dwayne Bravo as RCB post a challenging 169/4 on the board after 20 overs. Kohli remained unbeaten on 90 from 52 balls, which included four boundaries and the same number of sixes. RCB: 169/4 (20 overs)
Kohli is now dealing in SIXES. He welcomes Shardul Thakur with a SIX and then the bowler bowls a beamer in the next. Two runs come off the no-ball but Kohli fails to get a boundary off the Free Hit. RCB: 151/4 (18.2 overs)
Kohli is showing some class here as he slams Sam Curran for two SIXES, with the second one coming off a delicate flick off the wrist. Meanwhile, Shivam Dube too is chipping in with some big hits as 24 runs come from it. RCB: 141/4 (18 overs)
A short ball from Shardul Thakur and Kohli pulls it down the on-side for a boundary. With this four, Kohli also brings up his half-century. RCB: 117/4 (17 overs)
Virat Kohli is playing on 44 from 35 balls as RCB reach 103/4 after 16 overs. How much can RCB get from here?
While Virat Kohli stands firm at one end, he fails to find support from the other. A wild swing from Washington Sundar off Sam Curran's ball and it hits the edge of his bat and Dhoni completes a simple catch. He departs after scoring 10 from 10 balls. RCB: 93/4 (14.3 overs)
Washington Sundar has joined Virat Kohli in the middle, but it all now depends on the RCB skipper. He has spent a substantial time in the middle and the team would want him to stick till the end.
Meanwhile, Sundar slams Karn Sharma for a SIX as 12 runs come off the over. RCB: 81/3 (13 overs)
Shardul Thakur is on fire as he picks up his second wicket in the same over. A cross-seam delivery by the Indian and it takes the edge of AB de Villers bat before settling in MS Dhoni's gloves. De Villers is out on a duck as CSK take control of the proceedings. RCB: 67/3 (11 overs)
The pressure was mounting on RCB and Padikkal pays the price for it. A slower delivery by Shardul Thakur, and the batsman goes for a lofted drive. But unfortunate for the youngster as the ball takes a leading edge and flies straight to Faf du Plessis on mid-off. Welcome breakthrough for CSK. RCB: 66/2 (10.2 overs)