Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs in the 19th match of the IPL 2021. RCB had a huge target of 192 in front of them, and they suffered a batting collapse once Devdutt Padikkal departed.
For CSK, Jadeja picked up three wickets, as well as enforced a run out, sealing the match for his team comfortably. Jadeja gave away just 13 runs, including a maiden, in his spell of 4 over.
In the first innings, CSK posted 191/4. Jadeja (62*) played an aggressive hand in the end, hitting 5 sixes and a four in the final over. Final over by Harshal Patel produced 37 runs, which is the joint most expensive over in the IPL. Faf du Plessis scored 50 runs for CSK as well. CSK were cruising at one stage at a run rate of 10, but the purple cap holder Harshal Patel picked up three wickets for RCB to stop CSK from crossing 200.
Earlier, CSK Captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first against RCB. This match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Brief Score -
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 122/9 in 20 Overs (Padikkal – 34(15), Jadeja – 3/13, Imran Tahir – 2/16)
