Dwayne Bravo-led assault does the process, Tremendous Kings go back to No. 1

From 111 for 0 in 13 overs, Royal Challengers may arrange just a below-par 156 for six

Chennai Tremendous Kings 157 for 4 (Gaikwad 38, Rayudu 32, Harshal 2-25) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 156 for six (Padikkal 70, Kohli 53, Bravo 3-24, Thakur 2-29) by way of six wickets

Seven directly suits, seven directly losses within the United Arab Emirates. All whilst environment a goal. Royal Challengers Bangalore in finding themselves in a mid-season rut, and it threatens to undo their excellent paintings within the first part of IPL 2021.

If it used to be a daft batting meltdown within the first sport of the restart the place they have been shot out for 92, they have been hampered by way of a middle-order meltdown right here. From 111 for 0 in 13 overs, they ended with a below-par 156 for six, after which let the loss in momentum boil over at the box.

By the point their spinners attempted to make a fist of it, Chennai Tremendous Kings have been neatly on their means as Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis had placed on 71 risk-free runs in 8.2 overs. Whilst they fell in successive overs to spin, Ambati Rayudu muscled a quick-fire 32 sooner than MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina noticed them house with out a lot rigidity.

The win now not best took Tremendous Kings to the highest of the issues desk but additionally in an excellent place to make the playoffs, after the disgruntlement of 2020 on those very shores.

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