Pune: After Virat Kohli and Du Plessis got off to a good start in the 49th match of the IPL here on Wednesday, CSK spinners Mahipal Lamroor’s 42-run innings and Dinesh Karthik’s last-over attack against the Royal Challengers Due to controlled bowling, Chennai Super Kings reached 160 for 8 and RCB won by 13 runs.
CSK got off to a good start with a half-century partnership between Rituraj Gaekwad and Devon Conway, although they got into trouble after losing the wickets of Gaekwad, Uthappa and Rayudu in the near future. Conway was also dismissed for 56 when the score reached 109, Moin Ali’s hopes were dashed when he and Dhoni were dismissed and CSK reached 160 for 8 in 20 overs.
After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Virat Kohli and Du Plessis put on 57 runs for the RCB. However, after Du Plessis was dismissed for 38, Maxwell was also run out for just three runs. Kohli was once again the victim of Moin Ali and was dismissed for 30 runs. Mahish Tikshana took three wickets in the 19th over to give RCB a big blow. However, Karthik scored 16 runs with 2 sixes in the final over to put the team at 173 runs. Karthik was not out for 26 off 17 balls.
