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In the Indian Premier League on March 28, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Chennai Super Kings in a rare triumph. For the first time in 17 years, the RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, broke through the citadel of Chepauk. On a muggy Chennai evening, RCB first amassed a dominant 196/7 before ruthlessly defending it by holding CSK to 146/8 in 20 overs. Beginning with a top-order collapse within the powerplay and continuing to prevent CSK from cutting loose throughout their innings, RCB controlled CSK with the ball throughout the chase.
Josh Hazlewood praises Yash Dayal
The most impressive bowler was Josh Hazlewood, who took three wickets for 21 runs in his four overs. Yash Dayal in the middle overs (2/18), Liam Livingstone (2/28), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made his RCB debut with figures of 1/20, provided him with strong support. He also praised Yash Dayal after the match and said how crucial it is for the team to have a left-arm pacer.
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"It (the ball is coming out nicely) is. I am nice and fresh. As a group we were outstanding. We used the conditions nicely against KKR and did the same tonight. With this wicket it was a little bit up and down, two-paced and we tried to hit that in between length. The energy is always great at RCB and it has led into the fielding group, it really lifts us. Any time you get injured you feel down, but I used it wisely, doing fitness and being fresh. Having a left-armer (Yash Dayal) is crucial and we see that with every team, he has a good change of pace and is a class act," said Josh Hazlewood in the post-match presentation.
RCB set a tremendous total of 196/7 in their allocated 20 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar led his side from the front as he hit a superb half-century (51 of 32). Noor Ahmad kept up his impressive play for CSK, taking 3/36 in four overs and earning the purple hat for taking the most wickets this season. CSK lost the match by 50 runs after concluding their innings with 146/8 in 20 overs. CSK's batting lineup was swept by Josh Hazlewood (3/21), Yash Dayal (2/18, 3 overs), and Liam Livingstone (2/28, 4 overs).
