RCB vs CSK IPL 2024 Highlights: Bengaluru qualify for playoffs with thrilling win over Chennai

RCB are going through to the playoffs. No Jadeja magic today as he could not get two boundaries on the final two balls like he did last year. 

CSK need 17 from 6 to qualify

Yash to Dhoni, Ball 1: 110m six. Dhoni!!! Are you human. A 110m six, and CSK need 11 more

Yash to Dhoni, Ball 2: Out, caught out at square leg

Yash to Shardul, Ball 3: Dot ball

Yash to Shardul, Ball 4: 1 run. CSK need 10 runs from 2

Yash to Jadeja, Ball 5: Dot

Yash to Jadeja, Ball 6: Dot. RCB win by 27 runs

18 from that over of Ferguson and CSK still believe they can get it. Six on the final ball of the 19th over and CSK need 17 more required in the final over to qualify

15 from that over of Siraj and there is still life left in this one. CSK need 35 more from 12 balls to qualify for the playoffs. 

Chennai need a magic to pull this off. They are at 138/6 from 16 overs and need 81 to win. But to qualify, CSK need 63 from 24 balls. Can they find something?

You might see this one being given the catch of the season award. What a splendid one that was from Faf. Santner tries it to hit it over mid-off but Faf makes an unbelievable effort to take this

Ferguson has taken a big one here. Dube has been caught out at long-on on this slower one from Ferguson. Santner is in. CSK 125/5 after 14. Need 76 runs from 36 balls to qualify

Ohh dear. Rachin has been run out. He just survived an easy catch at long-on but now has been run-out in the same over. Jadeja is in at six and CSK would be now counting on who else is left behind. Dhoni and Santner are still there while Dube and Jadeja are in the middle.

50 is up for Rachin and he has pounced on the bad balls by Ferguson. The bowler sent a beamer, which was hit for a four and then the free-hit was sent sailing out of the park. He followed it up with another six as CSK collect 19 runs from the over. CSK 110/3 after 12 overs. 

The Ajinkya Rahane blow in the 10th over has dented CSK's phase. The two were looking good but Ferguson came to get the wicket. CSK are at 87/3 after 10 overs and need another 114 from 60 balls to qualify for the playoffs. Hold your breath guys, we are in for a tight one.

Ferguson comes for his first over and gets the wicket on the first ball. He rolled his fingers and sent a slower one outside off. Rahane had no timing as Faf took this running behind from covers. Dube is in as impact sub now

Rachin and Rahane have put up a strong stand for the Super Kings. It was a much-needed one for the visitors and they hope they can get this. CSK 85/2 after 9, need 116 more to qualify.

And we take a pause for 2:30 minutes after this over. Swapnil has come to bowl his first over after the powerplay and CSK are at 64/2 after 7

Rahane and Rachin are rebuilding it up for Chennai and they take the visitors to 58/2 from 6 overs. CSK need 143 more from 14 overs to qualify for the playoffs. Where is this heading?

Rahane would be itching to replay the faith put on him by CSK throughout this year. He has hit a six and is on 12 from 9 balls, while Rachin is also looking to build his innings in the middle. He has hit three fours already. CSK 43/2 after 5

Daryl Mitchell has been caught out at mid-off as Kohli takes a good catch moving to his left. He is all pumped up and beats his chest in pride. CSK lose their second as Mitchell departs. Rahane is in now

Rachin collects two fours in the first two overs to get CSK rolling. He hit Maxwell for a four throguh backward point and then punches Siraj for a four.

A terrific start from Bengaluru as Glenn Maxwell traps Chennai skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad on the very first ball of the innings. Ruturaj's pull shot finds Yash Dayal at short fine.

A golden duck for Gaikwad as Chennai suffer an early blow.

CSK - 0/1 in 0.1 overs.

Chennai Super Kings need 219 runs in 119 balls to win the game.

Highest totals for RCB vs CSK in IPL

1. 218/5 in Bengaluru, 2024 (???)
2. 218/8 in Bengaluru 2023 (Lost)
3. 205/8 in Chennai 2012 (Lost)
4. 205/8 in Bengaluru 2018 (Lost)
5. 175/4 in Mumbai WS (Lost)

For sure, the wicket was quite tough, when you bowl into the wicket, there was some bounce, I hope it stays the same in the second innings. Pretty crazy (on conditions changing after the rain break), Faf and Virat batted beautifully (against spin), gave us a nice little platform, they assessed the conditions well. Don't know why it happened, but it was the same in Dharamsala as well. You can't put a figure on that, it's been the beauty of this season's IPL, it's not about keeping any score in mind, just have to get going and play your shots right from the start.

A strong finish by RCB and a good total by them. They finish on 218/5 after cameos from Karthik and Maxwell.

Another strong cameo from an RCB batter. Maxwell made 16 from five and departed.

And he has been caught behind by Dhoni. A fine cameo comes to an end but he has done some damage. 14 from 6 balls but has edged this to Dhoni. RCB 201/4 after 18.5

Karthik leads RCB past 200 with a six and a four. Still eight balls to go and RCB can get to 225 now

Daryl Mitchell pulls off another sensational catch at long-on to end Rajat Patidar's brilliant knock on Shardul Thakur's delivery.

Rajat Patidar scored 41 runs off 23 balls. Dinesh Karthik joins Cameron Green (36* off 15 balls) in the middle.

RCB - 187/3 in 18 overs.

Rajat Patidar smashes six on first and last ball of the over off Tuesh Deshpande as Bengaluru start well in death overs.

RCB - 171/2 in 17 overs (Rajat Patidar - 41* off 22 balls, Cameron Green - 23* off 12 balls).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru become the first team in the world to record 150 or more sixes in any T20 competition.

1. 150* - RCB in IPL 2024
2. 146 - SRH in IPL 2024
3. 145 - CSK in IPL 2018
4. 144 - Surrey in T20 Blast 2023
5. 143 - KKR in IPL 2019

Ruturaj Gaikwad drops Cameron Green at long off as Royal Challengers Bengaluru continue to find big shots in the middle overs.

RCB - 155/2 in 16 overs (Rajat Patidar - 28* off 17 balls, Cameron Green - 22* off 11 balls).

The wicket of Faf was a very timely and a much-needed one for CSK. RCB have made 132/2 from 14 overs with Patidar looking pretty strong. Green is new to the crease but they have Maxwell, Lomror and Karthik waiting in the wings. Can CSK restirct RCB to under 200?

And now Du Plessis has been given run-out at the non-striker's end. Patidar hit it straight back to the bowler Santner, who got a fingertip before the ball hit the stumps. Faf was out of his ground and it looked close whether he got the bat in the ground in time or not. It looked very close and the third umpire felt his bat was in the air. Faf goes back, Cameron Green is in.

Faf gets to his fifty in 35 balls and it is a good knock from the RCB skipper till now. The batters are going behind the bowlers and the grip which was seen a little before seems to have disappeared. RCb cross 100 and are at 108/1 from 12 overs.

Ohh dear, that's a body blow. Kohli has gone and Santner has got CSK their first wicket of the match. A much-needed one

Kohli has become the first player to score 3000 runs at a single venue is IPL. He needed only seven runs for it. Kohli has become the 2nd batter to complete 700 fours in IPL. Only Shikhar Dhawan has more

Okay so we are seen ball truning well and gripping after the rain break. Santner bowled a tidy one and now Theekshana concedes only one six. Good length balls are doing well for the bowlers. Good signs for CSK as they have Jadeja and Rachin too. And now Jadeja is in.

Santner with the second over after resumption. He gets the batters into some trouble as the ball is gripping and turning

And the game has resumed now. No overs lost. We are into the fourth over now with Theekshana bowling his first one. Fans chant RCB-RCB and now we hearing CSK-CSK too. A war of the fans

Good news for the RCB fans. The play will resume at 8:25 PM now and all the covers are off. Kohli has put up his helmet on.

The main cover has also been peeled off. The mopping machine is doing its work and we think the resumption is likely soon.

Kohli and Faf have walked out from the dressing room and into the dug out on the edge of the boundary. The two are eager to go out there. The rain looks stopped and only the main cover is placed at the venue. The drainage system is superb at this place and it is showing results too. 

The covers have began to come off. It is a light drizzle and these are good signs the play might resume soon. The groundstaff is at work and supper soppers are in place too.

The rain has lessened in its intensity now. It looks just a drizzle now and we might see a resumption soon.

Ohh dear, not what the RCB fans would want today. The rain arrived a little early and it has become heavy now. The covers are on and the play has been stopped

And now Kohli displays his full flow with some brilliant strokes against Deshpande. He hit him for two sixes on the leg-side

A slight drizzle has arrived at the Chinnaswamy but the game is on. Shardul is bowling from the other end. 16 from the over with that six from Faf. A wonderful hit down the ground. Before in the over, Kohli hit two fours too

A strong start by Tushar Deshpande with the ball. A bit of swing there for Deshpande. A tight over indeed and he conceded only two runs from it

It time for the tussle now. Two RCb openers - Faf and Virat in the middle as usual and CSK's depleted bowling would hope it can shine today. Tushar Deshpande has the ball in hand.

The pitch is having runs in it even though there are some cracks. But RCB need big runs today. Remember, RCB need to beat CSK by 18 runs now to seal a place in the playoffs. Anything less than 220 could be dangerous.

RCB's Impact Subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma

CSK's Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Sameer Rizvi , Prashant Solanki, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj.

Ruturaj Gaikwad wins the crucial toss as Chennai Super Kings elect to bowl first at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Moeen Ali misses out for Chennai Super Kings. Spin all-rounder Mitchell Santner comes in for Moeen. 

Glenn Maxwell replaces unavailable Will Jacks in an only change for the hosts.

RCB Squad: Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Swapnil Singh, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Akash Deep, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Yash Dayal.

CSK Squad:  Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed, Ajay Mandal, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Aravelly Avanish, MS Dhoni, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Richard Gleeson, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande.

This is a virtual knockout clash. CSK have 14 points in 13 matches and RCB have 12 in 13 games. A win will assure CSK of a playoff spot and will also let them fight for the top 2. Meanwhile RCB not only need a win but need to beat CSK by 18 runs (assuming target is 200) or chase down the target in 18.1 overs.

One eye is on the playoff spot but other one is towards the sky as this match-up is probably the biggest of the season so far. But if the rain spoils this game, it will be all over for RCB.

Chennai Super Kings dominate a hed-to-head record against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. CSK also boasts five wins in ten matches against RCB at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

It's been raining in Bengaluru for the last few days and there is a strong forecast of rain during the match today. Dark clouds hover around M Chinnaswamy Stadium but no rain at the moment.

A young Virat Kohli and a seasoned T20 skipper MS Dhoni were first up against each other in 2008. They played in the 2011 final, where CSK broke the RCB hearts. Cut to 2024, RCB have a chance to break CSK's hearts. RCB vs CSK is always a clash of titans but not always the stakes are this high. Dhoni might be playing his final season. CSK and RCB in a must-win clash and only one will go to the playoffs now. It's all or nothing at the Chinnaswamy where the fans will hope for action (no rain) as they are eager to catch this clash. Stay tuned with us for all the updates.