Another top dog in the IPL, this time the Royal Challengers, suffered their second successive defeat as the Chennai Super Kings beat them by six wickets in Sharjah on Friday reaching a 157 target in only 18.1 overs and in the process take the top slot in the points table. But in the end it was just Kohli (53) and Padikkal (70) who did the scoring for the Royal Challengers who lost their way and collapsed from 111 for no loss to 156 for 6 in the 20 overs. With their dismissals, the Royal Challengers could not keep up the momentum as AB de Villiers made just 12 and Glen Maxwell a mere 11 runs. In contrast when the Super Kings batted there was no big rush to get the runs as Ruturaj Gaikwad (38) and Faf du Plessis (31) played sensible cricket and shared in a 71-run opening stand that set their victory base in 8.1 overs. Scores:Royal Challengers Bangalore 156 for 6 in 20 (Virat Kohli 53, Devdutt Padikkal 70, Dwayne Bravo 3 for 24, Shardul Thakur 2 for 29)Chennai Super Kings 157 for 4 in 18.1 (Ruturaj Gaikwad 38, Faf du Plessis 31, Ambati Rayudu 32, Harshal Patel 2 for 29)

Source: Sunday Observer September 25, 2021 19:39 UTC