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Patna : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on October 25, 2020, evening, thumped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets in the 44th match of IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, powered by an unbeaten 65 by opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, his first fifty in IPL, and Ambati Raydu’s 39. Opener Faf du Plessis scored 25 in 13 balls hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes. RCB had won the toss and opted to bat. Gaikwad was named Player Of The Match.
Replying to RCB’s 145/6 in 20 overs, CSK scored 150/2 in 18.4 overs with Ruturaj Gaikwad, 23, hitting a four and a six in the 19th over bowled by fast bowler Chris Morris. It was CSK’s 4th win in 12 matches and they have now 8 points. For RCB, it was their 4th defeat in 11 matches and they have 14 points.
Batting first, RCB openers Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch added 31 runs for the first wicket. Finch fell to all-rounder Sam Curran for 15 in 11 balls hitting 3 fours. Padikkal fell to spinner Mitchell Santner for 22 in 21 balls with 2 fours and 1 six and it was 46/2 in 6.1 over. AB de Villiers (wk) fell to fast bowler Deepak Chahar for 39 in 36 balls with 4 fours and it was 128/3 in 17.3 over. Moeen Ali fell to Sam Curran for 1 and it was 132/4 in 18.1 over. Captain Virat Kohli too fell to Sam Curran for 50 in 43 balls with 1 four and a six making it 138/5 in 19 overs. Chris Morris fell to Deepak Chahar for 2 and it was 139/6 in 19.3 over. Sam Curran took 3/19 in 3 overs while Deepak Chahar took 2/31 in 4 overs.
Chasing a target of 146, CSK openers Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis added 46 runs for 1st wicket. Du Plessis fell to Chris Morris. Rayudu fell to leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for 39 and it was 113 for 2. Gaikwad and Rayudu added 67 runs for the 2nd wicket. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 65 in 51 balls hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes. Captain M S Dhoni remained unbeaten on 19 in 21 balls with 3 fours.