RCB vs CSK Match 52 Results

6:37 PM IST Like a proper Southern Derby, this game swung like a pendulum. Remember, RCB were 159/5 after 18 overs. They hammered 54 in the last 2 overs. CSK, in reply, were going great guns through the stand between Ayush Mhatre and Ravindra Jadeja. But the home side came back, despite DROPPING 4 CATCHES! One felt that the 16th over killed the home side's chances, with both, Mhatre and Jadeja dropped in the span of 4 balls. But the 17th over saw two back-to-back wickets by Lungi Ngidi and the game swung again. RCB were choking the visitors but that no ball by Yash Dayal in the final over seemed to indicate that the cat might have jumped out of the bag. But the 'never say never' attitude enabled the southpaw to come back.

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6:28 PM IST Woof! The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have sprung to the top of the points table, with 16 points. They now have a long break, before they meet Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, 9th May, 2025, in Lucknow. Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, are going fast to be handed the wooden spoon. They head next to Eden Gardens, to take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday, 7th May, 2025, to try and give a better end to their woeful season.

6:26 PM IST Royal Challengers Bengaluru's ROMARIO SHEPHERD has been adjudged the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his blistering unbeaten 14-ball 53. Smiles on receiving the award and says that he was waiting for his opportunity for a long time and made use of it. Details that he was only trying to give the team a good finish. On the secret of the power he generates, Shepherd replies that the way he swings, just looks at the pace of the ball and shoots, maybe it comes out well. On his practice in the nets, Romario credits RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik for taking the players in the nets and gave them some specific words and they paid off. On his though process in the last 2 overs, RS says that h was just thinking to play ball by ball and just swung hard. Details that he tried to stay relaxed and tried to hit the ball from the middle of the bat. On his preference to bat or bowl, Romario Shepherd says he is 50-50. Sheepishly says that in this game, it came out really well with the bat but he had a bad day with the ball. Credits Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Lungi Ngidi for pulling RCB out of trouble.

6:24 PM IST MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai Super Kings, reflects that he should have converted some deliveries into big shots and humbly takes the blame onto him. Says RCB got off to a good start, but also points that they pulled it back really nicely in the middle phase. Adds Romario Shepherd in the death overs was just brilliant with the bat and says whatever their bowlers were bowling, he was able to get those big hits. Says they need to practice more yorkers as when the batters start to connect, you need to have those variations. Says the margin of error is very minimal as the next best thing is a low full toss if you miss the yorker. Mentions that someone like Pathirana has the pace to bowl those yorkers and has bowled a couple of them on point. On Ayush Mhatre he says he batted really well and also says the department did a really good job but admits that the bowling unit was not up to the mark. Stresses that batting is somewhere they have been slightly behind but he feels they did really well this time.

6:22 PM IST RAJAT PATIDAR, the captain of RCB, smiles and says that his heart rate is good now. Appreciates CSK batters but says the way their bowlers showed courage in the last overs was tremendous. On giving the ball to Yash Dayal in the last over, he says he is the main bowler of the side and is a death over specialist. Highlights that he did the same thing for them last year as well and did it again this time around as well. On giving the ball to Suyash Sharma in the 18th over, he reflects that he had confidence on Suyash as till now, he has bowled well. Admits that it was a 50-50 decision but he backed his bowler and is happy to see him deliver. On Romario Shepherd's batting in the last overs, he says it is not easy to go in and hit big sixes right away. Says he just enjoyed his long sixes from the dugout. Then reflects on Lungi Ngidi's bowling by saying that he is an experienced bowler and has bowled a lot with the white ball. Says he had faith in him. On getting 16 points, he delightfully says that it is a positive thing to be at the top. Also says they are not aiming for qualification but aiming to do well in the remaining games.