Royal Challengers Bangalore 97/5 – Karthik 23 (c Smith b Nehra)
A huge mistake from Karthik likely cost any faint chance of a revival for RCB who pulled a straight to Smith at square leg.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 111/6 – Kahn 8 (c Smith b Nehra)
A nice, tidy over from Nehra got it’s reward when Kahn tried to flick the ball to square leg but it was picked out by Smith.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 112/7 – Patel 0 (c MS Dhoni b Nehra)
And Nehra capped off his best over of the game by goading Patel into edging it back to Dhoni for a simple catch.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 124/8 – Starc 1 (c Raina b Sharma)
Starc was crucial in Bangalore’s fielding but he didn’t have the same impact with the bat. He looked to go big but it went far too high to allow Raina to get underneath and make an easy catch.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 124/9 – Wiese 17 (c Negi b Bravo)
Bravo made victory 99.9% secure with a wicket on the first ball of the final over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 124/10 – Abdulla 0 (c Negi b Bravo)
And he confirmed victory with two balls to spare to win it for CSK by 24 runs and sent them top of the IPL standings.
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