For CSK, Deshpande bagged three while Pathirana claimed two wickets to hand Chennai an eight-run win over RCB. Glenn Maxwell scored the highest for RCB
Conway scored the highest for CSK with 83 off 45 and Shivam Dube slammed 52 runs while Ajinkya Rahane played a quickfire knock of 37 runs in 20 balls. CSK registered their highest-ever total against RCB at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB started their IPL stint with a win against Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets but lost two consecutive matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants respectively. In the last match against Delhi Capitals, RCB bounced back and won by 23 runs.
This rivalry between two South Indian sides has produced many thrilling matches, has birthed many stars and solidified the status of many greats as legends because of the fiery bowling spells and breathtaking knocks that have been produced by these two sides against each other
"I'm quite surprised the umpires changed the ball for dew on their own. It's never happened before and I'm quite surprised," after the match between CSK and RR, R Ashwin raised concern over umpiring in the post-match conference.
Chasing a tricky 176 for victory, CSK finished proceedings at 172/6 with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni staying unbeaten on a 17-ball 32. Dhoni, who was leading CSK for the 200th time in the IPL, hit three sixes and a boundary, while Ravindra Jadeja, the other unbeaten batter, scored a 15-ball
As it was the team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, captain Sanju Samson was fined Rs 12 lakhs
During the unsuccessful run-chase of 176 runs against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, MS did not run like he used to, which was also the case during the team's intra-squad practice game ahead of the IPL. Dhoni was also seen wearing a kneecap in the side's pre-season
During the match, he became the RR player with the most ducks in IPL history. After being castled by Ravindra Jadeja on his second ball for a duck, Samson registered his eighth duck for the franchise, the most by any player
Jadeja accomplished this feat during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals at the franchise's home arena of MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.