CSK lost a close, high-scoring thriller against RCB at Chinnaswamy. CSK fully controlled the chase of 214 runs, but two brilliant overs from Suyash and Yash Dayal at the death overs sealed the game for the hosts as RCB won the match by the barest of margins of 2 runs.
First Whitewash for RCB against CSK
RCB has beaten CSK in both league matches this season. This is the first time since 2009 that RCB have beaten CSK twice in the same season. Also, this is the first time they have beaten CSK in both league matches. In 2009, RCB met CSK three times and won twice. The second win came in the Semi-final.
This is the first time RCB has whitewashed CSK in a season. Since CSK are out of the playoffs and there is no chance for both teams to face in the knockouts, this is officially the whitewash for CSK against RCB.
Fastest Half-century
RCB started well in the powerplay, but CSK bowlers pulled off well in the middle overs. RCB went from 71/0 in 6 overs to 159/5 in 18 overs. Romario Shepherd and Tim David were batting in the crease. It looked like RCB might score somewhere between 180 and 190 runs.
Romario Shepherd changed the game completely in the last 2 overs. He scored 53 runs off 14 balls. RCB finished the innings with 213/5 in 20 overs This is the second fastest fifty in IPL history and fastest by a RCB batter. He shares the record with KL Rahul and Pat Cummins.
Fastest half-centuries in IPL
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 13 balls vs KKR ( 2023 )
- KL Rahul – 14 balls vs DC ( 2018 )
- Pat Cummins – 14 balls vs MI ( 2022 )
- Romario Sheperd – 14 balls vs CSK ( 2025 )
- Yusuf Pathan – 15 balls vs SRH ( 2014 )
- Sunil Narine – 15 balls vs RCB ( 2017 )
- Nicholos Pooran – 15 balls vs RCB ( 2023 )
- Jake Fraser-Mcgurk – 15 balls vs SRH ( 2024 )
- Jake Fraser-Mcgurk – 15 balls vs MI ( 2024 )
33 runs
Romario Shepherd started his carnage in the 19th over against Khaleel Ahmed. Sheperd smashed 6,6,4,6,6,0,4. He hit 6 boundaries in that over, including a no-ball. He scored a total of 32 runs, and including a no-ball, Khaleel conceded 33 runs in that over. This is the most expensive over by a CSK bowler in IPL history.
Overall, its the 4th most expensive over in IPL.
Expensive over in IPL :
- Prashanth Parameswaran ( KTK ) – 37 runs against RCB ( 2011 )
- Harshal Patel ( RCB ) – 37 runs against CSK ( 2021 )
- Daniel Sams ( MI ) – 35 runs against KKR ( 2022 )
- Ravi Bopara ( PBKS ) – 33 runs against KKR ( 2010 )
- Khaleel Ahmed ( CSK ) – 33 runs against RCB ( 2025 )
Khaleel Ahmed is the second CSK bowler to concede 30 runs or more in IPL history. Sam Curran conceded 30 runs against KKR in 2021.
Youngest half-centurian
Ayush Mhatre scored 94 runs off 48 balls yesterday. He became the second youngest half-centurian in IPL history and the youngest to score a half-century for CSK.
Youngest players to score 50 runs in IPL :
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi – 14 years, 32 days
- Riyan Parag – 17 years, 175 days
- Ayush Mhatre – 17 years, 291 days
- Sanju Samson – 18 years, 169 days
- Prithvi Shaw – 18 years, 177 days
- Rishabh Pant – 18 years, 212 days
Youngest players to score 50 runs for CSK :
- Ayush Mhatre – 17 years, 291 days
- Suresh Raina – 21 years, 148 days
- Sam Curran – 22 years, 142 days
Virat Kohli’s 62 half-century
Virat Kohli scored his 62 nd half century in IPL yesterday. With that, he equaled the record of David Warner for most half-centuries in IPL.
Most half-centuries in IPL
- Virat Kohli – 62
- David Warner – 62
- Shikar Dhawan – 51
- Rohit Sharma – 46
- AB de Villiers – 40
- KL Rahul – 40
50 for Ravindra Jadeja
Jadeja scored 77 runs and played a crucial role in keeping CSK alive in the chase. This was his 5th half-century in IPL and second fifty in this season. This is the first time that Jadeja has scored 2 half-centuries (*against MI & RCB) in a single IPL season and surprisingly in both the matches CSK lost the game.
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