Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL, 2024 Full score card

Another dot! Yash Dayal has done it! He bangs this one short of a length and outside off again, no pace at all, Ravindra Jadeja goes for the pull but misses again. BENGALURU WIN BY 27 RUNS AND MAKES IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!

Redemption for Yash Dayal! He sticks with his off-pace delivery, full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja goes through his heave early and misses. Barring a No Ball, the home side will got through to the playoffs now. Yash Dayal and every Bengaluru player start celebrating and Chinnaswamy has gone wild now!

Pitched up and around off, slower once again, Shardul Thakur swings wildly across the line, gets an outside edge towards short third man for a single. Ravindra Jadeja needs to 10 off the last two balls to get his side home.

A crucial dot now! Yash Dayal takes pace off again, short of a length and on off, Shardul Thakur tries to pull but misses. Ravindra Jadeja gets stranded at the other end. Chennai need 11 off 3 now to qualify.

Shardul Thakur walks in to bat next.

OUT! TAKEN! Oh..another twist in the tale! MS Dhoni has to walk back and Yash Dayal gets a huge wicket now. He brings out the slower one again, full and on leg. MS Dhoni tries to go for the big slog but gets a bit of a top edge towards deep square leg, Swapnil Singh settles under it and takes the catch under immense pressure. MS Dhoni will be disappointed as that was there to be put away but he has played a good cameo here.

SIX! OUT OF THE GROUND! New Ball Please! Yash Dayal goes full and around leg, slower too, MS Dhoni picks it up and absolute whips it away over the fine leg fence for a massive maximum. This is out of the stadium. 110 METERS!

Bengaluru basically have just 16 runs to play with in the final over. They have the option to go to either Cameron Green or Yash Dayal for the final over and it will be Yash Dayal who is entrusted to get Bengaluru over the line here. Also, the hosts are behind on the over rate and will have an extra fielder inside the ring.

SIX! Into the crowd! Lockie Ferguson goes into the pitch once again, on pace, Ravindra Jadeja is already on his back foot waiting for this length, he whacks it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 17 runs needed in the last over for Chennai to qualify and MS Dhoni will be on strike.

Back fo a length and on middle, angling in, MS Dhoni gets hurried and miscues his pull through square leg for just one. A huge ball coming up.

FOUR! Fine shot! Lockie Ferguson goes a bit fuller this time, outside off, MS Dhoni swings hard and smacks it over extra covers for another boundary. 24 needed off 8 now for Chennai to qualify.

Hard length, on leg, cramps up the batter, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Halt! Just a slight halt in proceedings as Ravindra Jadeja and Lockie Ferguson collide at the bowler's end and Jadeja seems to be a bit rattled having taken a body blow to the helmet. Thankfully, he is fine and we are good to continue.

FOUR! Just what Chennai needed! Lockie Ferguson lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja nicely flicks it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Gets away with it! Full and on middle, MS Dhoni looks to slog it away but mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Oh...wow! That is a huge No Ball! Lockie Ferguson loses his grip and bowls a full toss that goes way over the head of the batter, MS Dhoni cannot do anything with that. Free Hit coming up now. The umpires having a chat with Ferguson as this is the second beamer from him.

On a length and around off, MS Dhoni steers it towards point for just one. 15 runs off the over and Chennai now need 35 off the last two overs to qualify.

Goes for the bouncer again but this it way over the head of the batter, MS Dhoni leaves it alone. Wided.

Another short delivery, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it towards long on for one.

FOUR! Put away! Mohammed Siraj goes short and well outside off with no real protection in the deep, Ravindra Jadeja reaches for it and cuts it over backward point for a boundary now.

Back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja tries to cut but gets an inisd edge behind the stumps. A precious dot!

Buzzers! Sloppy from Virat Kohli! Short of a length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket for a single, Virat Kohli runs in from the deep, picks up the ball and throws unnecessarily at the non-striker's end with no back up which allows the batter to take the second.

SIX! Just over!  Mohammed Siraj goes fuller and on middle, begging to be hit, Ravindra Jadeja presents the full face of the bat and lofts it towards the long off fence where it just goes over the fielder for a maximum. Good start for Chennai!

Another off-pace delivery, back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja punches it towards sweeper covers for one. 13 runs off the over. Chennai needs 50 runs off the last three overs to qualify.

Slower one again, on a length and on off, MS Dhoni steers it towards short third man for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Yash Dayal misses his yorker again and bowls a full toss, on the pads, MS Dhoni just needs to get some bat on that and glances it away wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

A low full toss, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it towards long on for a single.

Good comeback from Yash Dayal! He nails the yorker this time, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja fails to dig it out.

SIX! BANG! Ravindra Jadeja goes big straight after the break! Yash Dayal tries the back-of-the-hand slower one, but serves this in the slot, on off, Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and dispatches it over te long off fence for a biggie.

Strategic-Break! Well then, we have seen some unreal performances so far in this vital game. Bengaluru are in front but they have a couple of veterans against them in the form of Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni. Chennai need 81 off 24 balls which seems out of reach but they need 63 more to get to that magical number of 201 runs that will see them sneak through to the playoffs. Bengaluru know they need wickets in order to not just win but win by at least 18 runs. Let's see how the game pans out.

FOUR! Mahi gets going now! Cameron Green lands this short again, on middle, a gift really for the batter, MS Dhoni just helps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja mistimes his pull through square leg for one.

Touch fuller and on middle, MS Dhoni nudges it towards deep square leg for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, MS Dhoni flicks it away nicely wide of short fine leg for a couple of runs.

On a length and on off, MS Dhoni pushes it back to the bowler. It is getting tougher and tougher for Chennai now.

Fuller and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it towards long on for a single.

A huge roar from the crowd as MS Dhoni walks out to bat now with his side in a bit of trouble.

OUT! CAUGHT! A bolt out of the blue! Faf du Plessis with probably the catch of the season and the crowd has gone berserk inside the Chinnaswamy. Mohammed Siraj runs in and serves a low full toss outside the off stump, Mitchell Santner doesn't quite get under it and ends up hitting it just over mid off. The ball seems to be going over but Faf leaps up and sticks out a right hand before touching it out of thin air. The hangtime was unreal and no one can quite believe it.

Banged in short again over middle, Ravindra Jadeja comes down the track and slaps the ball aerially down to deep point for a single.

Oh, hello! A snorter of a delivery from Mohammed Siraj and that almost woke up Ravindra Jadeja. The quick bumper now, bowled over middle and leg and angled across. The ball takes off after pitching and Jadeja does well to sway his head out of the way.

Bowled quite full on the off stump, Mitchell Santner jams the ball back into the deck and it bounces over the bowler and down to long on. Just another single.

Back of a length and slightly slower too, this one grips and Ravindra Jadeja does well to lean back and play it uppishly through mid-wicket for one more.

Starts the new spell from over the stumps and bowls it on a fuller length around off, Mitchell Santner punches it to point where Cameron Green misfields and they get a single.

FOUR! Nicely timed! A bit too full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on a bit and just strokes it away wide of mid off for a boundary.

Hard length over off stump, Mitchell Santner punches it from the crease to covers for one.

WIDE! On a good length but spilled down the leg side for a wide.

Mitchell Santner comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! The plan to bowl quick and short to Shivam Dube has worked and Bengaluru pick up a couple of quick wickets to get into the driver's seat. Cameron Green comes from around the stumps and bangs it in short and at the batter. Dube looks to hang back and pull but gets hurried on and ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Lockie Ferguson at long on.

Leg bye! Hard length over off and middle, Ravindra Jadeja misses the tuck and the ball goes off his body onto the off side for a leg bye.

Just short! Cameron Green lands this on a hard length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja tries to run it down to third man but gets an outside edge wide of the keeper, Dinesh Karthik tries to get down to his left but fails to grab it as it goes through. Two runs taken.

Short of a length and on off, Shivam Dube stabs it through covers for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja is the next man in. Also, Cameron Green comes into the attack.

OUT! RUN OUT! Catastrophe! That is the last thing Chennai wanted after Shivam Dube got a life and now they lose the set-batter instead. Glenn Maxwell bowls it a bit fuller and angles it into the legs, Rachin Ravindra flicks it away just behind square leg and the batters look for two. Mahipal Lomror in the deep gets to it and fires in a throw at the keeper's end and Dinesh Karthik whips off the bails as Ravindra is nowhere to be seen. Ravindra seemed to have called no on the second run but Dube had his head straight and just didn't stop.

Full and around off stump, hit away down to long off for a run.

On the pads, flicked away down to fine leg for a single.

DROPPED! That went a mile high in the night sky but Mohammed Siraj has dropped the catch and this could be a big moment in the chase. Bowled short and into the batter, Shivam Dube looks to pull off the back foot but ends up launching it very high and the ball just comes down around wide mid on where Siraj runs in from the deep and dives in but fails to hang on. Just a single then.

In the air but lands safely! Nagging length, fired in at the stumps, Rachin Ravindra looks to go inside-out but ends up slicing it over mid off for a single.

Bowled short and angled down the leg side, Rachin Ravindra gets into a bit of a tangle as he looks to pull and gets it on the body.

Pitches it up a bit now and bowls it on the stumps, Shivam Dube clears the front leg and pushes it straight to Virat Kohli again.

Back to over the wicket and bowled on a hard length over off stump, Shivam Dube punches it straight to Virat Kohli at short cover.

Lockie comes from around the stumps now and bowls it on a hard length and into the batter, Rachin Ravindra cuts it late behind point for one.

SIX! Wow, that is a smart shot and the momentum has completely shifted in this one over. Quick and short, angled across the off stump, Rachin Ravindra just ramps it without a fuss and the pace on the ball takes it over the third man fence for a maximum.

SIX! Rachin Ravindra takes full toll of the Free HIt and adds salt into the wounds also bringing up his maiden Indian T20 League FIFTY. Full toss on the stumps, Ravindra backs away and swings the ball away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie and what a timely knock this could be from the young southpaw.

Halt! It seems like Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli are not happy with the condition of the ball but the umpire is saying that he cannot do anything about it. Lockie Ferguson is finding it hard to grip the ball and it is slipping out of his hand. For now, we continue with this ball.

No ball and FOUR! Oh, that is a howler of a delivery from Lockie Ferguson and Rachin Ravindra could have been cleaned up here. The ball slips out of Ferguson's hand and ends up being a beamer right at the face, Rachin does well to get inside the line and help it down to fine leg for a boundary. Free Hit to come up and again Faf du Plessis asks the umpire to change the ball due to it getting wet but the umpire is having none of it.

Banged in a bit and angled into the rib cage, Shivam Dube gets cramped up but manages to flick it off the hips down to fine leg for one.

Quicker and flatter fired into the pads, Shivam Dube rocks back and flicks it in front of square leg for one.

Oh, that is a ripper of a delivery! A tad fuller in length and around off stump, this one grip and rips past Dube's defence and beats the outside edge once again.

Fuller in length and around off, Rachin Ravindra makes room and chips it down to long off for one more.

Flatter one angled into the legs, tucked away through mid-wicket for a single.

Lovely delivery! Nagging length on off stump, this one grips and bounces a bit extra as well. Shivam Dube is caught on the crease and gets squared up as the ball beats the outside edge and hits him on the pads.

Bowled well short from around the stumps and angled into the batter, Rachin Ravindra goes back and across before pulling it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. Brilliant over from Lockie Ferguson as he concedes just two run sand get a big wicket as well.

Slower one again, back of a length, on off, Shivam Dube punches it through cover-point for a single.

Fiery stuff! Lockie Ferguson steams in and bangs in a sharp bouncer, on off, Shivam Dube gets a bit hurried and tries to ramp it away but misses as Dinesh Karthik grabs it. There is slight appeal, but turned down.

Short of a length and on off, Shivam Dube pats it down to the off side.

Just wide! On a length and on off, Shivam Dube mistimes his drive aerially, but luckily for him it just goes wide of Virat Kohli at short covers.

Shivam Dube comes in to bat now as the Impact Player and he replaces Maheesh Theekshana in the lineup.

OUT! TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson strikes straightaway! A massive wicket for Bengaluru as this partnership was starting to hurt them. The Kiwi starts with a slower one, full and on off, Ajinkya Rahane looks to go over mid off but mistimes his shot due to the lack of pace, the ball goes high in the air, Faf du Plessis at covers settles under it, and pouches it safely. Rahane goes back after a decent knock but Chennai lose their third now!

Another good over from Swapnil Singh! A low full toss, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one more. Just seven runs off it!

Flatter, full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra drills it towards deep point for one.

Shortish and on off, turns away, Ajinkya Rahane nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Quicker, full and on the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short again and outside off, Rachin Ravindra stays back and cuts it wide of deep point for a couple of runs.

Fires this one full but well outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone. Wided.

Floated, full and on off, turns in, Rachin Ravindra looks to drive it but gets a bottom edge as the ball goes nowhere.

FOUR! Fine shot! Gives this some more air, full and on off, turns away as well, Ajinkya Rahane lofts it with beautifully over extra covers for a boundary. 14 runs off the over!

Shorter in length and around off, Rachin Ravindra moves back and tries to slap it over extra covers but miscues it down to wide of long off for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane drives it off the inside half of the bat towards long on for another run.

Short and on leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it through mid-wicket for a run, Rahane wants the second but is sent back.

SIX! UP, UP AND AWAY! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rachin Ravindra goes down one one knee and absolutely nails his slog-sweep way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Karn Sharma begins with a short delivery, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane moves back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic-Break! This game is really on a knife's edge at the moment as Bengaluru rocked Chennai with a couple of early wickets but now, Ajinkya Rahane and Rachin Ravindra have got the visitors back on track. Chennai do have a deep batting lineup and Bengaluru don't quite have world-class spinners to dominate the middle phase and it will be interesting to see whether the hosts can pick up wickets in the upcoming middle phase. Chennai will be hoping that this partnership continues for a few more overs before the big hitters can come in. With that said, their most experienced spinner, Karn Sharma comes into the attack.

Another single to end the over as this shortish delivery is flicked to deep square leg by Rahane. Six singles in the over then!

Quicker, full and on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it towards long off for one.

Short again and on off, Ajinkya Rahane works it towards long on for one.

Shorter in length and on off, turns in, Rachin Ravindra cuts it through point for another run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Ajinkya Rahane taps it wide of point for a quick run.

Uppish but safe! Swapnil Singh starts with floated delivery, full and on middle, Rachin Ravindra looks to work it away but gets a leading edge that just goes over the bowler for a single.

Halt! Oh, dear! Dinesh Karthik with an unfortunate slip as he looks to collect the ball back over his head and the physio is out to have a look. Thankfully, DK is quick to get on his feet which means that might have been just a cramp and we are good to go. With that said, Swapnil Singh comes into the attack.

Slower again, short and on off, Rachin Ravindra guides it towards deep point for one. Chennai are 58/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Touch fuller, on leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it towards deep square leg for a run.

FOUR! Gets it through again! Yash Dayal goes slower this time, but lands this shrot and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane waits for it, and cuts it away nicely through point for another boundary.

FOUR! Good shot! Yash Dayal bangs this into the pitch again, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane stays back and heaves it away wide of mid on, Faf du Plessis dives to his right but fails to reach it as the ball runs away to the boundary. 50 up for Chennai!

Back of a length and on off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it through point for a single.

FOUR! Streaky but Chennai won't mind that! Yash Dayal lands this on a good length and on middle, nips away a bit, Rachin Ravindra looks to play at it but gets a thin outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary.

That one nearly skidded through! Quick and flat, speared into the off stump, Rachin Ravindra looks to rock back and cut but gets an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to the off side. They get a single.

Good length, angled into the pads, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it off the pads and through square leg for one more.

On the shorter side over middle and leg, tucked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for one.

Oh, that could have been trouble for Rachin Ravindra. Nagging length, angled in on middle and leg stump, Ravindra looks to play it off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the body and thankfully for him, the ball rolls away in front and not back onto the stumps.

Short of a length again and over middle, pulled away off the back foot but without much timing and in front of mid-wicket for one.

Sharp turn! This is bowled a bit quicker and shorter on off stump, the ball grips and comes back in, Ajinkya Rahane gets pegged back and just about manages to fend it to the off side.

Not great bowling this as Mohammed Siraj now serves a full toss on the pads, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it away well in front of square on the leg side and Yash Dayal gets across and gets a boot to it. Three runs are taken and 13 runs come off that over.

FOUR BYES! Given as runs but it is changed to byes later on! Banged in well short and quick over the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane looks to ramp it away but the ball just flies off the deck and even a leaping Dinesh Karthik can't get his gloves on that one.

Mohammed Siraj is lucky to get away with that one. Short and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra lays into the shot and slaps the cut on the bounce to cover-point where Cameron Green does well to get his body behind the line and keeps it down to one.

Pitched up on off stump, Rachin Ravindra with a high-elbow punch off the front foot but straight to mid off.

FOUR! Shot! Back of a length around off and angling away, quick hands from Rachin Ravindra as he cuts it late and the ball races away off the face of the blade and wide of third man for a boundary.

Full and straight, looking for the magical outswinger, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it off the pads and in front of deep square leg for a single.

Drop and run! Hard length on off stump, Ajinkya Rahane bunts the ball back onto the deck and scampers across for a run.

SIX! BANG! Ajinkya Rahane is off the mark in style. This is banged in halfway down the track and over leg stump, Rahane swivels and pulls it over fine leg for a maximum.

Back of a length again and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane hops back and dabs it down with soft hands towards short third.

Back of a length in the channel and angling away, Ajinkya Rahane tentatively plays it off the outside edge and down towards short third.

Ajinkya Rahane comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Instant impact from Yash Dayal and what a revelation he has been for Bengaluru in these later stages. Dayal drags the length back and bangs it in a bit around leg stump. Daryl Mitchell tries to hang back and back away to go over mid-wicket but gets into an awkward position and ends up scooping it wide of mid off. Virat Kohli gets across and takes it easily and boy, he is really pumped at the moment.

Oh, that is sharp work from Virat Kohli. Starts with a fuller delivery around the off stump, Daryl Mitchell plays it off the front foot to mid off and Rachin Ravindra sets off for aq single before quickly realizing that he has to get back and manages to dive back in.

On a good length this time, slinging it across from middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra stays on the front foot and punches it on the up to the left of mid off.

This is bowled full and in the channel around off stump, Rachin Ravindra gets on the front foot and punches it sweetly but straight to mid off.

FOUR! Rachin Ravindra gets that one away. Fuller delivery just outside off, Ravindra drives it away not quite off the middle off the bat but in the gap between cover and point for a boundary.

Full again and around off stump, Daryl Mitchell backs away a bit and hits it on the up to the left of Virat Kohli at mid off an sets off for the quick single.

Good fielding! Nice and full on middle, swinging back in, Rachin Ravindra with a wristy flick wide of mid on but Virat Kohli scampers across and keeps it down to a single.

Pitches it up right away on off stump, looking for the away swinger, Daryl Mitchell lets the ball come on and plays it with an angled bat down to third man for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to share the attack.

FOUR! Top shot to end an entertaining first over, 12 runs and a wicket off it. Fractionally short but well wide of the off stump, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and cuts it nicely behind point for a boundary.

Quick and flat around off, Daryl Mitchell goes deep in his crease and nudges it with soft hands into the leg side for one more.

This is bowled quite short on middle and leg, the ball grips again, Rachin Ravindra goes deep in the crease and works it through mid-wicket for a run.

Oh, that's nicely bowled again! Nagging length from around the stumps and tight on off stump, Rachin Ravindra goes back to defend but gets an outside edge that goes down towards short third.

Bowled flatter and around off stump, Daryl Mitchell stays put and pats it away towards cover for a single to get off the mark.

FIVE WIDES! Glenn Maxwell is getting a lot of turn early on here. Fuller on the legs and turning well down leg, Dinesh Karthik misses it as well and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence.

Daryl Mitchell walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? The Chennai skipper, their backbone, departs first ball in a crunch game and Ruturaj Gaikwad is very disappointed with himself. Glenn Maxwell with the golden arm though. Maxwell starts from over the stumps and drops it short over middle, turning it in, Gaikwad just looks to rock back and help it on its way but tamely lobs it in front of short fine where Yash Dayal leans forward to take the catch. What a start to the chase!

A dot to end! Shardul Thakur comes from around the stumps and bowls it seam up, on a good length and in the channel around off, angling it back in sharply. Mahipal Lomror looks to play it away on the off side but is beaten past the outside edge. Bengaluru get 13 runs off the final over and finish with 218/5 on the board!

Mahipal Lomror walks out to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur does get rid of Glenn Maxwell with one ball remaining in the innings. Thakur brings out the slower one and bowls it into the pitch and at the batter. Maxwell is taken aback and just goes after it but the ball goes off the top edge and id lobbed high around square leg. MS Dhoni calls for it from behind the stumps and take sit safely.

FOUR! That was begging to be hit and that's poor bowling from Shardul Thakur. A waist-height full toss wide of the off stump, Glenn Maxwell reaches out and slaps it away square through covers for a boundary.

SIX! Shardul Thakur misses the yorker by a few inches and Glenn Maxwell punishes him. A low full toss angled in on middle and leg, Maxwell powers the ball over long on for a biggie.

Hit hard but not quite in the gap! Full and angled in at the toes, Glenn Maxwell clears the front leg and hits it firmly just in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Not quite timed! A low full toss on middle and angling in, Cameron Green stays deep in the crease and hits it off the toe end of the bat, flat and well in front of long on for just a single.

Who will bowl the last over? It will be Shardul Thakur.

FOUR! That is streaky but Glenn Maxwell will take it with both hands. A slower bumper over middle stump, Maxwell is very early to set up for the reverse hit but is beaten by the lack of pace and the ball ends up lobbing off the gloves and over the keeper's head and eventually trickles into the fence.

Glenn Maxwell comes out to the middle now.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Tushar Deshpande pushes the ball wide of the off stump yet again but bowls it on a heavy length this time. Dinesh Karthik goes chasing after it and ends up getting a fine outside edge that carries through to the keeper and MS Dhoni makes no mistake behind the stumps. DK will feel he has done his job but Deshpande finally gets a wicket.

FOUR! That is some skill from Dinesh Karthik and he has fooled everyone here. Full and wide again, DK shuffles a long way across and threatens to go over fine leg but at the last moment just reverse ramps it between the keeper and short third for a boundary. The 200 also comes up for bengaluru.

SIX! Enough on it to clear the ropes! Full and wide again, Dinesh Karthik knew exactly what he wanted to do and shuffles across the off stump before picking it up and slogging it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

WIDE! Too short and too wide outside off, left alone for another extra run.

Oh, that must have stung! A low full toss outside off stump, Cameron Green pings it straight back and the ball hits the leg of the bowler Tushar Deshpande and rolls away through mid on. Just the single then and it has been a fine over from Deshpande so far.

WIDE! On a good length and well outside off, flirting with the tramline, Cameron Green swings wildly across the line but misses and a wide is called. Ruturaj Gaikwad has reviewed it though and it seems pretty close. The third umpire deems that Green's stance was a few inches outside off but concludes that there's no evidence of overturning the decision.

Full and wide outside off, gets it bang on, Dinesh Karthik squeezes it away past the point region and picks up a single.

Another full toss, angled into middle and leg, Dinesh Karthik can't get under it and ends up swatting it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Good fielding! Full and wide, Dinesh Karthik waits for it and opens the bat face late to just angle it fine of third man where Ravindra Jadeja scampers across and keeps it down to two.

Dinesh Karthik is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Daryl Mitchell with another perfectly judged catch in the deep and Shardul Thakur gets a vital wicket. Thakur takes pace off this one and serves a dipping full toss on the stumps, Rajat Patidar makes a bit of room to get under it and whack it away but the ball goes off the toe end of the bat. It is lofted high and towards the long on fence where Mitchell takes it around his head and yet again lobs it up so that he can go out of bonds and come back in to pouch it safely. A solid cameo from Patidar though.

Much better from Shardul Thakur as he gets this one in the blockhole around off stump, Cameron Green jams it down to long on for a single.

SIX MORE! Slower ball, bowled into the pitch around off and just sits up nicely for the batter. Cameron Green goes after the half-tracker and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket yet again for another maximum.

SIX! A juicy full toss and Cameron Green gleefully accepts the gift. A waist-height full toss over middle, Green swings it away with raw power over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

SIX! The extra delivery has cost Chennai big time as Rajat Patidar sends the ball sailing into the crowd. Pitched up right in the slot around off, Patidar gets a bit low and smacks the ball pretty high and well over deep square leg for a biggie. 16 off that over!

WIDE! Pace on this time, bowled on a length and pushed well outside the off stump, Rajat Patidar swings and misses and a wide is called.

Banged in well short and slower again at just 104 clicks and gets the ball to hold into the pitch. Rajat Patidar looks to pull but gets a top edge back onto the helmet and now, a mandatory concussion check will follow but Patidar looks fine.

WIDE! Short and wide outside off, the attempted slower bumper and it is left alone for a wide.

Good change-up delivery from Tushar Deshpande as he bowls this one slower and on a good length outside off. Rajat Patidar has a swipe across the line but is beaten for the lack of pace.

Nice and full again outside the off stump, Cameron Green can only hit the low full toss down to long off for a single.

On the bounce! Pitched up wide of the off stump, Rajat Patidar goes after it again but gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball gets sliced up and lands in front of Ajinkya Rahane coming in from long off. They get a single.

SIX! Stand and deliver! Banged in on a hard length and over middle stump, Rajat Patidar just stays put and goes after it, whacking it high and just over the long on fence for a maximum.

Strategic-Break! Chennai are suddenly looking like a side not knowing what to do at the moment and their skipper has just dropped an easy chance that could hurt them a lot. They will hope that in these last four overs they can at least restrict the home side to under 200 but they will need to bowl really well. Bengaluru are in a good position and with both Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green firing, they will look to go well beyond that 200-run mark keeping in mind that they will need to win this game by 18 runs or more. A really exciting last phase of this innings coming up for us.

DROPPED AND FOUR! Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad with what could be a costly dropped catch. Shardul Thakur goes full and wide again but can't get it out of Cameron Green's and the Aussie batter powers it flat over extra cover and straight down the throat of the incoming Gaikwad from wide long off. The ball is hit with immense power and Gaikwad spills it and not just that but it trickles into the fence. 17 off that over!

Full and straight at the stumps, gets it in the blockhole, Rajat Patidar miscues it off the inner half of the bat down to backward square leg for one more.

Full and wide this time, driven firmly and along the turf towards wide long off for just a single. The 150 now comes up for Bengaluru.

SIX! Up and away! A low full toss on middle and dipping too, Cameron Green manages to get under the ball and manages to power it just over long on for a maximum.

Leg bye! MS Dhoni knew it straightaway and Chennai waste a review here. Full and angling back in from outside off stump, Rajat Patidar goes across for the lap sweep but misses. The ball goes off the pads behind square leg and they get a leg bye. Shardul Thakur appeals vociferously and convinces Ruturaj Gaikwad to take the review but Ball Tracking shows that the impact was outside off stump.

FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely! Full and wide outside off with third man inside the ring, Rajat Patidar goes hard at it and ends up slicing it over short third for a boundary.

Pushed through quicker, short and on middle, Cameron Green backs away to cut but misses, MS Dhoni does well to collect it behind the stumps. Maheesh Theekshana finishes off an excellent spell giving away just 25 runs in his 4 overs.

FOUR! Good shot! Flighted, full and on middle, Cameron Green lofts it with the toe-end of the bat over the bowler's head, gets enough power behind it to go for a boundary.

Quicker, shortish and on off, Cameron Green pushes it towards covers.

Fires in a low full toss, on leg, Rajat Patidar clips it through square leg for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Cameron Green eases it towards long off for a single.

Flatter, short and on off, Cameron Green tries to guide it away but misses.

Right in the blockhole, on off, Cameron Green squeezes it out to third man for one. 19 runs off the over!

FOUR! Nice shot! Turning out to be a great over for Bengaluru! Short of a length and outside off, Cameron Green stands tall and crunches it through extra covers for another boundary.

Another one! Tries to keep it away from the batter but gets his radar wrong again, bowls it way outside off. Wided again.

On a length but a bit too outside off, Cameron Green leaves it alone. Wided.

Overpitched and on off, Rajat Patidar drives it through covers for a run.

SIX! A gift and put away nicely! Simarjeet Singh goes full again and on the pads, Rajat Patidar picks it up nicely and whips it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

EDGED AND FOUR! Simarjeet Singh serves this full and on off, angling away, Rajat Patidar goes for the big booming drive but gets an outside edge just past the keeper for a boundary.

Halt! There is a slight delay in proceedings at the moment as the bowler's landing area seems to be an issue for Simarjeet Singh. Some sawdust is brought on to put on the area and we are good to go.

Simarjeet Singh starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on middle, Cameron Green heaves it towards deep square leg for a single.

Cameron Green walks out to bat now.

OUT! RUN OUT! So, so unfortunate for Faf du Plessis and Bengaluru! Mitchell Santner bowls this quick again, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar drills it really hard down the pitch, and Santner goes ground and tries to stop it with his right hand, but the ball takes the slightest of deflection of his finger and crashes onto the stumps at the bowler's end with Faf trying to get back to his crease. After a few replays, the third umpire deems that Faf's bat was still in the air when the stumps were broken. UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball passes the finger and the home captain has to walk back now. The Bengaluru hut is a bit disappointed with that decision but the evidence shows that it is the right one.

Is that out? There is an appeal for a run out and the third umpire is called in. The replays are thoroughly checked and the third umpire concludes that the ball was just in the air when the bails came off. Next up, the third umpire checks for the deviation off the fingers and there is a spike as the ball was next to the fingers of Mitchell Santner and it is confirmed that Faf du Plessis is just OUT. This could be a big moment in the game.

Slows it up, fullish and on leg, Faf du Plessis backs away and cuts it towards deep point for one more.

Shortish once more, on middle, Rajat Patidar turns it to the leg side for one.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Faf du Plessis drags it towards long on for another run.

Short again and angling in, Rajat Patidar nudges it through square leg for a run.

Quicker, short and on middle, Faf du Plessis moves back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single, he wants the second but is sent back.

Goes short and around off, Faf du Plessis slaps it towards long off for one more.

Darts this one full and on middle, Rajat Patidar drills it towards long on for one.

Fires this one full and on off, Rajat Patidar steers it towards backward point.

SIX! BOOM! Rajat Patidar gets going now! Maheesh Theekshana drags his length back and on off, Rajat Patidar stays back in his crease, waits for it and muscles it over the long off fence for six more runs.

FIFTY FOR FAF! A captain's knock and this has come just at the right time! A low full toss, on middle, Faf du Plessis tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Flatter, short and on middle, Rajat Patidar punches it down the ground for a single.

SIX! TWO IN TWO! Faf giving the charge now! This is quicker, full and around off, Faf du Plessis goes a bit inside out and lofts it brilliantly over the wide long off fence for another biggie. 20 runs off the over!

SIX! Excellent use of the feet! Ravindra Jadeja floats it up, on middle, Faf du Plessis dances down the track to get to the pitch of it, launches it over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Fires this one full, on leg, Rajat Patidar works it through mid-wicket for a run.

Short again and on off, Faf du Plessis punches it through covers for a single.

FOUR! Great shot! Tossed up, full and around middle, Faf du Plessis moves to the leg side to creat some room, smacks it past extra covers for a lovely boundary.

Short and around off, Faf du Plessis stays back and flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Beaten again! A replica of the previous delivery as this is bowled full and on off stump, turning away as well, Patidar looks to block off the front foot but misses.

Beaten! Fuller in length and around off, turning away sharply off the deck, Rajat Patidar looks to defend but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Rajat Patidar walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Santner has the last laugh and he picks up a huge wicket thanks to some stellar work on the fence from fellow Kiwi Daryl Mitchell. Santner gives this one a bit more flight and drifts it full onto the legs, Virat Kohli looks to flick it aerially but tries to go straighter this time and ends up closing the bat face early. The ball gets chipped down to long on where Daryl Mitchell takes the catch and has the presence of mind to lob the ball up as he back tracks and goes over the ropes before coming back in and touching it safely.

Is that a clean catch? Daryl Mitchell takes a catch near the ropes but the umpires want to see whether he released the ball in time. The replay shows that it is fair and Chennai gets the big wicket for Virat Kohli.

SIX! Hit flat and hard and all the way! A tad fuller in length and on middle, Virat Kohli reaches the ball and swats it away over deep mid-wicket for another maximum.

Drifted into middle and leg again, Faf du Plessis goes on the back foot and nudges it in front of square on the leg side for one. A huge cheer from the crowd as MS Dhoni gets onto that ball on a flash.

Nagging length, drifted onto middle and leg, Virat Kohli stays back and plays it really late, dabbing it down with soft hands behind point for a single.

Strategic-Break! After the rain stoppage, the pitch has slowed down a bit and the spinners have come into play massively. Chennai have a lot of options and will hope that they can use these conditions and restrict the home side. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis struggled initially after the resumption but the former has got the hold of the pitch and is starting to attack again but will need help from his skipper as well. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

Bowled quick and short around off, Virat Kohli goes in the back foot and just stabs it in front of point for a single.

SIX! Class from Virat Kohli and to do that when the ball is turning square is brilliant. A bit full and on the stumps, Kohli goes down on one knee and swats the slog-sweep high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Oh, how has that missed the top of the stumps? Flighted up and drifted into middle, Virat Kohli looks to make room and play at it but misses and the ball just goes over middle stump.

Good length on off, Virat Kohli goes back and across and taps it to covers.

Fuller one at the stumps, Faf du Plessis smashes the ball back towards the bowler and it gets deflected to mid off as the batters get a single.

Beaten in the flight but Faf du Plessis does well to get it away. Short around off and turning away, Fafa goes on the back foot and manages to loft it towards deep covers for a brace.

Drags the length back and bowls it around off, Faf du Plessis plays it off the back foot through covers for one.

Good, positive running again! Fractionally short around off, Faf du Plessis backs away and cuts it in front of the point region for a couple of runs.

Around off stump, played away on the off side for a single.

Goes quicker and into the pitch again, Virat Kohli fails to get it away.

FOUR! Virat Kohli gets that one away and seems pumped up. A tad short and turning away from off, Kohli waits for it well and plays it over cover-point for a boundary.

JAFFA! That one turned square! Quicker and a bit full on off, Virat Kohli looks to lean on and play at it but the ball grips and rips well past the outside edge.

Close but not close enough! Pushed through fuller around off, Virat Kohli dabs it off the under edge towards short third and sets off for the single. Simarjeet Singh picks it up and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end but the replays show that Faf du Plessis was in.

Flatter again around off, tapped away in front of covers by Faf du Plessis for one.

Good running! Flatter one at the stumps, tucked away neatly off the back foot in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

On a length and around off, punched away through the off side for a single.

FOUR! Streaky but much-needed! Quick and flat around off, Virat Kohli cuts firmly and gets an outside edge that flies past first slip and into the fence.

On a length and drifted in from middle, the ball stops and Faf du Plessis miscues the inside-out shot down to long on for a run.

Another dot to end the Powerplay and Bengaluru are 42/0! Just 11 runs in the 3 overs since the restart and that's unbelievable. Short ball around off, turning back in a long way, Virat Kohli looks for the pull off the back foot but misses and wears it on the body.

Short over middle, pulled away without much timing through mid-wicket for one.

Another play and a miss and the ball is doing all sorts of things out there. On a good length around off, the ball stops and turns leaving Faf du Plessis bamboozled.

Goes back to bowling it into the pitch and at the batter, Faf du Plessis ends up blocking it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Nicely done! A bit too full and on the stumps, Faf du Plessis gets under the ball and lifts it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Faf du Plessis just can't bat to ball at the moment! Bowled quick and short over middle, turning back in, Faf rocks back to pull but is well beaten.

Oh..wow! The pitch has suddenly become really friendly for the spinners. Mitchell Santner bows this a bit short and on middle, grips and turns away a long way, Virat Kohli is nowhere near of playing that.

Goes flatter, short and angling into leg, Faf du Plessis pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for just one.

BEATEN! Mitchell Santner tosses it up, full and on off, turns away again, Faf du Plessis goes down to sweep it away but fails to connect again, MS Dhoni collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. Replay shows Faf is safe and UltraEdge also shows nothing as well.

Quicker one now, shortish again, on leg, Faf du Plessis makes room to cut it away but misses it completely.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns away with extra bounce again, Virat Kohli guides it towards point for a run.

Mitchell Santner begins with a floated, delivery, full and on middle, turns away, Virat Kohli backs away to drive it but gets an outside edge on two bounces to short third man.

Another short delivery, on leg, Virat Kohli nudges it through mid-wicket for one. Good over for Chennai after the rain break.

Slows it up a bit, but on the shorter length, turns a long way to the leg side, Virat Kohli misses his pull. Wided.

Pushed through quicker, short once more, on middle, angling in, Faf du Plessis works it to the leg side for a run.

Oh..turn and bounce! Maheesh Theekshana sees the batter back away and drags his length back, on middle, turns in with extra bounce, Faf du Plessis gets beaten on the inside edge trying to cut it away and MS Dhoni fails to collect it cleanly.

Short again, on middle, angling in, Faf du Plessis stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

Flatter, short and around off, Faf du Plessis bunts it down to cover-point.

Maheesh Theekshana starts with a quicker one, full and on middle, Virat Kohli clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Here we go once again! The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the players of Chennai. It will be skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli to resume their stay after the rain-break. Maheesh Theekshana has the ball in hand and let's play...

UPDATE 8.15 pm IST (2.45 pm GMT) - More good news from the stadium as the covers are being taken off and at this venue, once the covers are taken off, it generally is a quick dry. Stay tuned as the official restart time shouldn't be far away now. And, we do have a start time and that is 8.25 pm IST (2.55 pm GMT) and no overs lost either! So, grab a cup of coffee and strap yourselves in as the action is set to resume very soon.

UPDATE 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT) - There's good news from the M.Chinnaswamy! The rain seems to have subsided greatly and the ground staff are already seen drying the outfield. For now, it seems like we won't have much of a delay and should get official news from the ground soon. Stick around for more updates.

UPDATE 7.44 pm IST (2.14 pm GMT) - Uh, oh! What a shame! Just when the action had begun, the drizzle has taken a much heavier form and the umpires are calling for the covers. The ground staff have got the covers on quickly but the rain is now pelting down. Let's hope it is a passing shower and the drainage at the ground is one of the best in the world which will certainly help. Stay tuned for further updates.

Pitched up and on off, Virat Kohli looks to work it away but gets a leading edge through backward point for just a single.

Gets away with that one! Tushar Deshpande goes short again and around off, Virat Kohli goes for the pull again but miscues it off the toe-end of the bat as the ball goes nowhere. He is annoyed with himself as this was there to be put away.

Good bowling! Tushar Deshpande lands this on a good length and on off, shapes away, Virat Kohli uses his feet to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

SIX! ANOTHER ONE! King Kohli is in the mood now! This short again and angling into leg, Virat Kohli gets into a good position and pulls it away brilliantly over the deep square leg fence again for a biggie.

On a length and on off, Virat Kohli pushes it towards short covers.

SIX! MASSIVE HIT! Tushar Deshpande lands this back of a length and on middle, Virat Kohli picks up the length way early, waits for it and absolutely hammers it over the deep square leg fence as the ball hits the roof of the stadium.

SIX! BANG! Faf gets going now! Shardul Thakur serves this full and on middle, in the slot as well, Faf du Plessis stays in his crease, presents the full face of the bat and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Short of a length and on off, Faf du Plessis finally gets one from the middle of his bat, punches it sweetly through covers as the ball skids away, the fielder in the deep runs to his right, gets behind the ball but only parries it away to the fence for a boundary.

Shardul Thakur executes the slower bouncer to perfection, on off, Faf du Plessis goes through his pull shot way early and misses.

Fuller one and on off, Virat Kohli drives it through covers for a run.

FOUR! First boundary of this big game! Shardul Thakur lands this back of a length and just around off, Virat Kohli opens the face of his bat and steers it uppishly but safely through point for four runs.

Shardul Thakur begins with a hard-length delivery, outside off, Faf du Plessis lofts it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Shardul Thakur to operate from the other end. Also, there is a slight drizzle at the moment. Let's hope it stays just a drizzle.

Excellent start from Tushar Deshpande! He sees the batter advance again and bangs this hard into the pitch, on middle, Faf du Plessis only manages to dab it towards point for a run. Just two from the first over then!

Four dots on the trot! Tushar Deshpande bowls this full again and outside off, shapes away a bit, Faf du Plessis gives charge and tries to go over covers but fails to connect. Pressure building!

Pitches it up, on off again, Faf du Plessis pushes it straight to short covers. He is not able to find the gaps here.

On a length and on off, shaping away, Faf du Plessis steers it towards point.

Goes fuller this time, on middle, angling in, Faf du Plessis tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

Virat Kohli and Bengaluru are underway straightaway! Tushar Deshpande starts with a back-of-a-length delivery around off, Virat Kohli runs it down to third man for a single.

All in readiness for this crunch encounter to begin! The umpires are out on the field and just behind them are the Bengaluru openers, Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli who get a huge roar from the home crowd. Then the Chennai players stride out to the middle and takes their places on the field. Tushar Deshpande has been handed the new ball and he is raring to go. Let's play...

Bengaluru's skipper, Faf du Plessis says that they would have fielded as well but they batted first in the last game as well, so, it is fine. Adds that the toss isn't that bkig of a deal and you just want to go out there and play and they have got a lot of confidence from the last 5 games. Mentions that these two teams vying for the playoff spot is a big contest and adds that they know the equation and what they need to do but that's a long way away and just want to play their brand of cricket.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says that they will bowl first. Adds that the wicket looks good and due to the cloud cover they would like to use the conditions early on. Mentions that every game is a must win in this tournament and they have been in this kind of situations in the last season. Says that they have to take it ball-by-ball and win the small battles and they are happy to be in this position considering the injuries. Informs that Mitchell Santner comes in for Moeen Ali.

Impact Players nominated by Chennai - Shivam Dube, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary.

Chennai (Playing XI) - Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (In for Moeen Ali), Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh.

Impact Players nominated by Bengaluru - Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell (In for Will Jacks), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Mahipal Lomror, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Chennai and Ruturaj Gaikwad has decided to BOWL first.

Chennai on the other hand have the advantage of NRR over their opponents. They haven't been consistent with their wins throughout the season which has led them to this situation where they can be eliminated for this season. With MS Dhoni rumoured to retire after this season the team will want to go ahead in the league. Rachin Ravindra will need to improve his form to gice a good start to the team. The young skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad is in brilliant form with power hitters like Daryl Mitchell and Shivam Dube to follow. Dhoni has also been quite explosive with the bat towards the extreme death overs and it pleases the fans. Their bowling also doesn't have any chinks in their armor. Tushar Deshpande has been leaking runs but he strikes at crucial times and has become their go-to seamer. Simarjeet Singh also put up an impressive performance in their previous game and with the likes of Ravindra Jadeja ​​​​and Maheesh Theekshana they don't have to worry about spin in the middle overs. If the rain allows this match is expected to be a spectacle to watch and all eyes will be on the game as both teams battle for the number 4 spot on the table. Stay tuned for further updates.

Bengaluru is playing it's last match at home for this season and the qualification scenario for them is to beat their rivals by 18 runs of 11 balls assuming the first innings score is 200 to improve their NRR and cement their spot at number 4. It is a big blow for them that Will Jacks has left for England to prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup. With Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik, and Rajat Patidar in form with the bat Bengaluru look strong but their troubles with the ball continue. It is a must win game for them and it would be a miraculous run for the home team to qualify after being in the bottom half of the table.

Hello and a very warm welcome folks. The Indian T20 League is in full swing and it is time for match 68 which is the big knockout. The ultimate showdown between Bengaluru and Chennai at the iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, the rain gods are not showing any mercy and it is expected to not stop for a while. 

... MATCH DAY ...

The penultimate league stage day of the 17th edition of the Indian T20 League promises a clash of epic proportions as Bengaluru take on Chennai in match number 68 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. As is typical in every edition, the final week of the league stage is packed with high-stakes matches that influence the playoff race, and this season is no different. Kolkata, Rajasthan, and Hyderabad have secured their playoff spots, leaving Chennai, Bengaluru, and Lucknow vying for the final spot. Faf du Plessis' Bengaluru has shown remarkable resilience this season. After a dismal start with seven losses in their first eight games, few would have predicted their current position. Yet, they have bounced back impressively, winning their next five matches to stay in contention for the playoffs. Should 200 runs be scored in the first inning of the game, Bengaluru need to win by a margin of at least 18 runs, but if they bat second, they must chase down their target within 18.1 overs to qualify for the playoffs. Virat Kohli has been instrumental in Bengaluru's turnaround, showcasing remarkable consistency with the bat. Throughout the competition, he has been ably supported by Rajat Patidar, Will Jacks, and Faf du Plessis at various stages. With Jacks now on national duty, Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell will need to step up to fill the void. Mohammed Siraj, after a slow start to the season, has found his form, providing crucial support to Yash Dayal. For Bengaluru to succeed in this pivotal clash, a collective effort from the entire team is essential. Lockie Ferguson will need to bring his best, while the spin duo of Swapnil Singh and Karn Sharma will play a key role in keeping the opposition in check. As for Chennai, the path to the playoffs is more straightforward, and they are in the best position among the teams still vying for a spot. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Co. need just one point to secure their place in the playoffs. With Kolkata already locked in the top spot, the coveted second position is still up for grabs. Chennai has a good chance of claiming it if they win against Bengaluru and both Rajasthan and Hyderabad lose their respective matches. In his maiden season as the captain of Chennai, Ruturaj Gaikwad has led from the front and has done the heavy lifting for his side. Shivam Dube has been sensational with his ball striking and has given the desired impetus to the Chennai innings during the middle phase. While Ajinkya Rahane's form has been a concern, the inclusion of Rachin Ravindra at the top and Daryl Mitchell at number three has stabilised the top order. With Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana absent, Tushar Deshpande has taken on the role of leading the pace attack admirably. Simarjeet Singh and Shardul Thakur have also contributed effectively. Despite only taking eight wickets, Ravindra Jadeja has maintained his reputation for being economical, keeping the runs in check. Adding another layer of intrigue to this high-stakes clash is the looming possibility of rain on matchday. A washout would see Chennai through to the playoffs, thereby ending Bengaluru’s campaign. Who are you backing to come out on top in this clash of titans?