IPL 2022: Shivam Dube, Robin Uthappa And Maheesh Theekshana Set Up CSK’s 23-Run Over RCB | Cricket Information

Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa’s scintillating strokeplay was once complemented through a stellar efficiency from the spinners as Chennai Tremendous Kings notched up a 23-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore to open their account within the 15th IPL on Tuesday. Invited to bat, Dube (95 no longer out) and Uthappa (88 off 50 balls) conjured up commanding unbeaten half-centuries, smashing 17 sixes and nine fours between them en path to a 165-run stand — the entire best possible for the 3rd wicket and the best possible of this season — to take CSK to an impressive 216 for 4.

In answer, RCB was once limited to 193 for 9, with younger spinner Maheesh Theekshana (4/33) and skipper Ravindra Jadeja (3/39) operating rebellion with seven wickets between them in CSK’s 200th IPL recreation.

With this win, the protecting champions in spite of everything snapped their 4 tournament shedding streak, whilst for Bangalore, it was once simply their 2d loss in 5 suits.

Chasing an incredible 217, RCB misplaced skipper Faf du Plessis (8), who turned into Theekshana’s first sufferer and star-batter Virat Kohli (1), who was once got rid of through Mukesh Choudhary, throughout the first 5 overs.

In-form Anuj Rawat (12) too fell throughout the power-play after being trapped in entrance of the wicket through Theekshana.

The 21-year-old spinner from Sri Lanka, who was once picked for Rs 70 lakh within the mega public sale, then wiped clean up debutant Suyash Prabhudessai (34) and Shahbaz Ahmed (41), who attempted to take the sport deep with their fast 60-run stand off 33 balls.

Theekshana castled Prabhudessai, after the ball beat the interior edge and crashed into the center stump after which used the carrom ball to push aside Ahmed and cap off a match-winning spell underneath the lighting.

Dinesh Karthik did create a scare along with his 14-ball 34, however that was once too little and too past due as CSK heaved a sigh of reduction with their first issues at the board.

Initially, Dube and Uthappa feasted at the RCB assault, smashing scintillating half-centuries.

Previous, invited to bat, Uthappa and Dube confirmed their six hitting prowess as they rallied the innings after CSK was once reeling at 36 for two.

Whilst Uthappa’s knock was once studded with 9 sixes and 4 barriers, Dube additionally hit 8 sixes and 5 fours in his unbeaten 46-ball knock.

Each Dube and Uthappa posted their best possible IPL rankings to arrange the tournament for protecting champions CSK, who’re reeling from 4 directly losses and are nonetheless in search of their first win this season.

Uthappa took time to settle and fetched his first boundary best within the 5th over, a lower shot off Mohammed Siraj (0/37), sooner than clobbering Akash Deep (0/58) for his first most within the subsequent over.

Uthappa and Dube then upped the ante as they hammered a boundary every off Deep after which the lanky left-handed batter introduced into Glenn Maxwell (0/29) for his first six over long-on.

The carnage began from the 11th over because the duo went hammer and tongs and CSK cruised to 133 for two within the 15th over, with 73 runs coming within the 5 overs.

Dube was once brutal on Wanindu Hasaranga (2/35), who bled 13 runs, within the 11th over.

Uthappa and Dube spared no bowler with the previous putting 3 sixes off Maxwell within the 13th over as CSK collected 19 runs.

Proceeding the onslaught, the duo punished Deep within the 15th over, because it was once raining barriers and sixes right here.

Uthappa stepped up the assault after his fifty and introduced into Siraj, hitting him for 2 sixes and a 4 within the 17th over, the place 18 runs got here.

Deep once more confronted Dube’s brunt, conceding two sixes and a boundary within the 18th over, as 200 seemed drawing close. Deep bled 24 runs within the 18th over.

Uthappa ignored a meriting hundred as he fell within the penultimate over which yielded 14 runs after which Dube compounded the bowling staff’s woes through hitting two sixes within the ultimate over to complete the innings in taste.

CSK misplaced Ruturaj Gaikwad (17) and Moeen Ali (3) cost effectively. However then it was once the Uthappa and Dube display.

RCB badly ignored the services and products of Harshal Patel, who had left the bio-bubble following the loss of life of his sister on Saturday.

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The RCB avid gamers wore black armbands within the tournament to turn team spirit with Patel and his circle of relatives.

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