With two wins from two matches, RCB have climbed to the No.1 spot in the points table. Chennai have lost three in three and are in 10th place.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in match No.11 of the Indian Premier League 2026. Although CSK reached 207 in reply to RCB’s total of 250/3, the early loss of wickets resulted in their third successive defeat in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League 2026.
Sanju Samson (9), Ruturaj Gaikwad (7), Ayush Mhatre (1) and Kartik Sharma (6) returned to the dressing room without putting the bowlers under pressure. It was Sarfaraz Khan who kept the five-time champions in the run chase, but his dismissal ended the Super Kings’ chances. He faced 25 balls to score 50 runs, with the help of 8 boundaries and 2 maximums.
Shivam Dube smashed 2 fours and 1 six in his knock of 18 runs, but even he couldn’t convert his start into a big total.
Chennai’s new signing Prashant Veer showed his talent, adding 43 runs to the total. He hit 6 fours and 1 six in 29 balls while the English all-rounder Jamie Overton accumulated 16-ball 37, packed with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes.
Anshul Kamboj remained unbeaten on 19. For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets, while Jacob Duffy, Krunal Pandya, and Abhinandan Singh added two scalps each to their bowling figures.
Earlier, all RCB batters were among the runs. Virat Kohli (28 off 18) and Phil Salt (46 off 30) were impressive. Devdutt Padikkal’s 50 runs in 29 balls allowed the franchise to dominate the opposite numbers. He smashed 5 fours and 2 sixes.
The real carnage started when Tim David joined hands with captain Rajat Patidar. David scored 70 not out in 25 balls, with the help of 8 sixes and 3 fours. Patidar struck 6 maximums and 1 boundary in his knock of 48 runs in 19 balls.
Full Scorecard – RCB vs CSK Match 11 IPL 2026, April 5
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 250 for 3 (David 70*, Paddikal 50, Patidar 48*, Dube 1-30) beat Chennai Super Kings 207 (Sarfaraz 50, Veer 43, Bhuvneshwar 3-41, Abhinandan 2-30) by 43 runs
Match Highlights & Key Moments
Tim David was clean bowled by Anshul Kamboj on the fifth delivery of the 18th over, but it was declared a no-ball after the third umpire found that the CSK pacer had overstepped. David was on 29 runs then.
The collapse of Chennai Super Kings’ top order also impacted their chances. The third reason was RCB’s rampage in the last five overs, with the reigning champions adding 97 runs.
Player of the Match
Tim David was named the Player of the Match for his contribution of 70 runs.
Tim David went on a rampage as RCB scored 97 runs from the last five overs to reach 250/3 in their allotted 20 overs. He hit 8 sixes, with one of those going out of the M Chinnaswamy stadium on April 5. Playing against the Chennai Super Kings, the right-handed batter amassed an unbeaten 70 runs off 25 balls, which also included 3 boundaries. On the last ball of the 19th over, David smashed it over deep mid-wicket, with the ball sailing over the roof of the stadium, leaving Chennai bowler Jamie Overton.
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