IPL 2025: 52nd Match - RCB v CSK

Jacob Bethell flew off the blocks in the PowerPlay after CSK chose to bowl

Virat Kohli threw his bat around too in a fiery start

The duo added 97 runs off just 59 balls

Matheesha Pathirana picked two wickets and RCB struggled at the start of the death overs

Romario Shepherd sullied all the good work of CSK at the start of the death overs to smash a 14-ball 53 - the joint second-best half-century in IPL history

Ayush Mhatre gave RCB a run for their money by playing some incredible shots and keeping CSK on track in a big chase

He carried on after the PowerPlay too, as CSK tried to improve their middle-overs batting

Ravindra Jadeja managed his highest individual score in T20s as RCB began to lose control of the game

The two added 114 runs for the third wicket off 64 deliveries

Lungi Ngidi brought a twist in the death overs to dismiss Mhatre for 94 and Dewald Brevis for a first-ball duck

Eerily the game again came down to Dhoni v Dayal last over, which Dayal came out on top of once more

He dismissed Dhoni, gave away a no-ball six to Shivam Dube and then bowled three very good full deliveries to defend the total and secure RCB's two-run win