WATCH | Fans burst crackers, chant ‘Kohli, Kohli’ after RCB's playoff qualification. Netizens say ‘win the trophy first’
Who won yesterday's IPL match? Top highlights of last night's RCB vs CSK match Almost everyone in the RCB batting line-up fired, including skipper Faf du Plessis, opener Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green and Dinesh Karthik. However, RCB needed to beat CSK by 17 runs or more to qualify for the play-off stage, meaning that the actual total on the board was 201 for CSK to chase. An all-round bowling performance from RCB rattled the CSK batting line-up, who were restricted to 129/6 after 15 overs.
However, some fine death over batting from MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja helped CSK to a point where they could see themselves in the play-offs, needing 17 runs off the last over. But pacer Yash Dayal got the better of the CSK veteran, dismissing Dhoni in the final over to secure a 27-run win for his side. RCB players looked overjoyed and almost in shock after securing a berth in the playoff stages.
Notably, RCB had won 6 games on a trot after being almost ruled off from this year's playoff stages and some experts even suggesting that they focus on next year's IPL. More than the players, RCB's loyal fans were overjoyed with the victory and could be seen cheering for their team on the Bengaluru roads soon after the match. A video shared by the official RCB handle sees, fans piling on the sides of the roads in Benglauru to get a glimpse of their favourite stars at 1:30pm in the night.
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