Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 35, IPL 2018

CSK won the toss and chose to bowl in humid conditions. Both teams made three changes each.

Playing his first game this season, Parthiv Patel compiled a fifty which proved to be a key factor in RCB posting a respectable total.

Ravindra Jadeja halted RCB's progress after the powerplay with three( Kohli, Parthiv Patel and Mandeep Singh) quick wickets

RCB kept losing wickets at regular intervals and could only manage to post 127 on the board

Tim Southee scored a 26-ball 36 towards the end to help RCB post a decent total on the board

Chasing 128, CSK lost Watson early to a pacy full ball from Umesh Yadav.

The partnership between Rayudu and Raina after the loss of Watson helped CSK stay ahead of the asking rate

Needing 22 from the last 3 overs, Dhoni belted Chahal for 3 sixes to seal the deal for CSK. With this win, CSK reclaimed the top spot.