Blasts From the Past: Top 5 CSK Vs RCB Encounters in IPL

Blasts From the Past: Top 5 CSK Vs RCB Encounters in IPL: When it comes to the South Indian Derby, the first thing that comes into the mind of a Cricket fanatic is the clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. For the past few years, there have been 17 clashes between these two teams and CSK holds the upper hand by being victorious in 9 of them while RCB ended up on the winning side on 7 occasions, while one match was abandoned. Tonight’s clash is going to be a cracker and notably, we can expect for some pure cricketing actions. Till the match starts, let us have a tour to the blasts from the past. Here goes the list of the TOP 5 CSK Vs RCB encounters from the past. 1. CSK Vs. RCB at Chennai, 2013: CSK Vs. RCB at Chennai, 2013. (Photo Source: BCCI) Can anyone imagine a match where both teams end up celebrating victory after the last ball of the match is bowled? Well, definitely not but such was the scene in the thrilling encounter between the two teams in 2013. Batting first on a track tilted in favour of the batsmen, RCB managed to post a total of 165 runs on the board, courtesy of a superb cameo from AB de Villiers. In reply, CSK kept on losing wickets but victory never seemed out of reach for them. Ultimately with things getting down to the wire, it was 2 required off the last ball when RP Singh bowled a bouncer outside off, which Ravindra Jadeja managed to upper cut and eventually the ball was caught in the third man region. RCB men erupted in triumph when it was noticed that umpire had signalled the delivery as a no ball, thus leading to CSK’s victory. Match Summary – RCB: 165/6 in 20 overs(De Villiers 64, Morris 3/40) CSK: 166/6 in 19.5 overs (Jadeja 38*, Rampaul 3/31) 2. RCB Vs. CSK at Bangalore, 2012: CSK chased 206 against RCB. (Photo Source: AFP) This match has went down as perhaps one of the most twisting games in the history of IPL. Opting to bat first, RCB posed a threatening target of 206 runs for CSK to chase on a batting paradise at the Chinnaswamy stadium, courtesy of the big Jamaican, who smashed a blistering knock of 68 runs off just 35 deliveries. To add to the twist, 5 wickets fell in for RCB in the last 7 deliveries of their innings. In reply, CSK looked to be threatening right from the start by the aid of a thunderous innings from Faf du Plessis to set up the mood. But with 43 runs required off the last 2 overs, things looked pretty much out of reach for CSK when Albie Morkel brought the twist in favour of CSK. He smacked young Kohli for 28 runs (3 sixes and 2 fours) in the 19th with 15 runs required off the last over, it was Bravo’s turn to act, which was followed by a match winning boundary by Ravindra Jadeja to put a final nail to the RCB coffin. Match Summary – RCB: 205/8 in 20 overs (Gayle 68, A Morkel 2/37) CSK – 208/5 in 20 overs (Du Plessis 71, Muralitharan 3/21) 3. CSK Vs. RCB at Chennai, 2008: It was yet another thrilling encounter between CSK and RCB and the low scoring essence added to it’s cause. Batting first, RCB struggled to find their momentum and were restricted to a score of only 126 in their full quota of 20 overs. After encountering a blistering start to their innings, CSK were poised at 60/0 at the end of 9 overs, courtesy of a destructive yet sensible start from the CSK opening pair. But things started to mould since then and RCB got back their confidence to make a comeback. Wickets kept falling and a lethal spinning spell from spin legend Anil Kumble secured victory for the visitors. CSK were restricted to only 112. It was perhaps one of the lowest scores successfully defended till date. Match Summary – RCB: 126/8 in 20 overs (Rahul Dravid 47, A Morkel 4/32) CSK: 112/8 in 20 overs (S Fleming 45, Anil Kumble 3/14) 4. CSK Vs. RCB, 2014 at Ranchi: CSK Vs. RCB, 2014 at Ranchi. (Photo Source: BCCI) Yet another instance of how much of entertainment low scoring matches could afford to produce. Batting first on a spin dominated track, CSK somehow managed to put up a somewhat competitive score of 138 runs on the board. But things were not meant to be seemingly easy for RCB owing to the fact that CSK possessed an extraordinary spinning attack led by Ashwin. Even Gayle’s score read- 46 runs off 50 balls. This can be enough to portray the wicket’s condition. Finally with over 10 runs required in the last over, it was Yuvraj Singh who took RCB home with 1 ball to spare. Match Summary – CSK: 138/4 in 20 overs (Raina 62, V Aaron 2/29) RCB: 142/5 in 19.5 overs (Gayle 46, Ashwin 4/16) 5. CSK Vs. RCB, 2011 Qualifier at Mumbai: CSK Vs. RCB, 2011 Qualifier at Mumbai. (Photo Source: Associated Press) It was back in 2011 when both the teams were having high times in IPL. Batting first, RCB managed to pose a par score with 175 runs on the board, courtesy of a swaggering knock from Kohli. In reply, CSK looked to be in the chase but never held the upper hand in the game. Finally, things went down to the wire with 33 runs required of the last 2 overs. Things were not meant to be easy for CSK either but it was Raina and Morkel show for them. 3 sixes were hit in the penultimate over reducing the chase to 13 off the last over. Vettori came in to bowl the last over and got hammered and CSK won the match with 2 balls to spare. Surely, the fate took a U-turn in this match. Match Summary – RCB: 175/4 in 20 overs (Kohli 70, Bollinger 1/20) CSK: 177/4 in 19.4 overs (Raina 73, Zaheer Khan 2/31)