RCB beat CSK by 27 runs to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs. 

Yash Dayal has dismissed MS Dhoni at a very crucial juncture in the match. CSK 190/7 in 19.2 Overs 

Mohammed Siraj dismissed Mitchell Santner for 3 off 4 balls. RCB 129/6 in 14.6 Overs

Rachin Ravindra has been run out by Lomror/Karthik for 61 off 37 balls. CSK 115/4 (12.6 Overs.  

Rachin Ravindra has smashed a half-century in the highly important match. CSK 110/3 in 20 overs

Lockie Ferguson dismissed Ajinkya Rahane for 33 off 22 balls. CSK 85/3 in 9.1 Overs

Rachin Ravindra and Ajinkya Rahane are forging a crucial partnership with each other after CSK lost two early wickets. 

Yash Dayal has dismissed Daryl Mitchell for 4 off 6 balls. CSK 19/2 in 2.2 Overs 

Ruturaj Gaikwad has been dismissed on the first ball of CSK's innings. RCB on top. 

RCB posted 218/5 in 20 overs. CSK will need 219 runs to win the match. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad dropped Cameron Green's catch. To run salt on the wound, the ball went for a four. 

After 15.1 overs, RCB have got to the total of 142. A score in excess of 200 is in reach. Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green are in the middle.

Faf du Plessis gets to his 50 in 35 balls. RCB reach the 100-run mark in 12 overs. RCB-106/3 after 11.3 overs.

RCB lose first wicket. Virat Kohli departs, misses out on a well-deserved 50. He goes after making 47 runs in 29 balls. Mitchell Santner got his wicket. RCB-78/1 after 10 overs.

After 6.4 overs, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have steered RCB to the 50 run mark. Kohli is batting on 28, whereas Faf has contrinuted 23 runs till now.

The match has been interrupted by rain. Kohli and Du Plessis were playing superbly but their momentum has been halted by rain.  

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have opened the batting for RCB, while Tushar Deshpande took the new ball for CSK.  

RCB Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (w), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj

CSK Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana

Moeen Ali will not feature for CSK and Mitchell Santner will take his place in the playing XI. 

CSK won the toss and opted to bowl first against RCB in the virtual knockout match. 

The weather in Bengaluru is not looking good. Covers are on the field but the pitch is not covered yet. 

Weather report: The chances of rain are very high in Bengaluru today with 87 percent prediction of showers and thunderstorms as per AccuWeather. 

The RCB vs CSK match is slated to be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match will begin at 7:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST.

The live streaming of the RCB vs CSK match will be available on JioCinema app and website. The live broadcast will be shown on Star Sports TV channels.
 

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