RCB has qualified for the playoffs by defeating CSK by 27 runs.
The 68th exciting match of the ongoing IPL season was played yesterday on 18th May between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings (RCB vs CSK) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match, RCB team captain Faf du Plessis has taken an excellent catch, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast.
It is noteworthy that in this match held at Chinnaswamy ground yesterday, when CSK came out to chase the target of 219 runs given by RCB, in the 15th over of their innings, Mitchell Santner, who was on strike, played a sharp shot off the ball of Mohammed Siraj.
But during this time, Faf, who was fielding towards mid-on on the field, ran backwards, jumped in the air and took this excellent catch with just one hand. Everyone was stunned to see this catch in the stadium.
Watch the video of this brilliant catch taken by Faf du Plessis.
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On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, RCB has made it to the playoffs of the ongoing season by defeating CSK by 27 runs. Batting first after losing the toss, RCB scored a total of 218 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For RCB, Virat Kohli scored 47 runs, Faf du Plessis scored 54 runs, Rajat Patidar scored 41 runs and Cameron Green scored 38* runs.
So when CSK set out to chase the target of 219 runs set by RCB, it could score only 191 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs, and lost the match by 27 runs. For CSK, Rachin Ravindra played a brilliant inning of 61 runs, while Ajinkya Rahane scored 33 runs. However, Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten after scoring 42* runs, but he could not lead his team to victory.