Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre’s 94 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 77 not out went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped Chennai Super Kings by two runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Chasing 214, scored 211 for 5 in their 20 overs.
Mhatre scored a 48-ball 94 with five sixes and nine fours while adding 114 runs with Jadeja (77 not out off 45 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) for the second wicket.
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Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Rajat Patidar celebrates after the team won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Saturday, May 3, 2025. (PTI Photo) For , Lungi Ngidi returned with figures of 3/30.
Earlier, half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55), (62) and Romario Shepherd (53 not out) took RCB to 213 for five.
While Bethell and Kohli put on 97 runs for the opening wicket to set a platform, Shepherd blasted four fours and six sixes to make 53 not out off only 14 balls, recording the fastest fifty of the season and joint second-fastest overall.
For CSK, Matheesha Pathirana found his rhythm and lengths to return 3-0-36-3.
Brief scores:
RCB: 213 for 5 in 20 overs (Jacob Bethell 55, Virat Kohli 62, Romario Shepherd 53 not out; Matheesha Pathirana 3/36).
CSK: 211 for 5 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 94, Ravindra Jadeja 77 not out; Lungi Ngidi 3/30).
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