Maxwell is caught by Dhoni off Theekshana’s delivery! The ball was sent high up in the air, and Dhoni signaled to Theekshana to keep his distance while he positioned himself underneath it and took a safe catch. Theekshana celebrated by performing the bow and arrow gesture.
Maxwell attempted to slog-sweep the carrom ball from Theekshana, which had a speed of 104.2kph, but ended up slicing it high in the air. Although Maxwell’s impressive innings has come to an end, Dhoni had a word with the umpire after the wicket, likely related to the spider cam.
Dhoni takes another safe catch as du Plessis is dismissed by Moeen Ali! Du Plessis attempted a slogsweep, but only managed to get a big top edge that sent the ball high up in the air. Dhoni positioned himself near the square leg region, tracked the ball, and secured the catch. Although Moeen conceded 13 runs in the over, he managed to remove the RCB captain.
It was another high-scoring match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, as CSK posted a formidable total of 226 runs on the board. Conway’s outstanding knock of 83, combined with quickfire innings from Dube, Rahane, Rayudu, and Moeen, propelled CSK to their second-highest total of the season.
In response, RCB lost two wickets in the first two overs, with CSK’s Impact Player taking out Kohli in the very first over. At 15/2, Maxwell joined Faf du Plessis, and the two overseas players launched a fierce assault on the CSK bowlers. They mercilessly attacked every bowler, stitching together a 126-run partnership for the third wicket.
With 86 runs required off the last eight overs, the game was in the balance until Theekshana broke the partnership by dismissing Maxwell with a well-directed delivery. Du Plessis, who had been dropped twice, followed him in the next over, falling to Moeen.
Pathirana and Deshpande were then brought on to bowl in the death overs, and they held their nerves, despite conceding a few wides, to help CSK seal a crucial victory. MSD would be pleased with the overall performance of his team.