Bangalore: Chennai Super Kings returned to winning ways with a convincing eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here yesterday.
Coming into the match, Super Kings were on a three-match losing streak.
However, an unbeaten 75-run partnership between captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (49 not out) and Faf du Plessis (54 not out) helped Super Kings overhaul Royal Challengers score of 154 for six with more than two overs to spare.
Chennai scored 160 for two in 17.4 overs and the win took them to 18 points, two behind league leaders Kings XI Punjab.
West Indies’ Dwayne Smith started the carnage smashing 34 runs off just 17 balls. Smith and du Plessis shared a 57-run opening partnership off 26 balls to set Chennai on their way.
Suresh Raina (18) played well but was coaxed into playing an ambitious shot off the bowling of India team-mate Yuvraj Singh.
IANS
