IPL 2023: Conway's match-winning knock, Faf and Maxwell's brutal counterattack and other key moments from RCB-CSK clash

Apr 18, 2023 - 04:30

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IPL 2023: Conway's match-winning knock, Faf and Maxwell's brutal counterattack and other key moments from RCB-CSK clash

Chennai Super Kings managed to bounce back from the narrow defeat against the Rajasthan Royals at home last week with a victory over southern rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.

The RCB vs CSK rivalry is perhaps the fiercest in the history of the Indian Premier League alongside that between Chennai and five-time champions Mumbai Indians, and this was the first time in four years that the two sides were locking horns in a venue that was not either in the UAE or in Maharashtra.

And the game certainly did live up to its expectations of being a cracker of a contest at a packed Chinnaswamy where, for a change, there was more yellow in the stands than red.

In Photos: CSK defeat RCB by eight runs in front of a sold-out Chinnaswamy

Chennai’s eight-run victory over Bangalore in the high-scoring contest at the batting paradise that is Chinnaswamy takes the MS Dhoni-led side to the third spot on the points table, while Bangalore remain static at seventh though they will most certainly be overtaken by the winner of the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians on Tuesday.

As we look back at the events of the 24th match of the season, we bring to you five top moments from the contest:

Conway leads the way

Devon Conway is in roaring form with the bat at the moment, with the Chennai Super Kings opener smashing a second-consecutive half-century. While he was relatively sedate in his 38-ball 50 against the Rajasthan Royals last week, he was a different beast against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday, smashing six fours and as many sixes in a 45-ball 83 and forging valuable partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube to help CSK overcome a slow start and post the second-highest total of the season, one that would prove a winning total in the end.

Dube’s towering sixes

Shivam Dube had been guilty of getting dismissed after getting off to promising starts until smashing a 25-ball half-century — his first of the season and fourth overall in the IPL — against the Royal Challengers on Monday.