CSK, Bangalore victors
Opener Chris Gayle struck an unbeaten 49 to complement an impressive display by his bowling colleagues as Royal Challengers scored an easy seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in their Pepsi Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.
RCB captain Virat Kohli sent the opposition in after winning the toss and his bowlers responded brilliantly by dismissing the Royals for just 117 in 19.4 overs on a Chinnaswamy track which appeared to be batting-friendly.
Pacers did most of the damage during the Royals innings as the visitors slumped to their lowest total in this season so far.
The home side stuttered for a while in their chase with three wickets falling in quick succession before overhauling the small target.
In Kolkata, a mesmerising all-round performance by Ravindra Jadeja inspired Chennai Super Kings to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets at the Eden Gardens.
Chasing a 120-run target, the Super Kings seemed to lose the plot when they lost a flurry of wickets.
However, Jadeja showed his worth with a remarkable display of batting to lead his side to victory with three boundaries and as many sixes.
SCORES IN BRIEF
RAJASTHAN: 117 all out in 19.4 overs (Dravid 35, Binny 33, Rahane 14; Singh 3-13, Vinay Kumar 3-18, Rampaul 2-19)
BANGALORE: 123 for 3 in 17.5 overs (Gayle 49 not out, Tiwary 25 not out, Dilshan 25; Watson 2-11)
Result: Bangalore won by 7 wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Vinay Kumar.
KOLKATA: 119 for 9 in 20 overs (Gambhir 25, Pathan 25, Das 19, Tiwary 13, Narine 13; Jadeja 3-20, Ashwin 2-21)
CHENNAI: 124 for 6 in 19.1 overs (Hussey 40, Jadeja 36 not out, Ashwin 11; Pathan 1-9, Senanayake 1-18)
Result: Chennai won by 4 wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Ravindra Jadeja.
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