RCB vs CSK: “If Faf and Maxi had continued, they’d have won by the 18th over”- MS Dhoni’s Bold Comment After The Game

RCB vs CSK: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s skipper Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell played breathtaking knocks against Chennai Super Kings on April 17. After the RCB vs CSK game, MS Dhoni praised both the opposing batters and commented that if Faf and Maxwell had continued, RCB would have won by the 18th over.

Chennai Super Kings posted a mammoth total of 226-6 in their 20 overs and looked like they’ll win the game quite easily. However, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell took on the CSK bowling lineup and at one point they had brought Royal Challengers Bangalore much ahead in the game.

Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell stitched a 126-run partnership for the third wicket at a blistering rate while the CSK bowlers had no idea how to stop them. By the end of the 12th over, RCB had a score of 141-2 and was much ahead of the asking run rate.

“If Faf and Maxi had continued, they’d have won by the 18th over, so you need to get engrossed with the process, know what is the bowling change, what can I do from which end, what is really happening, if something has really changed,” MS Dhoni said in the post-match press conference.

RCB vs CSK: “You want to get extra runs on the Chinnaswamy wicket” – MS Dhoni

“When you come here, you know it’s a wicket and there is dew in the early part of the IPL. You want to get extra runs but you want to keep it as a thought you want to start well and then look to alter [to reach] what you have in your mind,” Dhoni discussed after the RCB vs CSK game.

The RCB skipper smashed 62 runs off just 33 deliveries including 5 fours and 4 maximums and took on the CSK bowlers right from the word go. On the other hand, Maxwell scored a brilliant 36-ball 76 including 3 fours and 8 monstrous sixes with an exceptional strike rate of 211.11.

While the two RCB batters played wonderful knocks, the MS Dhoni-led side made a comeback after getting rid of them in consecutive overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s middle order failed to deliver as per the need of the situation as they fell short by 8 runs in the RCB vs CSK game.