Bengaluru, April 5 Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Asked to bat, Devdutt Padikkal scored 50 off 29 balls, while opener Philip Salt made 46 off 30 balls, setting the foundation.
Later, captain Rajat Patidar (48 off 19 balls) and Tim David (70 off 25 balls) smashed 99 runs in 36 balls, taking RCB to a massive 250 for 3, the highest total of this IPL season.
In reply, CSK were all out for 207 in 19.4 overs, with Sarfaraz Khan (50) and Prashant Veer (43) contributing the most.
Jacob Duffy (2/58), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/41), Krunal Pandya (2/36) and Abhinandan Singh (2/30) shared the wickets for RCB.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 250/3 in 20 overs (Tim David 70 not out, Devdutt Padikkal 50; Shivam Dube 1/30).
Chennai Super Kings: 207 all out in 19.4 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 50; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/41).