37th match of 2015 IPL season 8 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Electing to bat first, Chennai put 148 runs with SK raina's 52 runs. Bangalore could not chase small totals and all out scoring just 124 runs in 19.4 overs and lost the match by 24 runs. Virat Kohli played good inning of 48 runs for RCB but not enough to reach CSK score. SK Raina declared man of the match for his good inning of 52 runs for Chennai.
Earlier, Chennai won the toss and elected to bat first. Opting to bat first, Chennai could not made batter start and lost SPD Smith early for a duck in very forst over. BB McCullum also failed today and made only 20 runs. SK Raina came in middle and took charge in hand with F du Plessis and played usful inning of 52 runs for Chennai. F du Plessis also made very well 24 runs before lost his wicket. In later overs MS Dhoni played some good cricket and put Chennai on 148 runs in 20 overs.
Following target of 149 runs, Bangalore also failed to made goos start and lost NJ Maddinson scoring just 4 runs. V Kohli and AB de Villiers took charge in hand but, AB de Villiers falls after scoring 21 runs. Mandeep Singh also got run out quickly. KD Karthik joined with Kohli and played sensible cricket for RCB. Skipper unfortunately got brilliently run out by DJ Bravo in his own bowling and change the momentum of the match. Kohli made very well 48 runs. KD Karthik also got out on very second ball and RCB were in big trouble. Other middle and lower order batsmen could not hold the nerves well and Bangalore lost the match by 24 runs in 19.4 overs.
Man of the match : SK Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
Points - Chennai Super Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
