CSK vs RCB Man of the Match 2022: Who is the Man of the Match today IPL match between Chennai and Bangalore?

CSK vs RCB Man of the Match: The all-rounder from Chennai Super Kings won his maiden Indian Premier League match award tonight.

During the 22nd match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Navi Mumbai, Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 23 runs to get off the mark on the points table.

Chasing a 217-run target, all Royal Challengers could score in the powerplay was 42/3 losing the likes of Faf du Plessis (8), Virat Kohli (1) and Anuj Rawat (12) in the process.

Vital middle-order contributions from Shahbaz Ahmed (41), Dinesh Karthik (34) and Suyash Prabhudessai (34) did power Royal Challengers to 193/9 in 20 overs but they never looked like challenging the opposition in the death overs.

First win ku #WhistlePodu 🥳💛#CSKvRCB #Yellove 🦁 pic.twitter.com/VJtaA92h22

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 12, 2022

With bowling figures of 4-0-33-4, Super Kings spinner Maheesh Theekshana was the pick of their bowlers at the Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy tonight. Captain Ravindra Jadeja dismissed three batters as Super Kings’ spinners picked combined bowling figures of 8-0-72-7.

CSK vs RCB Man of the Match today IPL match

After being put in to bat first by Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis, Chennai scored 216/4 in 20 overs to register the highest innings total of the season. Coming on the back of four consecutive losses, the defending champions turned the tables on the back of a third-wicket 165-run partnership between opening batter Robin Uthappa (88) and all-rounder Shivam Dube (95*).

In between them, Uthappa and Dube hit 183 (96) with the help of nine fours and 17 sixes at a magnificent strike rate of 190.62. Dube, who scored more runs at a better strike rate whilst remaining unbeaten, was rightly adjudged the ‘Man of the Match’ on Tuesday.

“We were looking for the first win and I am happy to contribute. I am more focused this time on my basics. I spoke to the seniors and Mahi bhai [MS Dhoni] also helped me. He said let your skill take care. I wanted to time the ball well and stay still and maintain my balance,” Dube told Star Sports during the post-match presentation ceremony.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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