• Table-topping Bengaluru thrash Chennai

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    The Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed the Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs on Friday for a second win in this year’s IPL.

    Chasing 197, Chennai wilted despite a late cameo by veteran MS Dhoni who clubbed 30 runs off 16 balls, batting low down at nine in the order.Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood, who finished with 3-21 in his four overs, and skipper Rajat Patidar’s 32-ball 51, sealed Bengaluru’s comfortable victory.

    Patidar, who is hoping to force his way into the India T20I team, was well-supported by teammates with openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli both making scores in the thirties in a total of 196-7.

    Chennai lost early wickets to Hazlewood and India veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who finished with 1-20 in his three overs.

    Hazlewood removed Rahul Tripathi (five) and Chennai skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (nought) in the second over of the innings.

    Deepak Hooda (four) was then dismissed by Kumar in the fifth over to leave the home team reeling at 26-3.

    Yash Dayal took 2-18 in his three overs with England’s Liam Livingstone finishing with 2-28 in four overs of spin.

    India duo Ravindra Jadeja (25) and Shivam Dube (19) put up some resistance before Chennai limped to 146-8.

    Earlier, Kohli made a scrappy 30-ball 31 with the Indian superstar and Salt (32), falling to Afghanistan leg-spinner Noor Ahmad.

    Noor was the most impressive of all the Chennai bowlers and finished with an impressive 3-36 in his four overs.

    Devdutt Padikkal (27) and Tim David, with an eight-ball 22, also played important roles to boost the visitors’ total.

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