The Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their dominant race in the current edition of the IPL with an exciting victory for two points over Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. Invited to beat first, RCB posted a huge total of 213/5 in 20 Overs. Later, CSK almost crossed the line, but the Yash Dayal stimulator defended 15 points in the last and snatched a memorable victory for RCB. Apart from this exciting meeting, the match also experienced an interesting moment when the skipper of CSK MS Dhoni took the bat gauge from the referee on the field.
The incident took place in the 17th above CSK’s prosecution when Dhoni went to Bat after the dismissal of Lungi Ngidi. While Dhoni arrived, the referee released the gauge, but the CSK skipper was failed in the test. Seeing this, the legendary Guiche-Froide goalkeeper took the gauge the bat measured by itself.
Although the gauge did not cross the Dhoni battle, he has always obtained a sign of the referee on the ground to continue.
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Dhoni said – My bat is fine#Dhoni #Jadeja #Ayushmhatre #Romarioshepherd #Romario #RCBVSCSK #CSKVSRCB #Bhuvi #Pathirana #patidar #Viratkohli #Viratkohli 𓃵 #Msd #Kohli #virat #Chennai #CHenNAIPPERKINGS #Khaleel pic.twitter.com/ask4r06eeb– Pradeep Cricinfo (@pradeepcriricinfo) May 3, 2025
According to the rule, the equipment in the T20i play conditions document, a legal cricket bat must pass the gauge, the dimensions of which are: 2.68 inch total depth, 4.33 inches wide and 1.61 inches on board. The curve of a legal bat, according to the gauge, must be within 0.20 inches.
Speaking of the match, RCB rose to the top of the point table with this victory because they now have a total of 16 points after 11 games and are almost on the qualification of the qualifying series.
On the other hand, it was yet another sorrow for the five champions, which have already been eliminated from the race for the playoffs.
“When I entered the bat, with the type of deliveries and the necessary races, I felt that I should have converted a few more strokes to relieve the pressure. I take the blame. They went well to a good start, between the two, we removed it, but Romario Shepherd was brilliant during the presentation of the post-match matches.
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