The Chennai Super Kings recorded their seventh win of this year's Indian Premier League at the expense of the Royal Challengers Bangalore this afternoon.
The Super Kings batted first and after opener Brendon McCullum had been dismissed for 20, Suresh Raina took command.
The left-hander made 52 runs off just 46 balls before he was trapped lbw by Harshal Patel.
It was then left to skipper MS Dhoni (29) and Faf du Plessis (24) to make solid contributions, which took the Super Kings to 148 from their 20 allotted overs.
In response, it seemed that the Challengers were on course for victory until Virat Kohli was run out by Dwayne Bravo for 48.
AB de Villiers (21) and Dinesh Karthik (23) also helped to push their side on, but they ultimately ran out of wickets and time when Iqbal Abdulla was caught in the deep by Bravo in the final over.
It meant that the Super Kings had won the encounter, which sends them top of the table, by 24 runs.
Liam Apicella
