The prelude to tonight’s contest was a thriller. Last year, the two rivals faced off at this same venue, with RCB beating CSK by the barest of margins. The two-run win was set up by Yash Dayal’s stunning last over. The left-arm pacer defended 14 runs in the last over and dismissed MS Dhoni to consign the Super Kings to an agonising defeat. The young Ayush Mhatre announced himself with a brilliant 94, while the evergreen Ravindra Jadeja smashed an unbeaten 77, but all in vain. For RCB, Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell and Romario Shepherd struck fifties, helping their team to 213/5.