11:36pm That will be a wrap from us for tonight. We will be back at it tomorrow as the Punjab Kings take on the Kolkata Knight Riders. Until then, from Sudeep, Thilak and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!

Tim David, Player of the Match: (On his innings) Very pleased - does not always happen that way. The skipper was smoking it, and I just took some balls off him - it was super fun. I do not change my game much, but I have confidence from all the prep I do. Going in to bat with Jitesh and Shepherd behind me really gives me confidence. Lot of prep we do here. Nice to work with DK - he is an experienced player in these conditions. Have been in the IPL for a few years. With that prep, you don't put pressure on yourself to perform.

Rajat Patidar, RCB captain: It feels great. Initially, ball was stopping a bit. The way Phil and Kohli played, it was superb. I enjoyed a lot of sixes (towards the end) from the non-striker's end. My mindset was clear - to put pressure on the bowler, and wanted to hit sixes. He (David) is a specialist, and one of the best finishers. He is consistent and one of the best finishers I have ever seen. (On David's 106m six) I was just looking at the ball. They (Krunal and Suyash) are wicket-taking bowlers. The way Suyash came and bowled those four beautiful overs, it was great. Whenever I come under pressure, I look to KP (Krunal Pandya) and I have that much belief in him. Everyone is looking great and in a good mindset, and looking forward to the next game.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain: (On scoring more than 200 eventually) I was also a little surprised, to be honest. Great fight by Sarfaraz, Overton, Veer and to some extent, Dube. If I would have contributed more, maybe it could have been different. It (the loss) was definitely on me today. (On David's innings) Almost got a wicket of him but it was an illegal delivery. After that, he smacked it all around the park. Hats off to him. (On if they should have had powerplay wickets) We would have had, if we would have taken an early chance of Kohli. We would have had momentum. We still had the game in our hands till the 13-14th over (but let momentum slip after it).

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: (On the pitch and his plans) It was a tricky surface. Few balls stopped and then suddenly you felt it was a good wicket to bat on. We stuck to our basics. The ground was very heavy. I was cramping as well, was trying to keep the plan simple (and bowl it into the pitch). Not an easy ground to defend or bowl, but (the way we are bowling), it is coming off well. (On David's knock) I was not sure whether to be happy or worried because we had to bowl next (smiles).

11:15pm Another comfortable RCB win over CSK. Just like when these sides met at the start of the 2025 edition. CSK always had a mountain to climb and their top order crumbled under pressure, with none of Gaikwad, Mhatre and Samson finding their range. Sarfaraz counter-punched, as did Veer, but those knocks, plus Dube and Overton's cameos, were reduced to footnotes and consolatory efforts.

RCB were good for most parts, even if they let CSK get past 200. Duffy and Bhuvneshwar set the ball rolling early, with Suyash also doing his bit through the middle. Their bowling attack looks largely well-rounded and in these early stages, they have cast themselves as one of the teams to beat.