Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has become the first team to win two consecutive matches in the Indian Premier League this season. RCB beat Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs at the same ground on Friday. RCB won against Chennai for the first time since 2008 at their home ground.

RCB, who have never won the title in the previous 17 editions of IPL, defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets in the first match. RCB will now face Gujarat Titans for the first time on Wednesday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

After losing the toss, RCB, invited to bat, scored 196 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. RCB became the first team to defend below 200 runs this season and stopped Chennai with a score of 146-8. 

opener Phil Salt scored 32 runs off 16 balls to give RCB an aggressive start. He hit 5 fours and 1 six in Sokram. But the rest of RCB's innings did not stay accordingly. Another opener Virat 

Kohli could score only 31 runs in 30 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Both were dismissed by Devrehate spinner Noor Ahmed. Devdutt Padikal played 14 balls and scored 27 runs with 2 fours and a six. 

Captain Rajat Patidar's half-century innings made RCB a challenging target. He scored 51 runs off 32 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. He got life for 17 runs the first time and then he avoided getting out three times. 

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Ahmed bowled Lim Livingstone for 10 runs in 9 balls and dominated the game by dismissing Jyesh Sharma. Sharma scored 12 runs in 6 balls. Ahmed, who took 3 wickets in the first match, took 7 wickets in the 2 matches and is leading the list of highest wicket takers. Tim David hit 3 sixes off Sam Curran in the last over of the innings and scored 22 runs unbeaten. Apart from Ahmed, Mathisa Pathirana from Chennai took 2 wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs and Khalil Ahmed and Ravichandran Ashwin took 1 wicket each. 

Among the first five batters of Chennai who came in response, Rahul Tripathi was dismissed for 5, captain Rituraj Gaikwad for zero, Deepak Hooda for 4 and Karan for 8 runs. Jessel Hazlewood dismissed Tripathi and Gaekwad in his first over. Opener Rachin Ravindra scored 41 runs with 6 fours off 31 balls. Yash Dayal almost ended Chennai's hopes of a return to the game by dismissing Ravindra and 'Impact Player' Shivam Duve in the 12th over. Dubey scored 19 runs in 15 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. 

Ravindra Jadeja scored 25 runs off 19 balls with 2 fours and 1 six and Ashwin scored 11 runs. Once again, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who surprised everyone by batting at number nine, scored an unbeaten 30 runs in 16 balls. He hit 2 sixes and 1 four off Krunal Pandye in the last over. With this innings Dhoni 4