Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs in their Indian Premier League match on Monday. Set an imposing target of 227, RCB looked on course until the departure of Glenn Maxwell (76 off 36 balls) and skipper Faf du Plessis (62 off 33) in quick succession.
The duo added 126 runs for the third wicket to raise hopes of an RCB victory. Earlier, CSK scored 226 for six after being asked to bat first.
With the win, CSK rose to the third spot while RCB remained at the seventh spot. Rajasthan Royals continued to lead the points table. Orange and Purple Cap RCB skipper Faf du Plessis leads the highest run-scorers' table with a tally of 259 runs in five games.
RCB's Virat Kohli is sixth in the list with a tally of 220 runs. CSK bowler Tushar Deshpande is now fifth in the list of highest wicket-takers with 10 wickets.