IPL 2018, CSK vs RCB: 5 talking points

#3 Tim Southee impresses with the bat but flops with the ball

Southee was very expensive with the ball today

RCB were 85/6 when Tim Southee came in to bat. Within the blink of an eye, they were 89/8. There was a good chance that RCB might not even reach 100. However, Southee played some brilliant shots and scored 36 from 26 deliveries to take them to 127/9.

With the ball, Southee conceded 9 runs from his first over before bowling an economical second over from which he conceded only 5 runs. However, his third over turned out to be very expensive as he conceded 16 runs from it that included two fours and a six from Ambati Rayudu. Southee was not called to bowl another over.