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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) got back to winning ways and keep their playoff hopes alive as they beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 13 runs in Match 49 of IPL 2022. After putting 173 on the board, RCB bowlers showed a collective performance as they restricted Chennai to 160 in their 20 overs. Josh Hazlewood was the star for RCB with his economical spell and the crucial wicket of MS Dhoni.

Harshal Patel also chipped in with three wickets. Glenn Maxwell also helped RCB's cause as the off-spinner took two big wickets in the form of Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu and only conceded 22 runs. Meanwhile, Shahbaz Ahmed and Wanindu Hasaranga took one wicket each to support the other bowlers.

For CSK, Devon Conway scored a brilliant half-century (56 off 37 balls) and kept CSK in the chase till he was there. Moeen Ali also played a handy knock of 34 but it came too late. Earlier, Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror helped RCB reach a respectable total as the duo aggregated some quick runs in the last few overs.

As RCB registered a win after three consecutive losses and keep themselves in the race to the playoffs and CSK are almost knocked out, Twitter users shared their emotions. Have a look at the tweets from the game here: