David hits eight sixes as RCB demolish CSK
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Tim David clubbed 70 off 25 balls as defending Indian Premier League champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru notched up back-to-back wins from their opening two games with a 43-run victory over Chennai Super Kings.
Australia's David hit eight sixes - including one over the roof at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium off Jamie Overton - and three fours in his knock at a strike-rate of 280 which helped RCB post a commanding 250-3.
Phil Salt (46), Devdutt Padikkal (50) and Rajat Patidar (48*) also made useful contributions as Overton claimed 1-42 for the Super Kings.
Kiwi seamer Jacob Duffy (2-58) then removed both CSK openers Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad for single-figure scores.
Sarfaraz Khan offered some hope with a half-century off 25 balls but at 84-5 in the seventh over CSK were running out of batters.
Overton biffed 36 off 16 balls before he was caught by substitute fielder Jacob Bethell at long-off and from that point the chase was forlorn.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished the pick of the RCB attack with 3-41 which took him past 200 wickets on the all-time list of IPL wicket-takers.
