Sarfaraz Khan proved to be the shining light in otherwise poor outing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their recent IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 5 in Bengaluru. It was a one-sided humiliation for the five-time IPL champions.
First, RCB posted 250/3 after being asked to bat first as Phil Salt made 46, Devdutt Padikkal made 50, Rajat Patidar made 48* and Tim David smashed 8 sixes in his 25-ball 70* knock. Then RCB bowlers blew away the CSK top order with Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma all falling for single-digit scores.
It was Sarfaraz Khan, who took the attack to RCB bowlers and smashed 50 in 25 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes, to give CSK innings some respectability. He single-handedly revived CSK innings in powerplay before being stumped by Jitesh Sharma off Krunal Pandya, with his team on 77/4 in 6.1 overs.
As he walked back, Kohli could be seen screaming out to him above the roar of the Chinnaswamy crowd. When Sarfaraz turned, the RCB star applauded and gave him a thumbs up, recognizing the terrific knock.
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CSK managed 207 runs as Prashant Veer made 43 and Jamie Overton added 37 runs. CSK have now lost all three of their matches in IPL 2026.
