Later, Faf du Plessis (31) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (38) charged on the under-pressure RCB early on in the innings, piling up 59 runs in the first 6 overs. The 3-time champions were racing towards the target before Virat Kohli produced a moment of brilliance in the field. He showed supreme athleticsm, taking a forward-diving catch to stun Gaikwad, commentators, fans in the Sharjah Cricket Stadium and million watching the actions live from the comfort of their homes. However, that was nothing but just a blip in the run-chase which was competed by CSK with 11 balls to spare. 

"The wicket did slow down a bit. But I feel we left out 15-20 runs out there. 175 would've been a winning total. Didn't bowl consistently. Didn't show that much courage I guess with the ball. They bowled well in the back end of the innings, executed the slower balls and yorkers nicely. We spoke of areas we didn't want them to hit and we didn't do that. That little bit of X factor was missing in the first 5-6 overs. Got to get on that winning run again. This one is a bit more disappointing. The first one we just weren't in the game. Have to show more courage in crunch moments. This tournament goes by quickly," RCB said after the match.