In the Qualifier 1 match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai won the toss and elected to field first. Chennai scored 177-4 in 19.4 overs with Suresh Raina scoring 73 runs. In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 175-4 in their 20 overs with Virat Kohli scoring an unbeaten 70. Chennai won the match by 6 wickets with Suresh Raina named man of the match for his innings.