The rivalry between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seemed to have crossed a line during the IPL 2026 match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 5, Sunday. In a video going viral on social media, a few fans were seen waving jail-type outfits with MS Dhoni’s jersey number of 7 written on them along with 2016-2017.
Why were RCB fans waving jail-type jerseys at the Chinnaswamy Stadium?
The reason behind the black stripe and white jersey with No.7 and 2016-2017 due to the Super Kings getting banned for those many years from playing in the cash-rich league. The match-fixing and betting controversy and the lawsuit stemming in the Supreme Court, costing the franchise’s brand as it came down to US$72 million in 2014 to $67 million in 2015. Although the Super Kings have been the joint-most successful franchise, clinching five titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023.
RCB fans showing Jail Jerseys with MS Dhoni’s jersey No. 7 🤯
Man they’ve become like this just after winning one trophy. Imagine the scenes if they had won five trophies like CSK and Mumbai Indians. pic.twitter.com/EHF6ChThRW
— Rohan💫 (@rohann__45) April 6, 2026
Hence, the Royal Challengers flagged the jersey, denoting CSK’s wrongdoings on a legal level.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru raze Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
After Virat Kohli perished for 28 despite a lifeline from Shivam Dube, Devdutt Padikkal and Phil Salt stitched a brisk 56-run stand off only 37 deliveries before the latter departed for 46. Padikkal struggled to find his range but became unstoppable when the left-hander did, notching up a half-century off 28 deliveries. Along with Rajat Patidar, he smashed Shivam Dube for 23 runs in an over to put the Super Kings firmly on the back foot.
David, who walked out in the 15th over of the innings after Jamie Overton dismissed Padikkal for 50, had also received a lifeline. Anshul Kamboj, who had dismissed Kohli earlier, delivered a searing yorker at leg-stump but had overstepped. The Singapore-born cricketer was unstoppable after that, headlined by a 21-ball half-century and smashing Jamie Overton for 30 runs in an over, including a 106m maximum. His 25-ball 70 included eight sixes and three fours and saw an unbroken partnership of 99 with Rajat Patidar, who batted with a strike rate of 252.63, lifting the defending champions to 250/3 in 20 overs.
With the Super Kings needing to pull off the second-highest run-chase in IPL history, Sanju Samson (9), Ruturaj Gaikwad (7) and Ayush Mhatre (1) perished cheaply to bury their hopes firmly. Krunal Pandya dismissed Sarfaraz Khan (50) and Kartik Sharma (6) in the same over to peg the Super Kings back further. The biggest partnership for the Super Kings was between Prashant Veer (43) and Jamie Overton (37), adding 57 off 32 balls.
Given the 43-run margin, it seemed like David’s innings was the difference between the two sides as the Super Kings were not far away from the target. But it was another night for CSK where they created a handful of unwanted records, including conceding 250 for the first time.
