India, April 7 -- Chennai Super Kings' flawed bowling tactics came under scrutiny after the side slumped to a third consecutive defeat in IPL 2026 on Sunday. CSK lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 43 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium to remain bottom of the table, with their death bowling once again at the centre of concern.

Tim David and RCB captain Rajat Patidar tore into the CSK attack in the slog overs, smashing 78 runs. Former Australia captain Aaron Finch pointed to both flawed planning and poor execution, but Ambati Rayudu went a step further, criticising the team for persisting with a failing strategy.

"More than a bad plan, they just stuck to that bad plan," Rayudu told ESPNCricinfo. "There was nobody to intervene, take those...