Chennai: Chennai Super Kings started IPL 2024 on a winning note as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on Friday. Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja played a crucial role in chase for the yellow army while Mustafizur Rehman was the pick of the bowlers for them with four wickets to his name.
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- Over 18.4 (176/4)
Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja took the side home as Chennai Super Kings started their season with a win at their home ground. At one point of time, it looked like the match was going away from CSK, but Dubey and Jadeja had other ideas as it was also a winning start for Ruturaj Gaikwad as a captain. - Over 15 (128/4)
Siraj hasn’t been at his best so far and has been expensive so far in the contest. He was introduced into the attack once again but both the batters played him with ease throughout the over. 46 runs from five overs required for CSK to win and keeping wickets in hand would serve them a victory. So, a tough task cut out for RCB to sneak a victory from here. - Over 14 (121/4)
Maxwell is introduced into the attack now and he bowls the second delivery to Shivam Dube in the slot and the left-handed batter walks down the track and whacks it over long-on for a six. However, a comeback after that from the Australian all-rounder as he conceded only seven runs by not allowing Dube to free his arms. - Over 13 (114/4)
The CSK batters were looking to take the game away from RCB and so their bowlers seem to have adopted an approach to bowl short. First, Joseph and now Green started his over with a bouncer and Shivam Dube was beaten. The plan to attack the opposition batters with short balls worked on the third ball as Mitchell tried to pull one straight over long-on but mistimed it and was caught in the deep. - Over 12 (109/3)
Alzarri Joseph has bowled his first in tight areas and so the skipper has called him into the attack to provide a wicket. The pacer is rushing the batter with 140+ KPH deliveries. Both the batters tried to smack a pull but they were rushed by the explosive pace and the skiddy nature shown by the surface in the second innings. Seven runs from the over - Over 11 (CSK 90/2)
Cameron Green comes into the attack as RCB desperately want a wicket here. Rahane pulled the first ball over the square leg fielder for six and then gave a sitter to Glenn Maxwell in a try to replicate the same shot. He made 27 off 19 balls including two sixes. - Over 10 (CSK 90/2)
Another tidy-over from Mayank Dagar as concedes only fours singles in the over. CSK need more 82 runs in next 60 balls to win the curtain-raiser clash. - Over 9 (CSK 88/2)
Karn Sharma continues from the other and Mitchell hits him back-to-back sixes with lofted straight drives towards the sight screen. Both the batters finish the over with three singles as 15 runs come from the over. - Over 8 (CSK 73/2)
A tidy first over from the left-arm orthodox spinner Mayank Dagar as he concedes on two singles in the over. - Over 7 (CSK 71/2)
Skipper Faf du Plessis makes the second bowling change as Karn Sharma replaces Alzari Joseph in the attack. Rachin first smacked him over a deep mid-wicket fielder for six and then tried to replicate the same shot, but couldn't connect it properly and found a mid-wicket fielder in the deep. CSK are now two down. - Over 6 (CSK 62/1)
Expensive over from left-arm pacer Yash Dayal. Rahane stays on the back foot and smashes one over the mid-off fielder for a maximum and then accumulates seven runs in the over including a couple and triples came off the overthrow. 13 runs came from the final over of the powerplay. - Over 5 (CSK 49/1)
Alzari Joseph bowled a good length delivery outside leg stump for the left-hand batter which was there to hit into the second tier. Both the batters then steered the remaining deliveries into the gap for four singles and got an extra run with a wide. - Over 4 (CSK 38/1)
There is no stopping for Rachin as he put away the bad ball to the boundary and cleared the fence on a nice delivery. Dayal bowled an inswinger, but it slid on the pads and the southpaw batter whacked it towards the square leg boundary for four and then took a single. Gaikwad, who struggled against the left-arm pacer, then edged one into the hands of Cameron Green, who completed the catch on the second go. - Over 3 (CSK 28/0)
Mohammed Siraj continues from the other end. He bowled one sliding down the leg stump and Ravindra nicely flicked it towards the square leg boundary for four and then took a single after a top edge past back the bowler's head. He then tried pulled one over square leg, but the ball took the top edge and cleared the rope. An expensive over from the most experiencer of RCB. - Over 2 (CSK 13/0)
Ravindra must not have wanted to score his first runs with a French cut. However, he will still take it as it went to the boundary. Yash Dayal came closer to the stump and made the ball swing as he beat Gaikwad on four consecutive deliveries. Five runs came from the over first over of the left-arm pacer. - Over 1 (CSK 8/0)
Mohammed Siraj is opening the bowling for RCB while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and debutant Rachin Ravindra will be opening the innings for CSK. Gaikwad has opened his and CSK's account with a cracking shot towards square leg boundary for four. He then played one in the gap of the backward point and cover fielder for the second four of the over. Eight runs came from the over.
END OF RCB INNINGS
Royal Challengers Bengaluru recovered to 173 for six against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener here on Friday. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (35 off 23) got his team off the blocks before the visitors collapsed to 78 for five. Anuj Rawat (48 off 25) and Dinesh Karthik (38 not out off 26) shared a 95-run standoff 57 balls for the sixth wicket to give some respectability to the total.
Virat Kohli, who opened alongside du Plessis, made 21 off 20 in his first competitive game in more than two months. Mustafizur Rahman was the stand-out bowler for CSK taking four wickets.
- Over 20 (RCB 173/6)
Tushar Deshpande to bowl the final over of the innings. Will he be able to bring back the momentum in CSK's favour? We will have to see. Tushar bowled a decent final over, still nine runs came from the over including a boundary and three wide balls. Anuj Rawat remained two short of his half-century and sacrificed his wickets in search of a single in the final delivery. However, this 95-run partnership off 50 balls has powered RCB to recover from 78/5 to 173/6. - Over 19 (RCB 164/5)
Mustafizur continued from the other end and almost got the wicket of Dinesh Karthik by forcing him to make a mistake on his off-cutter. Seems to be there is no stopping Anuj Rawat today. He came down the track and tried to hit towards the sight screen, but couldn't get a proper connection and still managed to cross the boundary line. Karthik then flicked one fine towards the third-man boundary for another four. Another expensive over for RCB. - Over 18 (RCB 148/5)
Dinesh Karthik looked in a good touch today as he played a beautiful pull shot straight past back to the bowler and then Anuj Rawat flicked one toward the square leg boundary for a humongous six. Rawat then played a powerful shot over long-on for another maximum before pulling one over the fine-leg fielder for a boundary. The most expensive over of the innings so far as 24 runs came from the over. - Over 17 (RCB 124/5)
The southpaw batter Anuj Rawat is playing a crucial knock for RCB. He came under the bouncer and guided it towards fine leg boundary for four. Mustafizur, who was bowling his third over, then came straight into the stumps and used his off-cutter variation with perfection as he made a remarkable comeback in the over after conceding a boundary on the first ball. - Over 16 (RCB 116/5)
Another huge over for RCB. This time it's Dinesh Karthik, who finds a boundary on a conventional sweep shot. He then hits the final delivery over the long-on boundary for a maximum to make it big over with four singles. The partnership is nearing the fifty run mark. - Over 15 (RCB 102/5)
Once again, after picking up a couple of wickets in an over, skipper Gaikwad replaced Mustafizur with a seamer in the next over. Notably, he has bowled only two overs so far and would be looking to complete his fifer. Rawat leans forward and drives the first ball towards cover and then plays an uppercut on the final delivery of the over to add two fours to his name. Both the batters have shown good pieces of running in between the wickets as they steal four singles in the over. 12 runs came from this over as RCB crossed the 100-run mark. - Over 14 (RCB 90/5)
Many have questioned Rachin Ravindra's selection over Moeen Ali, but he must have answered all of them with two spectacular catches in the deep including RCB's former and current skippers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. Ravindra Jadeja bowled the final over of his spell and conceded five singles and a couple. - Over 13 (RCB 83/5)
Another bowling change from the CSK skipper as Tushar Deshpande comes back into the attack. He doesn't give any room to the batters to free their arms. Just four singles came from the over. - Over 12 (RCB 79/5)
Mustafizur Rahman comes back into the attack and strikes twice in the over again. He first removed Virat Kohli, who got out with a stupendous catch by Rachin Ravindra in the deep mid-wicket and then clean-bowled Green, who tried to make room to play one on the off side. He has picked up four important wickets including Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green for just seven runs in his two overs. Just two singles came from the over. RCB are in huge trouble here at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. - Over 11 (RCB 76/3)
Jadeja kept it very tight and bowled stump-to-stump against both the batters. He remains economical as he concedes only a single in his third over. - Over 10 (RCB 75/3)
First signs of authority from Virat Kohli as he hits Theekshana over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. With these six, he has completed 1000 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, the most by any batter. Expensive over from the Sri Lankan off-spinner. 12 runs came from it. - Over 9 (RCB 63/3)
A Decent over for RCB, eight runs came from the over. However, they'll have to increase their run rate as one of them has to look for big shots. - Over 8 (RCB 55/3)
Both batters are not taking risks at this point in time. They again ran quickly and brought up seven runs with singles and doubles in the second over of Theekshana. - Over 7 (RCB 48/3)
Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. He replaces Mustafizur Rahman, who took two wickets in his previous over. Both the batters played both overs sensibly and accumulated six runs with four singles and a couple.
12,000-plus runs in Men’s T20 cricket
14562 - Chris Gayle
13360 - Shoaib Malik
12900 - Kieron Pollard
12319 - Alex Hales
12065 - David Warner
12000* - Virat Kohli
Innings taken to 12000 runs in T20s
345 - Chris Gayle
360 - Virat Kohli
368 - David Warner
432 - Alex Hales
451 - Shoaib Malik
550 - Kieron Pollard - Over 6 (RCB 42/3)
Deepak Chahar joins the party with Mustafizur Rahman as removes in-form Glenn Maxwell on duck. He tried to steer the fifth stump delivery towards the third man for a single but played it very fine and Dhoni completed a regulation catch behind the wicket. Cameron Green has joined the RCB's most dependable batter, Virat Kohli. Just a single came from the over. - Over 5 (RCB 41/2)
Mustafizur Rahman struck twice in his first over. What a comeback from the left-arm pacer after conceding a boundary to RCB skipper Faf du Plessis. Mustafizur dismissed Faf du Plessis on the very next ball and then picked a wicket of Rajat Patidar on the final ball of the over. Just a boundary came from the over. - Over 4 (RCB 37/0)
First bowling change from the newly appointed CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad as he calls mystery spinner Maheesha Theekshana on the attack replacing Tushar Deshpande. Theekshana did well to keep du Plessis quiet in this over. Just four singles came from the over. - Over 3 (RCB 33/0)
Skipper continues to take on CSK bowlers. He smashed three boundaries in Deepak Chahar's second over. He played a lofted drive over the mid-off fielder for four, then played a flat bat shot in the same direction for another boundary. Chahar then tried to change his length and it didn't work well. Looked like Faf was waiting for it. He went on backfoot and punched it towards point boundary for four and then pulled one in between the gap of square leg and deep mid-wicket. Four boundaries came from the over, including a wide on the second delivery. - Over 2 (RCB 16/0)
Faf glances one towards the leg side and then gently pushes into the gap of extra covers and points for a couple of boundaries. Deshpande then made a decent comeback and conceded just a single. - Over 1 (RCB 7/0)
Virat Kohli comes down the track and Chahar bowls it too wide as RCB are off the mark without a bowl being bowled. Kohli then guides one towards third man for a single. du Plessis gives some respect to the first three balls he faced and then smashes one between the gap of covers and mid-off for a boundary and then keeps the strike with a single. Seven runs came from the first over. - National Anthem
Famous India singer Sonu Nigam sang the national anthem of India before the commencement of the game. - Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj - Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat. - 7.30 pm
Toss has been delayed and will happen at 7.40 pm.
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