Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Highlights, IPL 2024: Defending champions CSK start off the 2024 campaign with victory
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 Highlights: Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja completed the clinical chase for Chennai Super Kings to help them win their opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Cameron Green with a couple of wickets in the middle overs put the hosts in a bit of a pickle but temperament from DUbe and Jadeja saw CSK home.
Earlier, cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat took Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 173/6 in the IPL 2024 opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers for the Chennai Super Kingstaking four wickets. Earlier Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat first.
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The spotlight in the game was on MS Dhoni, who relinquished the CSK captaincy on match eve, handing over the reins of the defending champions to Ruturaj Gaikwad. There was also added focus on Virat Kohliwho is making a bid to play for India at the T20 World Cup. Kohli could only manage a 20-ball 21.
Scroll down for a recap of the CSK vs RCB game
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2024 – Match 1
Chennai Super Kings
176/4 (18.4)
vs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
173/6 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 1 )
Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets
How MS Dhoni broke the captaincy news? An early morning phone call, later a breakfast table talk
Though the decision came out of the blue, the franchise seems to be far better placed to handle the transition, unlike in 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja took over the reins before stepping aside midway through the IPL. Back then, the franchise seemed to have been taken aback by Dhoni’s decision, but this time head coach Stephen Fleming said they were far better placed. (READ MORE)
IPL’s old jungle rule: Six-hitting teams make it to
Six hitting is paramount and one of the most fool proof methods to make the IPL final, exemplified by the finalists over the years. Barring the inaugural season in 2008, at least one of the two teams in every final has invariably finished in the top-two of most sixes hit in that particular edition. (Read More)
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First uploaded on: 22-03-2024 at 17:18 IST
