Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets in the opener match of IPL 2024. CSK has started their 2024 IPL campaign with a victory under new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK has won the IPL trophy 5 times and hopes to make this count to 6 this year.
The first match of IPL 2024 started at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Friday night. RCB opted to bat first after winning the toss. RCB had a good start then lost a few wickets quickly. Faf du Plessis batted well and scored 35 runs off 23 balls. Ex-skipper Virat Kohli scored only 21 runs on 20 balls. Youngster Anuj Rawat played brilliantly and scored a quick 48 runs. He was the highest scorer. Mustafizur Rahman bowled well and picked up 4 wickets for CSK.
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CSK had an explosive start to their chase of 174 runs. Opener Rachin Ravindra scored 37 runs off 15 balls in his debut match. CSK scored 62 runs on 1 wicket in the powerplay. Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja had an unbeaten partnership of 66 runs. They helped CSK reach the target with 8 balls remaining. Cameron Green got 2 wickets for RCB. Mustafizur Rahman became the Player Of the Match for his 4 wickets.
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