- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.2 tiki-taka catch between Rahane and Ravindra at midwicket. Looks like a slightly slower ball, which is why Kohli has not got all on this pull, and Rahane takes the diving catch at deep midwicket and lobs it to Ravindra before sliding into the boundary cushions 77/44.3 The Fizz strikes in his first over this IPL. The cutter from Mustafizur. Bowls at 130ks, on a length, outside off, du Plessis early into it, and ends up miscuing it to deep point 41/14.6 double strike for the Fizz. He has been done in by pace again. A Test-match dismissal. On a good length, wobble-seam, just going with the angle. No feet from Patidar, slightly late on it, edges it through 41/25.3 CSK have come roaring back. Maxwell is gone for a golden duck. What a huge wicket. Short of a length, top of off or thereabouts, Maxwell looks to punch at it with an open face. The face is just too open. Edges it to Dhoni. Actually off the face of the bat. This game has turned on its head 42/311.4 four for Fizz. Hits the top of leg. The cutter from Mustafizur. Short of a length, pitches outside leg, Green makes room to look to crash it into the covers. Beaten by the turn 78/519.6 wide yorker again, DK has shuffled across so it won't be called. Rawat tries to steal a bye, and Dhoni catches him short with a direct hit. "You still got it" 173/6Extras13 (b 1, lb 2, w 10)TOTAL173/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.65)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Faf du Plessis, 4.3 ov), 2-41 (Rajat Patidar, 4.6 ov), 3-42 (Glenn Maxwell, 5.3 ov), 4-77 (Virat Kohli, 11.2 ov), 5-78 (Cameron Green, 11.4 ov), 6-173 (Anuj Rawat, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DL Chahar 4 0 37 1 9.25 10 7 0 2 0 TU Deshpande 4 0 47 0 11.75 10 4 3 5 0 M Theekshana 4 0 36 0 9.00 4 1 2 0 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 0 29 4 7.25 12 3 1 2 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 21 0 5.25 8 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 Edged and taken on the second attempt by Green at first slip. This is excellent bowling and also excellent captaincy from Faf to keep the slip in. Keeps it on a length but well outside off stump. Gaikwad gets forward reaching for the drive. He gets a thick edge and Green takes a fairly simple catch albeit on the second attempt. Important wicket for RCB 38/16.6 He's gone now! One shot too many for Rachin. Was a length ball on middle and leg. He sweeps eyeing another six, but doesn't connect as cleanly. Deep backward square leg settles himself and takes a comfortable catch. Lovely debut for Rachin who falls for a 15-ball 37. 71/210.2 Excellent catch by Maxwell at square leg and Rahane's sprightly knock ends. Back of a length ball but the line was crucial here. It was outside off, which meant Rahane had to fetch it and he could not control his pull. Maxwell is a few steps in from the boundary. But he adjusts well, and takes a reverse-cupped catch over his head 99/312.3 The short ball does the trick for Green! Banged in short outside off, Mitchell was looking to go over long-on. Does not get any power on the pull and Patidar makes no mistake at long-on. 110/4Extras16 (b 4, lb 4, w 8)TOTAL176/4 (18.4 Overs, RR: 9.42)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3.6 ov), 2-71 (Rachin Ravindra, 6.6 ov), 3-99 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.2 ov), 4-110 (Daryl Mitchell, 12.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Siraj 4 0 38 0 9.50 9 5 1 1 0 Yash Dayal 3 0 28 1 9.33 8 3 1 0 0 AS Joseph 3.4 0 38 0 10.36 5 1 2 4 0 KV Sharma 2 0 24 1 12.00 4 0 3 0 0 MJ Dagar 2 0 6 0 3.00 6 0 0 0 0 C Green 3 0 27 2 9.00 5 1 1 3 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 7 0 7.00 4 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bengaluru , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
22 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 3 wickets)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 63/3 in 9.0 overs (V Kohli 11, C Green 14)
- Relay Catch: Batter - Virat Kohli, Catcher - R Ravindra, Relay Fielder - Ajinkya Rahane
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 116/5 in 16.0 overs (Anuj Rawat 20, KD Karthik 18)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Anuj Rawat 24, KD Karthik 25, Ex 3)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 7
- Over 18.5: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - HAS Khalid, Batter - KD Karthik (Upheld)
- Over 19.1: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - KD Karthik (Struck down)
- Over 19.2: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - KD Karthik (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 173/6 in 20.0 overs (KD Karthik 38)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 1 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 71/2 in 7.0 overs (AM Rahane 17)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 3
- Over 12.1: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - S Dube (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 128/4 in 15.0 overs (S Dube 7, RA Jadeja 16)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (S Dube 18, RA Jadeja 24, Ex 8)
- Over 18.4: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HAS Khalid, Batter - S Dube (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsA first glimpse of Gaikwad's Super Kings
MS Dhoni did have moments of influence over this game, but the headline belonged to someone else
Du Plessis on opening-day defeat: 'We were always a little bit behind'
"I felt we were 15 or 20 runs short on a pitch that wasn't as bad as we played in the first ten overs"
Mustafizur stars as Gaikwad's CSK start title defence with comfortable win over RCB
Rachin Ravindra and Shivam Dube played key roles with the bat as CSK won by six wickets
Gaikwad: Last year itself, Dhoni had hinted about captaincy
Dhoni had told Gaikwad to "be ready, it shouldn't be a surprise to you"
MS Dhoni hands over CSK captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad
MS Dhoni had been CSK's captain throughout their time at the IPL, except for a brief period in 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja took over