Chennai Super Kings (CSK), on Friday (March 22), thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets in the first game of IPL 2024 to open your account on the IPL points table.
Chasing 174, the reigning champions crossed the finish line with eight balls remaining. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra He added 38 runs for the first wicket before the first departed for 15. Ravindra and Ajinkya Rahane then shared a 33-run stand for the second wicket. Karn Sharma broke the stand by dismissing Ravindra for 37.
The likes of Rahane (27) and Daryl Mitchell (22) started but also failed to convert them into big scores as CSK found themselves reeling at 110 for 4 in the 13th over. However, Shivam Dube (34*) and Ravindra Jadeja (25*) shared an unbeaten 66-run stand to take their team home in the 19th over.
Earlier in the game, RCB posted a challenging total of 173 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Faf du Plessis looked in good touch and hit seven fours inside the first four overs before being dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman for 35. In the same over, the Bangladesh pacer dismissed Rajat Patidar for a duck.
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In the next over, Deepak Chahar also joined the party by sending back Glenn Maxwell for a duck to leave RCB reeling at 42 for 3 for 41 without loss. It was followed by a 35-run stand between Virat Kohli and Cameron Green before Mustafizur struck twice in an over to send both batsmen back and reduce RCB to 78 for 5.
With RCB in deep trouble, Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik came to their aid. The duo shared a brilliant 96-run stand for the sixth wicket to propel their team to a competitive total. Rawat scored 48 off just 25 balls before running out off the last ball of the innings.
On the other hand, Karthik scored an unbeaten 38 off 26 balls. For CSK, debutant Mustafizur took 4 wickets for 29 runs.
CSK vs RCB: IPL points table
Thanks to the victory, CSK have opened their account on the IPL points table, while RCB will have to wait at least one more match to do so.
Here is the IPL points table after the CSK vs RCB match:
| equipment | Mat | Cattle | Lost | Tied | NR | points | NRR |
| Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.779 |
| Bombay Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings of Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capitals of Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riders of the Knights of Calcutta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucknow Supergiants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.779 |
More runs in IPL 2024:
| Player | Match | Careers |
| Deputy Care | 1 | 48 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 1 | 38 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 37 |
| Faf du Plessis | 1 | 35 |
| Shivam Dubey | 1 | 3. 4 |
Most wickets in IPL 2024:
| Player | Match | windows |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 1 | 4 |
| Cameron Green | 1 | 2 |
| Deepak Chahar | 1 | 1 |
| Yash Dayal | 1 | 1 |
| Karan Sharma | 1 | 1 |