RCB Vs CSK IPL Highlights 2024: RCB won the toss against CSK and decided to bat first. The team led by Duplessis set a target of 174 runs for CSK.
RCB innings starts
In the first match of IPL, RCB got off to a strong start after winning the toss and opting to bat first. Captain Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli were currently at the crease. After two overs the team’s score was 16 runs.
Duplessis’ aggressive performance against Chennai
RCB captain Faf Duplessis is looking in tremendous form against Chennai. By taking an aggressive stance against the opposing team, he took the team’s score beyond 30 runs in the first over. The 39-year-old batsman took the news well from Deepak Chahar, who came to bowl the third over for CSK. He scored 17 runs in this over.
Duplessis was out after scoring 35 runs.
Mustafizu Rahman gave the first blow to RCB. He got captain Duplessis caught out by Rachin Ravindra on the third ball of the fifth over. The 39-year-old batsman returned to the pavilion after scoring 35 runs in this match. During this period he hit eight fours. Rajat Patidar came to bat at number three.
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RCB gets second blow
RCB second wicket came in the form of Rajat Patidar. He too was made his victim by Mustafizur Rahman in the fifth over. This Chennai bowler got two successes in one over. Indian batsmen could not even open their account against CSK. Glenn Maxwell came in to bat at number four.
Maxwell also out
RCB’s star batsman Glenn Maxwell proved to be a flop in the first match of IPL against Chennai. He returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Deepak Chahar made him his victim. Cameron Green came to bat at number five, Virat Kohli was present to support him. The dashing batsman is playing unbeaten after scoring nine runs in 10 balls. After eight overs the team’s score was 55/3.
Team score 63/3 after nine overs
RCB’s batting order proved to be a huge flop in the first match of IPL. Captain Faf Duplessis was out after scoring 35 runs, while Rajat Patidar and Glenn Maxwell, who came to bat at number three and four, returned to the pavilion without opening the account. At present, Virat Kohli was at the crease with 11 runs in 12 balls and Cameron Green was standing at 1 run in 15 balls. After nine overs the team’s score was 63/3.
Virat Kohli was out after scoring 21 runs
RCB got the fourth big blow in the form of star batsman Virat Kohli who was out after scoring 21 runs. He made a partnership of 41 runs for the first wicket with captain Faf du Plessis. After this he made a partnership of 35 runs with Cameron Green. Mustafizur Rahman made him his victim.
Green also returned to the pavilion
RCB’s batting order seemed to be struggling in this match. The team’s star batsman Virat Kohli was out on the second ball of the 12th over. At the same time, Cameron Green also returned to the pavilion on the fourth ball of the same over. Both these batsmen were made victims of Bangladesh’s deadly bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Before this, he was successful in sending captain Faf Duplessis and Rajat Patidar to the pavilion. Dinesh Karthik had come to bat at number seven against Chennai and was being supported by Anuj Rawat. After 12 overs the team’s score was 78/5.
Half-century partnership between Anuj Rawat-Dinesh Karthik
Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik proved to be trouble-shooters for RCB. By now there was a partnership of more than 50 runs between the two. The team had five wickets falling on the score of 78 runs. In the 12th over, Mustafizur Rahman first dismissed Virat Kohli and then Cameron Green. RCB’s batting order had faltered, but Anuj and Karthik, who came to bat at number six and seven, were seen performing strongly. After 19 overs the team’s score was 165/5.