IPL 2024: Mustafizur Rahman rattles Royal Challengers as Chennai Super Kings win opening match

The reigning champions Chennai Super Kings picked up from where they left off last season as they defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the 2024 Indian Premier League season opener, at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Friday.

It was deja vu for the Super Kings in every sense as Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja guided them over the finish line on Friday, lifting them out of trouble, much like how they did in the final of the 2023 edition against the Gujarat Titans.

The Chennai based team, with new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad at the helm, never seemed in any trouble as the Royal Challengers Bangalore fizzled out after a stunning onslaught in the first three overs by captain Faf du Plessis.

Pacer Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers for the Chennai Super Kings, finishing with figures of 4-29 in four overs after the hosts were made to bowl first.

Thanks to Rahman’s display, the Royal Challengers Bangalore were reduced to 78-5 before a 95-run sixth wicket partnership between the young Anuj Rawat and veteran Dinesh Karthik led them to a respectable total of 173/6 in 20 overs.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore’s wait for their first win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai since 2008 will continue...

Read more