IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Match Preview, IPL 2024

1st T20 • MA Chidambaram Stadium • Chennai

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

173/6 (20)

Chennai Super Kings

176/4 (18.4)

CSK won by 6 wickets

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Date & Time

22 Mar, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

TV/Streaming

JioCinema, Star Sports Network

Match

1st T20,

Umpires

Saiyed Khalid(India), Virender Sharma(India), Nitin Menon(India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath(India)

Pitch Report

The pitch is bowling friendly.

Toss

Royal Challengers Bengaluru elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

131.33Avg SR

2nd Innings

143Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

126.86Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

CSK

7- 3

RCB

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Chennai Super Kings

Royal Challengers Bangalore

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Stadium

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Pitch

The pitch is bowling friendly.

Type

Bowling Friendly

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Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

G Maxwell

R Gaikwad

Expert Team 2

V Kohli

R Jadeja

Venue Details

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

131.33Avg SR

2nd Innings

143Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

126.86Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

57%Bat First Bowl First43%

Team Batting First

57%Wins Losses43%

Recent Matches on venue

Qualifier 1 • May 23 • Indian Premier League

GT 157/10 (20)

CSK 172/7 (20)

CSK won by 15 runs

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Match 61 • May 14 • Indian Premier League

CSK 144/6 (20)

KKR 147/4 (18.3)

KKR won by 6 wickets

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Match 55 • May 10 • Indian Premier League

CSK 167/8 (20)

DC 140/8 (20)

CSK won by 27 runs

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Match 49 • May 6 • Indian Premier League

CSK 140/4 (17.4)

MI 139/8 (20)

CSK won by 6 wickets

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Match 41 • Apr 30 • Indian Premier League

CSK 200/4 (20)

PBKS 201/6 (20)

PBKS won by 4 wickets

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Match 29 • Apr 21 • Indian Premier League

CSK 138/3 (18.4)

SRH 134/7 (20)

CSK won by 7 wickets

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Match 17 • Apr 12 • Indian Premier League

CSK 172/6 (20)

RR 175/8 (20)

RR won by 3 runs

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Match 6 • Apr 3 • Indian Premier League

CSK 217/7 (20)

LSG 205/7 (20)

CSK won by 12 runs

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Qualifier 1 • May 7 • Indian Premier League

MI 132/4 (18.3)

CSK 131/4 (20)

50th Match • May 1 • Indian Premier League

CSK 179/4 (20)

DC 99/10 (16.2)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Chennai Super Kings

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

CSK

7- 3

RCB

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

165

Average Score

184

202/5

Highest Score

226/6

138/3

Lowest Score

126/9

Player of the Match Mustafizur Rahman

4/29

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RCB

CSK

Info

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

173/6 (20)

Batters

Virat Kohli

105.00

c R Ravindra b M Rahman

Faf du Plessis

(C)

152.17

c R Ravindra b M Rahman

Rajat Patidar

0.00

c MS Dhoni b M Rahman

Glenn Maxwell

0.00

c MS Dhoni b DL Chahar

Cameron Green

81.82

b M Rahman

Anuj Rawat

192.00

runout (MS Dhoni)

Dinesh Karthik

146.15

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 10)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.65)

173/6

Did not Bat

Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal

Bowlers

EXT

9.25

11.75

9.00

7.25

5.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Faf du Plessis

c R Ravindra b M Rahman

1-41

4.3

Rajat Patidar

c MS Dhoni b M Rahman

2-41

4.6

Glenn Maxwell

c MS Dhoni b DL Chahar

3-42

5.3

Virat Kohli

c R Ravindra b M Rahman

4-77

11.2

Cameron Green

b M Rahman

5-78

11.4

Anuj Rawat

runout (MS Dhoni)

6-173

19.6

Chennai Super Kings

176/4 (18.4)

Batters

Ruturaj Gaikwad

(C)

100.00

c C Green b Yash Dayal

Rachin Ravindra

246.67

c RM Patidar b K Sharma

Ajinkya Rahane

142.11

c G Maxwell b C Green

Daryl Mitchell

122.22

c RM Patidar b C Green

Shivam Dube *

121.43

Not out

Ravindra Jadeja

147.06

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(18.4 Ov, RR: 9.43)

176/4

Did not Bat

Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande

Bowlers

EXT

Mohammed Siraj

9.50

Yash Dayal

9.33

Alzarri Joseph

3.4

10.36

12.00

3.00

9.00

7.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ruturaj Gaikwad

c C Green b Yash Dayal

1-38

3.6

Rachin Ravindra

c RM Patidar b K Sharma

2-71

6.6

Ajinkya Rahane

c G Maxwell b C Green

3-99

10.2

Daryl Mitchell

c RM Patidar b C Green

4-110

12.3

Match Info

Date & Time

22 Mar, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

TV/Streaming

JioCinema, Star Sports Network

Match

1st T20,

Umpires

Saiyed Khalid(India), Virender Sharma(India), Nitin Menon(India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath(India)

Pitch Report

The pitch is bowling friendly.

Toss

Royal Challengers Bengaluru elected to bat

Player of the Match Mustafizur Rahman

4/29

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Commentary

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So we have come to the end of our coverage for the opening game of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chennai Super Kings continued their dominance over RCB at Chepauk as they managed to win their 8th game against Bengaluru in the stadium. RCB recovered from a shaky start to post 173 but it wasn't enough given the pitch was a belter. Maybe Faf could think about the decision at toss in retrospect but it's just the start of the season and they shouldn't worry too much. Ruturaj Gaikwad has started his captaincy tenure with a resounding victory and that will certainly ease a few nerves. We will be back tomorrow for a doubleheader PBKS squaring off against Delhi Capitals in the afternoon game while Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the night game. A long day awaits us with some exciting games on hand. Do join us then but for now, this is me (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) bidding adieu on behalf of my fellow commentators Shashwat Kumar and Sooryanarayan Sesha.

Mustafizur Rahman is the Player of the Match for his outstanding spell of 4/29.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings captain): Total control I would say right from the start. We would have loved 10-15 runs less but they batted brilliantly in the final overs. I feel it was a turning point to get Faf and Maxi out which was the turning point in the game which helped us to control the game in the next 5-6 overs, I have never felt any pressure while captaining. I have enjoyed it and not a single time I felt pressurized to be honest. Definitely I think everyone in our squad are natural strokeplayers. Jinx batted positively. The batters know their role perfectly which really helps a lot. Definitely lots of positives but we have a few areas to work on. This chase would have slightly more easier had there been a set batter.

It's time for the post-match presentation ceremony with Ravi Shastri.

Rachin Ravindra: I think it was a pretty complete performance by us. We had very calm heads (Rutu and Rahane) which allowed me to play my natural game. I wouldn't call myself a star just yet. We have four of five good days of training. It's more about bringing about the calming influence and there is so much to learn from this group. The wickets have been a bit different in training. Just trusting the work we have done and then playing your natural game. Just brings a familiarity with known faces around.

Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain: (On their batting collapse) When you play here, you feel like you have to get ahead of the game in the first six overs. Chennai is a very good team in the middle overs. They squeeze you with spin. We lost a few more wickets in the first seven and then the guys had to stabilise the innings. Felt we were 15-20 runs short. (On going to the short-ball ploy) They were batting at the pace where they were always in front of the game. We were trying to find opportunities to get wickets. With Dube, we saw he was not comfortable with the short stuff. In the end, we just did not have enough runs. If you look at the stats, it is very much in favour of batting first (at this ground). It (the pitch) looked on the drier side. For the spinners, the ball started to grip a bit. Someone like Dube is a really good spin-hitter and that is why we went back to pace. All said, batting first was the right decision. Really good for Dinesh (Karthik), setting up this season. For someone who has not played a lot of cricket, really important to start the competition with confidence. Anuj (Rawat) showed real promise towards the end of last season. Showed great composure and then showed us his power towards the back end.

Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets (with 8 deliveries to spare)

Rachin Ravindra 37(15) | Mustafizur Rahman 4/29(4)
Anuj Rawat 48(25) | Cameron Green 2/27(3)

It turned out to be a relatively straightforward run chase for the Chennai Super Kings despite being troubled in the middle overs. Ravindra Jadeja played a nice hand and calmed things down when a barrage of short deliveries had put CSK on the backfoot. With two short deliveries allowed in the season, the RCb bowlers went for short ball barrage which paid dividends on a few occasions but towards the end, the tactics just backfired. It was Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja who ensured that CSK reached the target of 174 without losing any more wickets.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru needed to get some early wickets if they had to make a match of this. Newly appointed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad came out to open the innings in the company of Rachin Ravindra who was making his IPL debut. Both looked in good touch but it was Rachin in particular who looked like making a statement in his very first game. He kept plundering the RCB opening attack to all corners of the park while Gaikwad was finding it a bit difficult to negate the swing from Yash Dayal. He was eventually dismissed while playing away from the body and nicked off at first slip.

Ravindra ensured that the powerplay was a productive one for CSK before perishing at the hands of Karn Sharma after scoring a quickfire 37 off 15 deliveries. Ajinkya Rahane carried on from where he left in the last season and smoked a couple of sixes during his stand with Daryl Mitchell. The latter announced his arrival in style smashing Karn Sharma for a couple of sixes down the ground. However, it was a barrage of short deliveries which seemed to have changed the mindset of the CSK batters.

Dube struggled to get going initially while Mitchell found the long-on fielder as he wanted to club a short delivery. With four wickets back in the hut, RCB should have sensed an opening but Ravindra Jadeja ensured that CSK chased down the target without losing any further wickets. Dube also gained in confidence and defied the short deliveries to score an unbeaten 34 off 28 deliveries. Ravindra Jadeja also batted superbly, remaining unbeaten on 25 off 17 deliveries. Cameron Green was the pick of the RCB bowlers, finishing with figures of 2/27.

That should be the match here. Faf du Plessis has taken the review but it's more out of desperation. No way the ball is hitting the stumps. Shivam Dube took his time initially but towards the latter half showed why he is one of the most dangerous strikers of the ball. As I am typing, live visuals confirm that it was pitching well outside leg and that has run away to the fence eventually winning the game by 6 wickets. Still a long way to go in the season but Ruturaj Gaikwad can smile.

18.4 Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube, THAT WILL BE THAT! CSK WIN ON OPENING NIGHT AND THEIR TITLE DEFENCE IS UP AND RUNNING! RCB HAVE REVIEWED, THOUGH! Goes for the leg-stump yorker but errs in line a little. Dube, on first glance, seemed to have gotten bat on it but replays suggest it has not hit the bat at all. Flicked his leg but the ball pitched well outside leg. It will be four byes, and not runs, but CSK could not care one bit! Gaikwad has his first win as captain, and the show is on the road for the five-time champions!

That's what Shivam Dube is capable of. Absolutely dismisses that from his presence. Making a statement with that shot

18.3 Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube, PICK THE BONES OUT OF THIS ONE! No prizes for guessing this is short again. Dube has read this like the morning daily, though. Opens up his stance and whacks it a mile over deep square leg!

18.2 Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube, brutish delivery on middle and leg stump. Well-directed short ball and Dube cannot lay bat on ball. Whistled past his helmet

18.2 Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube, spears this down leg. Some more exercise for the umpire

18.1 Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja, short on middle and off. Jadeja gets on top of the bounce and controls his pull towards deep backward square leg

That's the 18th over done and dusted and it seems to be all but over for RCB as far as the opening match of the 2024 IPL season is concerned. Shivam Dube finding the boundary twice to make the equation 10 required off 12.

overs

164 /4 score

runs

Shivam Dube *

28 (25)

Ravindra Jadeja

24 (16)

Mohammed Siraj

0 /38

17.6 Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube, short and way outside off. Dube swishes at it and misses. Not called a wide

That has been thumped down the ground for a boundary. It's never easy hitting it down the ground from that length. The slower boundary and it's looking all too easy for CSK.

17.5 Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube, SHOT! Hard length outside off, designed to cramp up Dube. He somehow manufactures enough to free his arms and smites it over the bowler's head!

17.4 Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube, full toss just outside off. Dube is again late on it and scuffs it towards extra cover. Two dots in a row