MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli embrace warmly before IPL 2024 opener©X (Twitter)
The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off on Friday with an exciting showdown between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk. Led by new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK started their IPL 2024 season with a huge six-wicket win. After Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik combined for a brilliant partnership of 95 runs, RCB chose to bat first and posted a total of 173/6. However, this total was not enough and it took CSK just 18.4 overs to chase down the target.
Apart from this exciting chase, another thing that also caught everyone’s attention was the heart-warming showdown between former CSK captain MS Dhoni and RCB star batsman Virat Kohli.
Dhoni and Kohli left fans in awe as they shared an adorable hug before the match started. The video of their meeting soon went viral on social media and won the hearts of fans.
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Talking about this match, Mustafizur Rahman undergoes series of brain changes, then Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dubey (Shivam Dube) Their best finishing prowess got the job done as Chennai Super Kings eased to a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener on Friday. CSK has not lost to RCB at home since 2008, thus maintaining an enviable record.
Mustafizul took his best-ever IPL figures of 4/29 in four overs as he restricted RCB to 173 runs in 6 games, including 95 runs in the sixth, on a good batting line The wicket stood out between Anuj Rawat (48 off 25 balls) off 50 balls. ball) and Dinesh Karthik (38 not out off 26 balls) were the visitors’ only saviors.
Jadeja (25 not out off 17 balls), who brings a wealth of experience at a time when the run chase can get tricky, urged a rusty Dube (34 off 28 balls) to complete some quick doubles to finish with 18.4 The chase was completed in one round. By the end, Dube was finishing the chase quickly and he was growing more confident in Jadeja’s company.
Rachin Ravindra (37 off 15 balls) also deserves credit for opening the innings in superb fashion, hitting 3 sixes and setting the tone with as many boundaries.
(with PTI input)
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