Chennai Super Kings’ journey under new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got off to a good start as the five-time champions defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in Chennai . RCB scored 173/6 in the first over and CSK easily chased down the target. Replacing an influential figure like MS Dhoni is never easy and the same is true for Ruturaj Gaikwad. “It’s an honor. But I want to try to stand in my own shoes and not take anyone else’s position,” he said before the game.

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy also impressed Irfan Pathan, who wrote on

CSK fought back brilliantly after the first 26 balls. Ruturaj’s bowling changes under pressure were impressive. #CSKvsRCB

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 22, 2024

During the match, visuals showed Dhoni on the field. The camera also focused more on Dhoni, which allowed Virender Sehwag to come into his own.

“Brother, you also look at Ruturaj’s face, do it once (in the camera), he is also the captain, only Dhoni’s face is looking. (Brother, please show Rituraj’s face in the shot too, he is the captain. The photographer only showed Dhoni’s face),” Sehwag can be heard As mentioned.

Sehwag didn’t say Captain Dhoni was there.

It’s really him pic.twitter.com/SPD9HsRU8f

—(@lassi_rabri) March 22, 2024

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.

Ajinkya Rahane (27 off 19 balls) had a forgettable season with Ranji bat, with Glenn Maxwell excelling as a fielder He also hit a couple of sixes before batting.

Dube and Daryl Mitchell (22 off 18 balls) were surrounded by the short balls of Alzarri Joseph and Cameron Green, who also fell victim to such deliveries.

Mustafizul brought back memories of his rookie days as RCB batted, but Rawat’s impressive back action allowed RCB to reach the fighting total.

With PTI input