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The first match of the Indian Premier League 2024 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk Stadium. In this match, Chennai defeated Bengaluru by 6 wickets. After winning the toss and batting first, RCB scored 173 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Anuj Rawat was the top scorer with 48 runs. In reply, CSK won the match by scoring 176 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 18.3 overs.
Ruturaj could not play a big innings
While chasing the target of 174 runs, Chennai Super Kings also had an average start. Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra added 38 runs for the first wicket. Yash Dayal broke this partnership on the last ball of the fourth over. He got CSK captain Ruturaj caught out by Cameron Green. Ruturaj scored 15 runs in 15 balls with the help of 4 fours. Chennai got its second blow on the last ball of the 7th over. Karan Sharma hunted Rachin Ravindra. Rachin played an innings of 37 runs in 15 balls.
Cameron Green returns
Chennai Super Kings' third wicket fell on the score of 99. Ajinkya Rahane was caught out by Glenn Maxwell on the ball of Cameron Green. Rahane scored 27 runs in 19 balls. He hit 2 sixes in this innings. Cameron Green gave second success to RCB in the 13th over. He made Daryl Mitchell his victim. Mitchell played an innings of 22 runs in 18 balls with the help of 2 sixes.
RCB scored 173 runs
Earlier, after winning the toss and batting first, RCB scored 173 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Wicketkeeper batsman Anuj Rawat scored 48 runs in 25 balls. Apart from them, Dinesh Karthik played an inning of 38* and captain Faf du Plessis played an inning of 35 runs. For CSK, Mustafizur Rahman scored 29 runs in 4 overs and achieved 4 successes. Apart from this, Deepak Chahar got 1 wicket.