Bengaluru, March 23: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in the opening encounter of the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
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Batting first, RCB were bowled out for 70 in 17.1 overs in which Parthiv Patel top scored with 29 off 35 balls.
Harbhajan Singh (3/20 in 4 overs), Imran Tahir (3/9 in 3 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/15 in 4 overs) shared the wickets. Dwayne Bravo also chipped in with a wicket. In reply, CSK scored the runs in 17.4 overs with Ambati Rayudu scoring 28.
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Here’s MyKhel's Live Updates of the opening game of the 12th season of the IPL:
And it’s a wrap! Chennai Super Kings bowlers steal the show to deliver a 7 wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening game of the 12th season of the Indian Premier League. While Dhoni and his men will celebrate their opener, Kohli and his boys will have a lot to ponder on after their dismal start to the campaign.
Scores level! Just one away from clinching the opening game!
Chennai will have to wait for the win as Mohammed Siraj bowl a maiden over to keep the CSK batsmen at bay. Chennai need 3 for 18!
WICKET!! Rayudu bowled by Mohammed Siraj! Rayudu's patient innings of 28 for 42 comes to an end. Chennai need 12 runs to clinch the opener against RCB CSK 59/3 in 14.3 overs
In a forgettable match for Virat Kohli, Chahal brought the only respite to the RCB camp. In his four overs Chahal opened with a maiden over, giving away just 6 runs in four overs and picking up 1 wicket.
WICKET! Dubey takes comfortable catch at the long-on boundary to dismiss Raina for 19. CSK at 42/2 in 9.4 overs.
Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu taking their time and RCB frustrated by the lack of wickets! Chennai inching closer to their target. Need 47 more from 13 overs to win their opening game.
Dropped! Umesh Yadav drops Ambati Rayudu running in from the square leg boundary
WICKET!! After his maiden over Chahal picks up the first CSK wicket! Watson goes for a duck! Watson goes for a slop sweep but misses it and the ball cannons into the stumps. CSK 9/1
ABD from the field: None of us saw that coming! Chennai got it spot on. We are hoping to give it a good go and get a couple of wickets!
Shane Watson & Ambati Rayudu open for Chennai. Chahal keeps it tight. Chennai’s innings open with no runs in the first over. Maiden over for Chahal
Innings break! RCB have little to defend. CSK need just 71 runs to win the opening game of the 12th season of the IPL.
Innings Break!
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Bravo has the last laugh. RCB all out for 70 runs in 17.1 overs at the Chepauk.
Three wickets each for Harbhajan Singh and Imran Tahir https://t.co/t3SaXIBvgO #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/FgekqUrk1n
OUT!! And that's it! All over. Chennai bowl out RCB for just 70! Harbhajan, Tahir, and Jadeja ripped through the RCB line-up. No partnerships! Parthiv Patel, the only one to reach double figures. CSK have all but pocketed the opener
OUT!! WICKET NO. 9! Looks like RCB will not touch the three-figure mark tonight! Jadeja gets Umesh Yadav. Jadeja gets his line right, pitching on middle and spin away, comes forward to defend and beats the bat, off stump flattened!
OUT!!! Chahal goes for just 4 of 12! Chahal gifts a simple catch to Harbhajan! Tahir gets his third for the night! Chennai having a party at home tonight! RCB 63/8
OUT! Imran Tahir to Saini: fuller around off, a googly again to beat the forward defence. Not out but Dhoni has decided to review it. Watson have taken the catch as well, so it's not lbw but caught behind! CSK get wicket no. 7
Appeal for wicket No. 7! CSK Review. Original decision was not out! Decision changed! CSK get their 7th wicket
WICKET NO. 6!!! Colin de Grandhomme goes for just four! Caught behind by skipper MS Dhoni! RCB languishing at 51/6 in 10.4 overs. Will Virat's boys recover from this to complete 20 overs?
WICKET!!! Another one gone! Tahir strikes with his second ball! Watson takes a neat catch to dismiss Shivam Dubey cheaply for just 2! Will RCB survive till the end of the 20 overs?
9 overs gone! RCB reeling at 45/4. Imran Tahir into the attack
Another one!!! RCB falling like a pack of cards here! Bhajji on a roll! Gets his fourth wicket of the night! Shimron Hetmyer run out by Raina! RCB reeling at 43/4
WICKET!! Harbhajan gets his third!! And Jadeja the safe hands once again! After Tahir drops AB at deep square leg, AB tries to loft it again, this time towards deep midwicket and Jadeja makes no mistake! RCB reeling at the moment
End of the Powerplay. 33-2 after 6 overs.
WICKET!! Harbhajan Singh gets his second!!! Moeen gone for 9 off 8! RCB looks shaky as they lose two early wickets! ABD walks on to the field!
OUT!! Kohli gone for just 6 in the opening game of the IPL! Harbhajan Singh gets the skipper to hand Chennai the big wicket! Jadeja at deep mid-wicket makes to mistake to take the catch. Big blow to RCB. Moeen Ali walks in.
Free Hit! But brilliantly bowled and Kohli clearly rues the missed chance!
It's the 50th IPL game in Chennai today! And check out the roar!
The Roar! #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/MghQgcs5ru
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 23, 2019
End of 2nd over: RCB 12/0. Just one boundary of the two overs
Another misfield! Sloppy fielding from CSK. Boundary saved but RCB collects two runs
FOUR! First boundary! Mis-field by mid-off! Parthiv crack an off-drive, but Shardul lets it through his legs and RCB get their first boundary
Oooh! First boundary, off the bat of @parthiv9! #CSKvRCB #PlayBold #VivoIPL2019
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) March 23, 2019