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IPL 2024 got off to a thrilling start on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai where defending champions Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets after they successfully chased down 174 with just eight balls to spare. RCB bounced back after a horror top-order collapse with the sixth-wicket pair of Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik stitching a 95-run stand to help the visitors amass 173 for six. In response, Rachin Ravindra and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got the hosts off to a brisk start before losing wickets at regular intervals. However, CSK too pulled off a late comeback into the chase with Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja lacing an unbeaten 66-run stand as the five-time champions made a winning start to the 2024 season.
During CSK’s chase, a certain Virat Kohli moment went viral on social media which left users deeply distressed as the former RCB captain’s act.
Carrying on the momentum after Gaikwad’s 15-ball 15, Rachin smashed three boundaries and three sixes in his 37-run knock in just 15 deliveries as CSK raced to 71 runs in the chase inside seven overs. However, RCB bounced back with Karn Sharma providing with the breakthrough. Rachin went down on one knee to play the slog sweep against the quicker delivery from the leg spinner, but holed it out to Rajat Patidar at deep backward square.
Source – Star sports
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