RCB vs CSK: The first match of IPL 2024 was played on 22 March between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 173 runs. Almost all the players of CSK who came to chase the target got a good start, but none of them could play a big innings. But in the end, the partnership of Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja led Chennai to victory by 6 wickets.
Faf du Plessis’s statement on defeat
After the defeat in the match, RCB captain Faf du Plessis said, “Chennai plays well in the middle overs and creates pressure with spin bowling. Unfortunately, we lost a lot of wickets in the first 6-7 overs, which meant that the next batsmen had to bat in the innings.” There was a need to bring stability. The pitch was very good, but according to me we scored 15-20 runs less. We were constantly trying to stay ahead in the match, but Chennai’s batting strategy was such that they wanted to stay ahead in the match. We tried to take wickets with short balls also, but did not succeed. We failed in the middle overs, but the runs remained short.”
RCB lost due to the partnership of Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja
CSK’s run rate was excellent from the beginning, but the team had lost 4 wickets for 110 runs. Due to continuous loss of wickets, Chennai Super Kings were in danger of defeat. Meanwhile, Shivam Dubey scored 34 runs in 28 balls and Ravindra Jadeja scored 25 runs in 17 balls. Their partnership of 66 runs continued till the end and Shivam Dubey ensured his team’s victory by hitting a four on the fourth ball of the 19th over. With this, Chennai Super Kings has won IPL 2024 with a spectacular victory.
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