Bengaluru and Chennai played their first Indian Premier League (IPL) game on Friday. At Chepauk Stadium, the home team, CSK, triumphed by a margin of six wickets. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, two of India's greatest batsmen, were seen cuddling during the game.
Dhoni delivered a straight smash that sent Anuj Rawat to the pavilion. At the boundary, Ajinkya Rahane and Rachin Ravindra made a fantastic juggling catch. Tell us the highlights of the opening game.
1. On the field, Kohli and Dhoni shared a hug.
In the opening game, captain Faf du Plessis and RCB's Virat Kohli came out to open. He hugged the former captain of the Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni, as soon as he stepped onto the field. After a while of joking and laughing, Kohli took the field. Dhoni assumed his role as wicketkeeper in the meantime. In the game, Kohli scored 21 runs off of 20 balls.
2. The IPL 2024 opening ball was wide.
IPL 2024's opening ball was a wide ball. For RCB, Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli opened. To bowl, Deepak Chahar arrived. With Kohli on strike, Chahar delivered a good-length ball outside the off-side. When Kohli released the ball, the umpire ruled it wide.
3. During the season, Captain du Plessis scored four goals.
The captain of Bengaluru, Faf du Plessis, smashed a four to score the first goal of the 17th season. In the first over, Deepak Chahar bowled an inswinging ball. On this, Du Plessis played a cover drive, and the ball crossed the extra cover line. 35 runs were achieved by Du Plessis on 23 balls.
4. A running catch was made by Rachin Ravindra.
Making his CSK debut, Rachin Ravindra took a running catch and forced Faf du Plessis to walk. Mustafizur Rahman bowled a solid-length ball outside the off stump in the fifth over. Despite Du Plessis's cut shot, the ball was pitched in the direction of the backup point. Rachin lunged ahead and dove to grab the catch.
5. Rahane and Rachin made an amazing grab together on the boundary.
In the twelfth over, Mustafizur Rahman, the fast bowler for CSK, delivered a bouncer that Kohli hooked and lofted a shot towards deep mid-wicket. The ball was moving slowly, which made it harder for Kohli to time the shot and limited its length. Ajinkya Rahane, who was positioned at the mid-wicket boundary, received the ball.
Fielder Rahane ran to his right, taking a sliding catch, but his pace got him close to the boundary rope. He flung the ball in the direction of Rachin Ravindra after realizing he would not be able to stop himself in time. Virat was out after Rachin made an easy catch.
6. Cameron Green was bowled by Mustafizur.
Cameron Green was dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman in the twelfth over of the RCB innings. Cameron Green, positioned at the other end, approached the crease with a single after Virat Kohli was out. Green attempted to cut a length ball that Mustafizur bowled, but he was unsuccessful, as the ball went right to the stumps. Mustafizur ended this over with two wickets.
7. Dhoni made a straight toss to run out Rawat.
With a partnership of 95 runs, Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik enabled their team to score a significant amount. Against the final delivery of the inning, Dhoni ran Rawat out.
A bouncer that was outside the off-stump was the final ball of the RCB innings. Karthik was unable to perform it well. Subsequently, Rawat attempted, but was unsuccessful, to steal runs from the non-striker end. Dhoni hit the stump with an under-arm toss. When the ball struck the stumps, Rawat was not in the crease.
8. Maxwell made a leaping catch close to the line.
Glenn Maxwell made a leaping catch at the boundary in the eleventh over of CSK's innings, forcing Ajinkya Rahane to head to the pavilion. On Cameron Green's length ball, Rahane played a pull shot; Maxwell, positioned square leg, sprang on the boundary while sprinting and collected the ball. Rahane ran for 23 runs.
