First match of IPL 2024, Mustafizur and on whose strength Chennai defeated Bengaluru
Chennai Super Kings has started the 17th season of IPL with a win.They won the match against RCB by six wickets with 8 balls remaining. He once again proved that he is the king of the home ground and it will not be easy for anyone to overcome him.
Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman was the hero of Chennai Super Kings’ victory. Apart from this, Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja played the role of finishers in batting as well as Rachin Ravindra and Ajinkya Rahane also made important contributions in the victory.
According to Navjot Singh Sidhu, who joined as a commentator this year, Chennai left RCB behind in all the areas of bowling, fielding and batting. RCB’s spin attack proved weak and the match went out of RCB’s hands due to Karn Sharma hitting two sixes in one over.
Ambati Rayudu said after the victory that this is the first CSK team whose fielding is also good. Perhaps he said this, the way Rahane caught the falling ball on the boundary line of Mustafizur’s ball and threw it towards Ravindra, this was also the turning point of the match.
First match of IPL 2024, Mustafizur and on whose strength Chennai defeated Bengaluru
Is Mustafizur truly the hero of victory?
Before this bowler came into the attack, RCB were dominating the game and Faf du Plessis was scoring runs at a rapid pace. But captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s introduction of Mustafizur into the attack in the fifth over proved beneficial and changed the course of the match.
As soon as he arrived, he gave a big blow by taking the wickets of Faf du Plessis and then Rajat Patidar. He broke the back of RCB by taking the wickets of Virat Kohli and Cameron Green in the next over.
Mustafizur had taken four wickets for six runs till the second over. But his bowling figures were 4-0-29-4. Along with making good use of variation in bowling, he also made good use of short balls.
Rituraj also left the mark of his captaincy. Along with good fielding, he made clever changes in the bowling. Dhoni advised him only on important occasions otherwise he was taking decisions himself.
Shivam and Jadeja played the role of finishers
Rahane and Rachin created an atmosphere of victory with good batting and Shivam Dubey took this atmosphere to victory.
Shivam Dubey faced some problems in the beginning. It is said that luck also favors those who show courage. Irfan Pathan says that he faces difficulty in playing balls that come above his shoulders. They need to work on this weakness. But once he settled, he played an inning of 34 unbeaten runs in 28 balls.
On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja is an evergreen player. He played as hard as ever and scored 25 runs in 17 balls. This pair made an unbroken partnership of 66 runs and took the team to victory.
Rahane and Rachin are important for the team
Rachin Ravindra is known for scoring 578 runs in the last ICC World Cup. He proved successful to some extent in his first IPL test.
He played spin with courage. He is generally considered a player of this shorter format. But this player with better technique showed that he has the ability to play in any situation.
By scoring 37 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 246, he showed that he has the power to create a stir. He hit three sixes and three fours to score this run. Karan Sharma tempted him to play a big shot and got him caught.
As far as Ajinkya Rahane is concerned, Dhoni has molded him in the mold of IPL in such a way that his game is worth watching. He came to Ranji Trophy with poor form. But seen in a different style here. Seeing him play, it seems as if he was made for this format.