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Friday, March 22, 2019

2019 IPL Season 12 - Match 01 CSK Vs RCB @ Chepauk,Chennai Saturday March 23,2019


The Indian Premier League 2019 is all set to kick off with a blockbuster match between Chennai Super Kings(CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Saturday March 23,2019

The first match between the two IPL giants could set the tone for the nearly two-month long tournament

CSK Vs RCB Head-to-Head



In 22 meetings between the two teams, RCB have won 7 while the CSK have won 14 wins and tied one

More importantly, RCB are heading into IPL 2019 with a six-match losing streak against the CSK.

RCB beat CSK only in 2014


RCB's records at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is also a worrying sign for Bengaluru fans.

Their last win at Chepauk came in 2008 and 6 of their previous encounters at the iconic venue have resulted in defeats.

Notably, Dhoni's CSK completed a double over RCB en route to glory in IPL 2018.


DateWinnerWon byVenue
28 April 2008Chennai Super Kings13 RunsBengaluru
21 May 2008Royal Challengers Bangalore14 RunsChennai
20 April 2009Chennai Super Kings92 RunsPort Elizabeth
14 May 2009Royal Challengers Bangalore2 WicketsDurban
23 May 2009Royal Challengers Bangalore6 WicketsJohannesburg
23 March 2010Royal Challengers Bangalore36 RunsBengaluru
31 March 2010Chennai Super Kings5 WicketsChennai
24 September 2010Chennai Super Kings52 RunsDurban
16 April 2011Chennai Super Kings21 RunsChennai
22 May 2011Royal Challengers Bangalore8 WicketsBengaluru
24 May 2011Chennai Super Kings6 WicketsMumbai
28 May 2011Chennai Super Kings58 RunsChennai
12 April 2012Chennai Super Kings5 WicketsChennai
25 April 2012No ResultNo ResultBengaluru
13 April 2013Chennai Super Kings4 WicketsChennai
18 May 2013Royal Challengers Bangalore24 RunsBengaluru
18 May 2014Royal Challengers Bangalore5 WicketsRanchi
24 May 2014Chennai Super Kings8 WicketsBengaluru
22 April 2015Chennai Super Kings27 RunsBengaluru
4 May 2015Chennai Super Kings24 RunsChennai
22 May 2015Chennai Super Kings3 WicketsRanchi
25 April 2018Chennai Super Kings5 WicketsBengaluru
5 May 2018Chennai Super Kings6 WicketsPune














CSK beat RCB by 7 wickets


Scorecard
RCB 70/10 in 17.1 Overs
CSK 71/3 in 17.4 Overs
Match Result - CSK won by 7 wickets
MOM - Harbhajan Singh(CSK)for his 3/20 in 4 Overs 



Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings got their title defence off to a perfect start, registering an easy 7-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday (March 23).

Opting to bowl first, the MS Dhoni-led CSK skittled RCB out for a measly total of 70 on a spinner-friendly wicket then chased down the target in 17.4 overs.

But the talk of the match was the spin department of the home side, which took a total of 8 wickets on a pitch that offered them plenty of assistance.

Virat Kohli came out to open the batting alongside Parthiv Patel ( and the two made a promising start but the tide turned soon after.

Harbhajan Singh struck in his very first over, removing Kohli after the latter went for a big shot but could only find Ravindra Jadeja in the deep.

Moeen Ali was the next to fall to Harbhajan, spooning a turning ball straight to the bowler’s hands who gleefully collected the catch.

The veteran off-spinner then got rid of AB de Villiers. One ball after Imran Tahir had dropped a simple catch that would have seen his compatriot depart, de Villiers once again went for the big shot but only found Jadeja who offered him no such reprieve.

Shimron Hetmyer got himself run-out going for a run that was never on and Shivam Dube, Colin de Grandhomme, Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal also departed without making significant contributions.

Parthiv was a lone warrior as he did his best to score whatever runs he could despite losing partners with alarming regularity.

Umesh Yadav managed to play out 10 balls alongside Parthiv but a straight ball from Jadeja saw Yadav walk back to the dugout.

Parthiv was the last man to fall for 29, trying to hook a slower bouncer from Dwayne Bravo but only finding Kedhar Jadhav at backward square leg.

In response, RCB struck early when Chahal bowled Shane Watson for a duck but despite succeeding in stifling the scoring they could not get wickets at regular intervals, which was needed if they were to make a contest of the match.

Suresh Raina joined Ambati Rayudu in the middle. The two played out a number of dot balls and scored only in ones and twos, knowing the task at hand was an easy one as long as they didn’t lose wickets.

Raina eventually became the first player to score 5000 IPL runs but was caught on the boundary off Ali just when he looked to accelerate.

Ambati Rayudu looked likely to take CSK home but eventually departed for a well-made 28, with the remaining runs easily being made by Kedhar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja.



CSK will next take on the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday (March 26) while RCB will face off against the Mumbai Indians on Thursday (March 28).








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