On Saturday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced off in a must-win IPL 2024 match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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CSK won the toss and chose to field first. RCB got off to a quick start, posting a score of 31/0 in three overs before players were removed from the field due to rain. After the suspension, the pitch began to change, making it difficult to bat and increasing the burden on batters.
'What a game of cricket' – R Ashwin praises Virat Kohli's fiery start to the innings in must-win match against CSK
CSK spinner Mitchell Santner entered the attack from the fifth over and drew massive turns off the wicket, beating openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis multiple times. The matchup with Kohli was particularly intriguing as the batsmen also played against him.
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India and Rajasthan Royals spinner R Ashwin took to social media to praise Kohli for the way he took on Santner and the CSK bowlers.
What a game of cricket this is๐ฅ๐ฅ. It is truly impressive to see Virat punching the ball every time he receives a good ball. ๐๐ This is an attractive watch #cskvsrcb
โ Ashwin ๐ฎ๐ณ (@ashwinravi99) May 18, 2024
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However, in the Santner-Kohli game, Kohli mistimed his flick shot and took the lead from long-on to Darryl Mitchell, who took a good catch and the Kiwis had the last laugh.
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