CSK vs RCB, IPL 2024 Highlights: Ruturaj Gaikwad off to winning start as CSK captain; RCB lose by six wickets

CSK vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2024, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Four leg byes off the next ball and that is the end of the game. A comfortable victory for CSK in the end and that is a winning start for Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain of the five-time champions. Dube finished unbeaten on 34 off 28, proudly seeing out and looking down on the short deliveries that RCB peppered him with, Ravindra Jadeja at the other end on 25 off 17. Rachin Ravindra with quite a knock on IPL debut, smashing 37 in just 15 balls, Mustafizur making a sensational CSK debut as well with figures of 4/29. It has been a team effort today from CSK and RCB, had it not been for DK and Rawat, would have been pummeled quite comprehensively today. They continue to be without a win against CSK at the Chepauk since 2008.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: RCB have been slightly knuckle-headed in their plans to Dube today. They just kept peppering him with short deliveries and he just saw them all through. Now, Joseph sends it in short third ball of the 19th and Dube pulls it into the stands. Just two to win now.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Dhoni is warming up in the dressing room but it doesn't look like he will be needed today. Dube and Jadeja have calmly guided CSK through the shaky middle overs and now CSK need just 9 to win off 12.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Dube has been peppered with short balls, it was an obvious weakness for him last season but he has patiently absorbed them all today. Joseph bangs it in short fourth ball and Dube neatly tucks past point to the boundary. Joseph almost loses the plot with the short stuff. He had sent a ball wide off the fourth ball before that boundary. Then he bowls another wide short delivery fifth ball. And then another short ball that went for four byes before finishing off with a back of a length delivery off which Dube took a single.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 156/4 in 17 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Some silly cricket there and RCB hand CSK an extra run through overthrows. Throw fired in from the deep after Jadeja worked away the first ball of the 17th from Alzarri Joseph and it is a direct hit at the striker's end. Anuj Rawat then goes for a throw at the non-striker's end, misses it and it was a dozy throw anyway made long after everyone had seemingly moved on. So no one backing up and the batters take an extra run.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: The required rate has ticked above the current rate now. CSK need 46 to win off 30 balls. Dube remains stuck on seven off 13, Jadeja on 16 off 10. The fact that these two are still around, and of course there is Thala yet to come, means that CSK are still very much the favourites.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 128/4 in 15 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Things have slowed down but this remains CSK's match to lose. CSK need 53 to win off 36 balls. Dube is on six off 11, Ravindra Jadeja on 10 off six.

CSK vs RC Live Score: CSK 121/4 in 14 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Mitchell done by the short ball! Mitchell tries to go over long on, no power on it and holes out to the fielder there.

Mitchell c Patidar b Green 22 (18)

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 110/4 in 12.3 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Mustafizur Rahman has been taken off and Shivam Dube has been brought on for CSK. CSK are motoring along at well above the required rate at the moment but RCB won't be too disheartened because of the fact they are getting wickets at regular intervals.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Cam Green bowling the 11th over, the second ball is back of a length and Rahane pulls. He had hit the previous ball for a six but this time, Maxwell times his leap in the deep to perfection. He takes a reverse-cup catch over his head.

Rahane c Maxwell b Green 27 (19)

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 99/3 in 10.2 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Ravindra was replaced by his New Zealand teammate Daryl Mitchell and he is raining sixes now. Second ball of the ninth from Karn, tossed up on off and Mitchell smashes it straight back over the bowler's head, something he loves to do. He does the same to the next ball as well.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: The old fox Karn Sharma gets the young turk in the end. He ends that over with a length ball on middle and leg, Ravindra sweeps looking for another six but this time, he holes out at deep backward square leg. That also brings about the strategic timeout after the seventh over.

Ravindra c Patidar b Sharma 37 (15)

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 71/2 in 7 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Karn Sharma drops the fifth ball of that over short, Ravindra smashes it over deep midwicket for yet another maximum. This is quite a debut knock from the Kiwi.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: CSK have certainly bossed this period, despite losing Gaikwad. Ravindra on 31 off just 13, Rahane on 14 off eight. Karn Sharma comes in to bowl the first over after the powerplay.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 62/1 in 6 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Third ball of the sixth from Dayal, Rahane almost guides that gently over mid-off. Shot of the day for sure. Rahane on seven off five.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 55/1 in 5.3 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Alzarri Joseph brought in for the fifth over. Bangs it in short first ball and Ravindra pulls it away over the boundary. Ravindra has raced to 28 off 10 balls.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 44/1 in 4.1 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: The Impact Player gets the breakthrough for RCB! Gaikwad edges the last ball of the fourth, it darts to Green who needs to do a little juggle before pouching it.

Gaikwad c Green b Yash Dayal 15 (15)

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 38/1 in 4 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Oh the bond between these two! For some reason, if you missed what could quite easily be the moment of this year's IPL, here is a picture of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni to make your day. The former India teammates and captains shared a typical, and as the internet loves to call it, 'MAHIRAT' moment in between overs when Kohli was batting. Kohli put his arms around Dhoni's shoulders and as both sporting a wide smile on their faces, this wholesome moment is a sight Indian cricket fans so desperately wanted to see.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Not everyday that you see a lucky six but one could say that is the case here for Ravindra. Last ball of the third over from Siraj, over 145kph short length delivery. Ravindra pulls it, the ball flies off the top edge and over the boundary.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 28/0 in 3 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: DK goes out, in comes Yash Dayal. Yes, remember him? The left-arm quick who bowled that last over to Rinku Singh last year… and got hammered for five sixes in an over. It'd been a tough night for Dayal, who clearly felt the sting of that forgettable outing. Dayal apparently lost five kilos and his mother stopped eating. However, a year later, Dayal, the first Impact Player of IPL 2024 has the opportunity to turn things around. Concedes just 5 in his first over but plenty more needed.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Siraj starts the third over with a wide. Rebowls that first ball and it is flicked away for four by Ravindra. This is a fairly good start for CSK.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 18/0 in 2.1 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Inside edge but it misses the stumps and runs to the boundary. The impact player Dayal could've got a wicket off his first ball, Ravindra could've fallen for a golden duck on IPL debut. Neither happened. Length ball outside off that Ravindra tries to smash through the off side. It takes a thick edge and flies just past the off stump, beats the keeper as well.

CSK vs RCB Live Score: CSK 12/0 in 1.1 overs

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Length ball outside off from Siraj for the fifth delivery, Gaikwad drives it in the air between backward point and point. Dot ball after that and Gaikwad has scored eight runs in that over.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: Short ball outside off, Gaikwad pulls it over square leg to send the first ball of CSK's innings to the boundary.

CSK vs RCB IPL Live score: All right then. CSK captain Gaikwad walks and Rachin Ravindra is his new opening partner. Meanwhile, Yash Dayal has been brought on as impact sub for RCB in place of Dinesh Karthik. Anuj Rawat has taken the gloves. Mohammed Siraj opens the bowling for RCB.