Chennai Super Kings opted to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening encounter of the 12th edition of Indian Premier League on Saturday. Chennai Super King’s star spinner Imran Tahir (3/9 in 3 overs) tormented RCB with his traditional leg-breaks as CSK shot out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a paltry 70 in 17.1 overs in the opening encounter.
Tahir was on fire as he bowled an absolute stunner to strike Navdeep Saini on the pad in the first ball of the 12th over. Saini was given not out by the on-field umpire but Tahir persuaded Dhoni to go upstairs for a review and it turned out to be a successful one as Saini was given LBW out.
After Saini’s departure, right handed batsman Yuzvendra Chahal came to bat, only to drag a googly with a poorly timed sweep shot in the 14th over. Harbhajan Singh made no mistake to grab his catch at deep mid-wicket as he lofted his hand up in the air after doing so.
Yadav and Patel were bowled out by Jadeja and Bravo for scores of 1 and 29 respectively. With this, CSK bowled out RCB for 70 runs in 18th over as spinners Harbhajan Singh and Imran Tahir took the most advantage of a spinner friendly pitch at Chepauk, picking up three wickets a piece.