Mustafizur Rahman had a dream debut for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The Bangladesh fast bowler seemed unplayable in the ongoing first game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
Mustafizur Rahman was all over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batters in the ongoing. He made full use of the conditions at the Chepauk Stadium as he bowled superbly well and broke the backbone of the Faf du Plessis-led side in the opening game.
Of all the wickets that he took, Mustafizur Rahman stole the limelight with the delivery that he bowled to Cameron Green. The Bangladesh pacer bowled a sensational delivery to the lanky all-rounder had no clue and saw his stumps getting rattled in the 12th over of the innings.
Mustafizur Rahman bowled a brilliant length ball angling onto the leg stump. Cameron Green made room and tried to cut the ball. He missed the ball as the pacer hit the top of the leg stump to send the batter packing.
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Cameron Green scored 18 runs off 22 balls and with his wicket, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lost their 5th wicket and was tottering at 173/6. It didn’t seem that they would go past 150 runs but Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik played superbly for the team and made sure they finished on high.
Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik first made sure that they soaked in all the pressure. But when they got their feet going, they unleashed themselves and took an attack on the CSK bowlers. They added 95 runs together which brought RCB back in the game.
While Anuj Rawat scored 48 runs off 25 balls, Dinesh Karthik remained unbeaten at 38 runs off 26 balls. Based on their staggering effort with the bat, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a big total of 173 runs on the board, which at one moment didn’t seem impossible.
Mustafizur Rahman returns with the figures of 4/29 on his debut for CSK
Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with the ball. He wasn’t having his best time in the league over the last few years. But he made sure that he stepped up big time for his new franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Before removing Cameron Green, Mustafizur Rahman removed Faf du Plessis (35) and Rajat Patidar in the same over. If this was not enough, he then returned to the attack and removed Virat Kohli (21). He didn’t have a fairytale ending as he was taken to runs in his last over by RCB batters in Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik.
Mustafizur Rahman returned with the figures of 4/29 in his quota of four overs. Apart from him, Deepak Chahar was the only bowler who picked wickets. He would be hoping to carry his good form and perform like this in every game. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would now be optimistic about chasing the target and winning their first game of the season.
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