Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) got their title defence off to a perfect start, registering an easy seven-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai yesterday.
Opting to bowl first, M.S. 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. 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.
