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Edited By : Cricket Country Staff | Mar 23, 2019, 11:45 PM IST
Published On Mar 23, 2019, 11:45 PM IST
Last UpdatedMar 23, 2019, 11:45 PM IST
Harbhajan Singh rolled back years to show the relevance of a finger spinner in shorter format as defending champions Chennai beat Bangalore by seven wickets in the opening match of Indian T20 League on Saturday.
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Dwayne Bravo was introduced in the 18th over and he struck off the very first ball to remove Parthiv Patel for 29. He was the highest-scorer as Bangalore were skittled for 70 with no other batsman entering double digits. This was the sixth-lowest total ever in the Indian T20 League. (AFP Image)
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Harbhajan had a wonderful day. He finished with 3/20 including wickets of Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Besides the two scalps, Harbhajan also completed a catch in the outfield and was named the Player of the Match. (AFP Image)
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With just 12 more needed at the fall of Rayudu’s wicket, Bangalore pushed the match into the 18th overs, but defending a total of 70 just wasn’t going to be enough as Jadeja and Jadhav knocked off the remaining runs to start Chennai’s campaign with a bang. (BCCI Image)
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On a sluggish, slow surface, MS Dhoni, captain of Chennai won the toss and elected to bowl against Virat Kohli-led Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the opening match of the 2019 Indian T20 League. (AFP Image)
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Kohli, opening the batting with Parthiv Patel added 16 runs for the first wicket even as Chennai fast bowler Deepak Chahar and spinner Harbhajan Singh kept both batsmen on their toes. (AFP Image)
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Raina became the first player in the Indian T20 League to complete 5000 runs during the season opener. Needing 15 runs to complete the milestone, Raina reached the milestone in his 177th Indian T20 League match when he took a single in the ninth over of the Chennais innings. He eventually departed for 19. (BCCI Image)
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From 8/1, Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina but Chennai’s innings back on track, batting with caution and adding 32 crucial runs on a wicket where runs were hard to come by. (AFP Image)
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Rayudu almost played through the innings. He struck two fours and a six to score 28 off 42 before falling to a strange dismissal which saw him dance down the wicket to Mohammad Siraj and chop the ball onto his stumps. (AFP Image)
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Imran Tahir was even more economical to finish with 3 for 9 from his four overs. His wickets included that of debutant Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal. (AFP Image)
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Yuzvendra Chahal got Bangalore off to a wonderful start, bowling a maiden first up and cleaning up Shane Watson, who had to endure a 10-ball duck. (AFP Image)
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