The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) started with a cracker of a contest. RCB faced CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, as Ruturaj Gaikwad led his team to their first win of the season.

70.84%PACEPercentage of wickets takes by pacers 29.16%SPINPercentage of wickets takes by spinners 235-1By Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Highest Total 67-10By Mumbai Indians vs ...

CSK's talismanic captain MS Dhoni returns to action after a hiatus, while Shivam Dube gears up as their designated spin-hitter, albeit sans the services of Matheesha Pathirana due to injury.

But once he fell, RCB started to crawl their way back and then there was some quality death-bowling on show as Faf's men broke the three-match losing streak. As for CSK, this defeat more or less ...