Chennai got off to a flying start after losing to the champions in the first match of the IPL

Sports Desk: Before the start of the tournament, the age of the players of Chennai Super Kings has been discussed a lot. Analysts are skeptical about the effectiveness of Chennai's under-30 cricketers in Mercatari T20 cricket. The answer came from the beginning of the field game. Chennai has lost the current champions of IPL with the magic of old bones. In the opening match of the 13th edition of the tournament, Chennai lost to four-time champions Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets.

They have surpassed Mumbai's collection of 162 runs with 4 balls in hand. Ambati Rayudu, 34, and Faf du Plessis, 36, played key roles in Chennai's victory. After taking two wickets for just 6 runs, Faf and Raidu put together a pair of 115 runs in just 14 overs. Rayudu returned with 61 off 46 balls for the team's 121 runs. However, Faf left the field unbeaten with the team in the port of victory.

An impeccable innings of 58 runs from 44 balls came from his bat. With this, playing an effective cameo innings of 18 runs off 6 balls by Sam Quran made it easier for Chennai to win. Earlier, after losing the toss, Mumbai Indians got off to a flying start. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock made 48 off 27 balls in the opening over. However, this great start was ruined when Mumbai lost Rohit (12 off 10 balls) and De Kock (33 off 20 balls) in two consecutive overs. In the third wicket, Suryakumar Yadav (18 off 16 balls) was handled by Sourav Tiwary. At one time Mumbai had 121 runs for 3 wickets. But in the 15th over, the pair pushed again. Two batsmen fell victim to Rabindra Jadeja in one over.

In the Indian spinner's spin, Sourav returned with 42 off 31 balls with 3 boundaries and 1 six and was caught by Du Plessis. Hardik Pandia, who hit 14 off 10 balls with two big sixes, was also dismissed after three balls. Then Lungi Engidi showed surprise with the ball. After Krunal Pandya (3 off 3 balls), the Proteas pacer has returned Kieron Pollard (18 off 14 balls), Mumbai's last hope of batting. He also has James Pattins in his pocket (11 off 6 balls). The beating Mumbai Indians could not go far after that. The four-time IPL champions had to stop for 162 runs for 9 wickets.