[ Published on: March 24, 2019 0:11 IST ]
Harbhajan Singh rolled back years to show the relevance of a finger spinner in shorter format as defending champions CSK beat RCB by 7 wickets in the opening match of IPL.
RCB in defeat maintained their inglorious record against CSK and also had the ignominy of ending with the sixth lowest total in the league.
MS Dhoni's move to open with Harbhajan (3/20 in 4 overs) paid rich dividends as he removed rival skipper Virat Kohli (6) in the fourth over and RCB never recovered from that early blow.
Once Harbhajan's finger spinners had inflicted telling damage on the psyche of the RCB line-up, Imran Tahir (3/9 in 4 overs) tormented the visitors even more with his googlies.
The pitch wasn't an easy one to bat on but 70 was too small a total to defend for RCB even though they stretched CSK for nearly 18 overs.
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