What a start to the tournament. The most anticipated IPL has finally arrived on Indian soil. On the inaugural match of IPL, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru locked horns. In the first match, Chennai showed prowess and registered a win in the first match. Along with that, the battle of the Purple Cap has begun.
Both teams met at the M. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After winning the toss, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat first. They gave a great start. Faf du
Plessis gave a great start. But Mustafizur Rahim Picked him up at a crucial point. That was just the start for the bowler. After that, he dismissed Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, and Virat Kohli. He ended up the show with 4 wickets in 29 runs with an economy rate of 7.25. Deepak Chahar took 1 wicket in 37 runs. They restricted the opponent by 173 runs.
On the other hand, RCB bowlers struggled in front of the CSK batters. Mohammed Siraj conceded 38 runs in 4 overs without any wickets. Cameron Green took 2 wickets in 27 runs. Yash Dayal took 1 wicket in 28 runs. Karn Sharma took 1 wicket in 24 runs. They won the match by 6 wickets.
After the first match, the Purple Cap race began. Bowlers are giving their best performance to achieve it. Let’s check, who is in the top 10.
| Player’s Name | Team | Match | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
| Mustafizur Rahman | CSK | 1 | 4 | 4/29 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| Cameron Green | RCB | 1 | 3 | 2/27 | 13.50 | 9.00 |
| Deepak Chahar | CSK | 1 | 1 | 1/37 | 37.00 | 9.25 |
| Yash Dayal | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1/28 | 28.00 | 9.33 |
| Karn Sharma | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1/24 | 24.00 | 12.00 |
