The 2024 Indian Premier League season is all set to take on with the defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on the heavy-weights Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday, March 22 in the season opener of the tournament. The iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will be hosting the clash.
The Chennai Super Kings recently announced Ruturaj Gaikwad as their captain for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis will continue as the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper. The clash between the two franchises has been much anticipated by the fans. In this article, we take a look at the records that can be broken in Match 1 of IPL 2024 as Chennai Super Kings takes on the Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Records that can be broken in Match 1 of IPL 2024
Second batter to score 1000 runs against Chennai Super Kings
Virat Kohli is on the verge of becoming only the second batter to score 1000 runs against the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He has scored 985 runs in 31 matches at an average of 36, and a strike rate of 125.35. He needs 15 more runs to join Shikhar Dhawan on the list. The left-handed batter has scored 1057 runs against the Chennai Super Kings franchise.
100 sixes in IPL
Ravindra Jadeja is nearing the 100-sixes landmark in the Indian Premier League. He has smashed 99 sixes in 226 matches in the tournament. He needs one more to complete 100 sixes. Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane needs four sixes in to reach the 100 sixes milestone in the tournament
12,000 T20 runs
Virat Kohli will be eyeing the 12,000 T20 runs milestone in the upcoming match against the Chennai Super Kings. He has scored 11,994 runs in 376 T20 matches, at an average of 41.21, and a strike rate of 133.42. He is just six runs away from completing 12000 runs in T20 cricket. Kohli will become the sixth batter to achieve this feat.
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