Raipur Rhinos won the toss in the first match of the Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League 2024 against Bilaspur Bulls and elected to bowl. The Bulls lost their first four wickets for 49 in 6.5 overs. Shashank Singh and MD Ifran then added 80 for the fifth wicket.
Irfan was the highest scorer for the team with 52 off 42. His innings helped the Bulls to 166-7 in 20 overs. Prashant Sai Painkra was the pick of the Rhinos bowlers with 3-43 in four overs.
Anuj Tiwary and Amandeep Khare added 31 for the first wicket for the Rhinos. Tiwary made 43 off 43 and was the only batter who crossed the 30-run mark. The others couldn’t do much as the Rhinos were bundled out for 144.
Irfan performed well with both bat and ball, taking four wickets for 18 runs in 3.4 overs.
Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League 2024 Most Runs List
MD Irfan was the only batter who made a half-century in the first match of the tournament. He made 52 runs at a strike rate of 123.81.
Anuj Tiwary scored 43 runs in the first game and is in second place. Shashank Singh is third with 33 runs. Sahban Khan made 29 in the first match for the Rhinos and is fourth. Prateek Yadav made 25 runs at a strike rate of 227.27 and is fifth.
Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League 2024 Most Wickets List
MD Irfan was the most successful bowler in the first game of the season with five wickets at an average of 4.50. Prashant Sai Painkra picked up three wickets and is second.
Shashank Singh took three wickets at an economy of 11.33 and is third. Rudra Pratap had two wickets in his first outing and is fourth. Ashish Chouhan took two wickets for the Rhinos and is fifth.