Chennai, Mar 22: Royal Challengers Bengaluru recovered to 173 for six against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener here on Friday.

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (35 off 23) got his team off the blocks before the visitors collapsed to 78 for five.

Anuj Rawat (48 off 25) and Dinesh Karthik (38 not out off 26) shared a 95-run stand off 57 balls for the sixth wicket to give some respectability to the total.

Virat Kohli, who opened alongside du Plessis, made 21 off 20 in his first competitive game in more than two months.

Mustafizur Rahman was the stand out bowler for CSK taking four wickets.

Brief scores:

RCB 173/6 in 20 overs (Anuj Rawat 48, Dinesh Karthik 38 not out; Mustafizur Rahman 4/29).

 

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Mumbai, Apr 26 (PTI): A case has been registered against nine persons associated with a political party for allegedly asking the names of hawkers in Shivaji Park area of central Mumbai and beating them up, police said on Saturday.

No arrest has been made but notices have been issued to the accused following the incident on Friday, said an officials.

According to complainant Saurabh Mishra, the accused demanded to see Aadhaar cards of hawkers and asked their names before assaulting them.

Probe is underway, the official said.

The Shivaji Park area in Dadar has traditionally been a stronghold of the undivided Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.