IPL 2018, Week 1: Best individual performances 

#4 Russell's power overshadowed as Billings does a Dhoni!

I'll try to be around Dhoni: Billings

The Chennai Super Kings received an overwhelming response as they entered the MA Chidambaram stadium amidst a few protests. The Super Kings received a grand reception as they were playing a home game after 1066 days. The Kolkata Knight Riders were put into bat first, they lost a few quick wickets but Carribean all-rounder Andre Russell ensured the free flow of runs.

Russell powered the Knights to 205 courtesy a 36-ball 88 from the fiery hitter, his innings included 11 sixes a single four. Except for Russell, no KKR batsman scored above 30. The Chennai Super Kings started with a bang as Watson and Rayadu managed to score above 70 from the power play. A stoppage of runs from Dhoni's bat meant that the Kings were put onto the backfoot.

England's Sam Billings scored a gutsy 56 to take the Chennai Super Kings closer to the target. His innings of 56 off 23 balls included 5 sixes and two boundaries. He was dismissed before he could finish the game but Bravo and Jadeja held their nerves to score the winning runs as the Super Kings defeated the Knights from Kolkata. Billings was awarded the man of the match for his quickfire 56.