``It's good to get a performance like this out of the way early in the season,'' said Kohli, who scored only eight runs. Opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal (34 off 15 balls) briefly looked to threaten Chennai's imposing target before he was caught at backward square leg off Shardul Thakur (1-11) in an otherwise under-par batting effort by Bangalore. Between those two vital blows, Jadeja ran out Dan Christian off a direct throw which reduced Bangalore to 81-5 in the 10th over with the chase falling apart for Virat Kohli's team. Jadeja, a seasoned all-rounder with left-arm spin, took the heart out of Bangalore's run chase by clean bowling Glenn Maxwell (22) and AB de Villiers (4).
“Jaddu (Jadeja) is somebody who can change the game on his own,'' said Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
In reply, Bangalore scored 122-9, mainly due to Jadeja's brilliance.
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