Jaiswal’s 77 off 43 balls helped the home team defeat Chennai comfortably. With a 32-run victory over Chennai Super Kings on Thursday. Rajasthan Royals returned to winning ways and moved to the top of the Indian Premier League points table.
Riding on a tasteful 43-ball 77 by Yashasvi Jaiswal at the highest point of the request and firecrackers by Dhruv Jurel (34 off 15) and Devdutt Padikkal (27* off 13) towards the end, RR got done with 202/5.
At the Sawai Mansingh Arena – the most elevated ever IPL complete in Jaipur – subsequent to picking to bat first.
CSK were limited to 170/6 despite Shivam Dube’s 33-ball 52. They never managed to take the chase lead. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and co. fell to second place as RR beat them twice this season.
From the beginning, Jaiswal displayed an exquisite touch. He hit fours on three of Akash Singh’s first four balls before hitting fours and a six off the left-arm pacer in the second over.
In transit to his third 50 years of time. The left-hander showed by and by why he’s perhaps the most astonishing Indian possibility.
Even though Jos Buttler had a relatively poor night with the bat (27 off 21). Rajasthan cruised to 85/0 in eight overs. Before Tushar Deshpande removed Jaiswal and captain Sanju Samson (17 off 17),
England’s star opener died in the ninth over. The subsequent cheap fall of Shimron Hetmyer (8 out of 10) only exacerbated the situation for RR.
From the 14th to the 17th over, Chennai had a strong phase and only gave up 28 runs. However, Jurel and Padikkal helped RR come back strongly, scoring 49 runs in the last three overs.
Mahesh Theekshana bowled with great skill and control (1/24), but Matheesha Pathirana, a Sri Lankan teammate, was expensive with 0/48.
CSK responded with their lowest powerplay total of the season, 42/1. Thanks in large part to Sandeep Sharma’s skillful defense, which allowed just eight runs in two innings.
Opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his impressive run with a 29-ball 47 before Adam Zampa bowled him out in the 10th over.
In the 11th over, when R Ashwin bowled out Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu in three deliveries, it was a big moment in the game.
CSK needed a partnership when they were reduced to 73/4. Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali provided one quickly (23 off 12).
Dube proceeded to get his third sequential 50 years and struck four sixes in his thump to provide CSK with a similarity to trust.
RR, on the other hand, bowled with discipline and only conceded 45 runs in the final five overs. Proving that the target was too large in the end.