After Survyavanshi’s fifty and brief appearances by Jaiswal and Jurel, CSK was limited to 187.CSK Vs RR
Chennai Super Kings 187 for 8 (Mhatre 43, Brevis 42, Dube 39, Madhwal 3-29, Yudhvir 3-47) were defeated by Rajasthan Royals 188 for 4 (Suryavanshi 57, Samson 41, Jaiswal 36, Jurel 31*, Ashwin 2-41), by six wickets.
The Rajasthan Royals (RR) chose to chase one final time and won with 17 balls remaining, even though they had lost eight of their nine chasing games. However, unlike previous games, their bowlers performed admirably against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who were also laggards, allowing them to score just 188 on a strong batting field. Vaibhav Suryavanshi then dominated the chase with a cool 57 off 33 deliveries after Akash Madhwal inverted the ball to ultimately limit CSK to just 17 runs off the final three overs.
To remind onlookers of RR’s dismal chase record, R Ashwin claimed two wickets in the 14th over, although it was only a stutter. Dhruv Jurel’s brilliant 31 off 12 balls ensured it never came near. Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer, who had been in the midst of some of the previous clumsy chases, were the final unbeaten hitters.
The victory temporarily lifted RR off the bottom of the standings, but it ended their season. For the first time in their history, CSK needed a significant victory in their final game to escape finishing last.
CSK loses wickets early.
The game’s action-packed beginning was difficult to explain. In 7.4 overs, CSK lost five wickets to length balls that failed to seam or swing. Nor were they supplies that were late. One of these wasn’t even an offensive shot. Yudhvir Singh finished with a haul of three wickets, but it was just one of those days when the risks were not being removed.
In the interim, the risks did subside for a 56-run partnership between Ashwin, the new No. 4 and Ayush Mhatre. Mhatre generally just cleared the infield for eight fours and one six to score 43 from 20 balls. This meant that despite losing five early wickets, CSK was still scoring more than 10 runs each over.
Brevis is still impressive.
Finding a core for the upcoming IPL has occupied the second half of CSK’s season. Their replacement batters, Mhatre and Dewald Brevis, have achieved two victories in that respect. In Delhi, both were brilliant. Brevis and Shivam Dube combined for 59 runs for the sixth wicket, with Brevis scoring 42 off 25 deliveries.
The curse in reverse CSK Vs RR
RR has had to deal with the reversing ball in three of their five close losses. However, they got the ball in reverse this time. After going for ten runs in his first two balls and bowling as late as the 12th over, Madhwal soon realized the ball was ready for a reverse swing and began to go for the yorker.
Madhwal hit at least eight of them in Samson negotiated the one spinner that Suryavanshi was unable to hit. To keep RR ahead of the asking rate, he struck a six in each of Ashwin’s overs, a former teammate. CSK Vs RR his four overs, along with several hard-to-get-away low full tosses. The half-volley that got Brevis off the inside edge did tail away, which is what led to the mishit.
Dube, meanwhile, kept the run rate at 10 until the 17th over by eliminating the spin threat that was saved for MS Dhoni. However, in the final three overs, Madhwal and Tushar Deshpande were outstanding. The RR hitters would not have to chase an above-average total for the first time.
Jaiswal starts RR off quickly.
Although this was a superior batting pitch, the goal was precisely the same as what RR scored to tie the match against the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the same location. Yashasvi Jaiswal set a record by hitting the first legal delivery of the innings for a boundary for the thirteenth time in the IPL. However, in an over where he barely middled the ball, this one came off the glove. CSK Vs RR However, Khaleel Ahmed had lost his swing by the time he began his second over, and Jaiswal quickly soared to 36 off 19 balls.
Samson and Suryavanshi promised in the chase.
Thanks to their bowlers and Jaiswal’s fast start, Suryavanshi and Sanju Samson were able to get a sighter or two this time. But Suryavanshi didn’t take long. He took sixes in Ravindra Jadeja’s opening over, then hammered six, four, and four in Noor Ahmad’s opening over.
Samson negotiated the one spinner that Suryavanshi was unable to hit. To keep RR ahead of the asking rate, he struck a six in each of Ashwin’s overs, a former teammate.
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Jurel gets over his nervousness
The demand had already dropped to 50 runs by the time Ashwin gave CSK a ray of hope by defeating former skipper Samson and Suryavanshi in the 14th over. Once more, Suryavanshi wowed onlookers with his calm demeanor in addition to his skillful hitting.
However, Jurel prevented CSK from consolidating their gains. He hit Ashwin for a six, Noor for a four, and Jadeja for a six and a four. In perfect symmetry, CSK’s fleeting comeback was stopped by an Ashwin over of 18 runs.
