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Wanindu Hasaranga’s brilliance derailed the Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) chase as the Rajasthan Royals (RR) sealed a six-run win to register their first win of the tournament. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad led CSK’s fightback with a 44-ball 63 (7x4, 1x6), but Hasaranga’s (4/35) relentless strikes kept the chase in check, restricting them to 176/6. This is CSK's second successive defeat.
Ravindra Jadeja (32 not out from 22 balls) and MS Dhoni (16; 11b), who came in at No 7, provided late fireworks, but the target proved beyond reach. Dhoni gave CSK hope with a six and a four in the 19th over, where Tushar Deshpande leaked 19 runs, with Jadeja finishing it off with a six. However, with 20 needed off the final over, Sandeep Sharma held his nerves to concede just 13 and dismissed Dhoni, courtesy of a stunning catch by Shimron Hetmyer, sealing RR’s win.
Nitish Rana's heroics power RR to 182 runs
Rajasthan, who came to bat first in their home ground of Guwahati, did not have a good start and Yashasvi Jaiswal became the victim of Khaleel Ahmed after scoring four runs. After early breakthrough, Riyan Parag sacrificed his batting position to send Nitish Rana. Rana showed a stormy attitude and played an innings of 81 runs with 10 fours and five sixes in 36 balls. Apart from this, Riyan Parag also played an innings of 37 runs with two fours and two sixes in 28 balls.
Chennai's comeback in the last eight overs
After Riyan Parag and Nitish Rana's dismissal, Rajasthan failed to carry the momentum as they managed to add only 52 runs in the last eight overs. RR, who can easily cross the 200 run mark, managed to score 182 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. CSK's Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed and Mathisha Pathirana picked two wickets each.
Chennai lost 5 wickets at 129
Chasing the target of 183 runs, Chennai failed to get a good start and opener Rachin Ravindra was dismissed by Jofra Archer at zero. After this, Rahul Tripathi played a slow inning and got out after scoring 23 runs in 19 balls with three fours and a six. While Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey opened the front for CSK, who lost two wickets at 46 runs. But he could not last long and got out after scoring 18 runs in 10 balls with one four and two sixes. Meanwhile Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got out at the last moment after scoring 63 runs in 44 balls with seven fours and a six.
