Rajasthan Royals' young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi sparkled with a 33-ball 57 as the Sanju Samson-led side defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets to end an otherwise disappointing campaign in the Indian Premier League on a positive note.
After being asked to bat, CSK scored 187 for eight and while chasing RR completed the chase with 17 balls to spare. Sanju Samson (41 off 31 balls), Yashasvi Jaiswal (36 off 19) and Dhruv Jurel (31 not out off 12) were the other significant contributors for RR.
CSK's innings
Young Ayush Mhatre continued his consistent run with a 20-ball 43, helping Chennai Super Kings get to a modest target of 187 for eight wickets against Rajasthan Royals in the Wooden Spoon battle at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
The middle muddle for CSK seems to be the common factor and things could have been worse if not for Dewald Brevis' 42 and Shivam Dube's 39. Dhoni managed to score a mere 16 of 17, failing to take the innings to a good Total at a high-scoring ground.
Devin Conway (10), Urvil Patel (0) caught up in Yudvir Singh Charak's Sensational new ball bowling spell. Pacers Yudhvir Singh (3/47) and Akash Madhwal (3/29) were the pick of the bowlers.
Brief scores
Chennai Super Kings: 187/8 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 43, Dewald Brevis 42; Yudhvir Singh Charak 3/47, Akash Madhwal 3/29).
Rajasthan Royals: 188/4 in 17.1 overs (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 57, Sanju Samson 41; R Ashwin 2/41).