Rajasthan Royals held on for a three-run victory over the Chennai Super Kings as MS Dhoni scored a brisk 32 not out off 17 balls however couldn’t apply the crowning glory.
Pace bowler Sandeep Sharma held his nerve on Wednesday and defended 20 off the final six balls, regardless of bowling two wides and conceding two sixes initially of it.
He then gathered himself and conceded solely three runs off the final three balls as Rajasthan took residence the 2 factors.
Earlier, Jos Buttler smacked his third half-century of the season because the Royals completed with 8-175 (20 overs). Chennai reached 6-172 (20 overs), regardless of Dhoni’s blitz and his 59-run partnership off 30 balls with Ravindra Jadeja.
Put in to bat, Rajasthan misplaced younger opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for eight runs.
Buttler then held one finish collectively to attain 52 of 36 balls, together with one 4 and three sixes. He placed on 77 runs off 41 balls for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal.
The latter scored 38 off 26 balls, with 5 fours, and stored the rating ticking. Jadeja (2-21) struck in fast succession, eradicating each Padikkal and skipper Sanju Samson for a two-ball duck.
Ravichandran Ashwin was promoted up the order once more and contributed 30 off 22 balls. He placed on 47 off 37 balls with Buttler, setting the Royals’ innings again on observe.
The two batsmen fell within the house of 9 deliveries to go away Rajasthan at 5-142. Shimron Hetmyer hit 30 not out off 18 balls, with two fours and two sixes, to assist Rajasthan to a par rating on a slowing Chepauk wicket.
Chennai began poorly, dropping in-form opener Ruturaj Gaikwad for eight runs. Kiwi Devon Conway then resurrected the innings with 50 off 38 balls, together with six fours.
He added 68 off 43 balls with Ajinkya Rahane (31) for the second wicket. Ashwin struck twice (2-25) within the house of three overs to go away Chennai at 3-92 in 11.4 overs. He dismissed Rahane, after which trapped big-hitting Shivam Dube lbw for eight runs.
Chennai misplaced one other three wickets within the house of 20 deliveries and crashed to 113-6.
Rajasthan’s spinners wreaked havoc within the center, with twin leg spinners Adam Zampa (1-43) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2-27) sharing three wickets in eight overs.
Chahal eliminated Conway, in addition to influence participant Ambati Rayudu for one, each out caught. Meanwhile, Australian Zampa dismissed Moeen Ali for seven runs.
Dhoni – in his two hundredth recreation as Chennai captain – and Jadeja got here along with 60 runs wanted off the final 5 overs, they usually managed all however 56 of them.
Jadeja scored 25 not out off 15 balls, together with two sixes, whereas Dhoni hit three sixes.
Two of these got here in Sharma’s twentieth over, however the 29-year-old bowler did simply sufficient to carry his personal towards 41-year-old Dhoni’s ending prowess.
Rajasthan climb to the highest of the IPL desk, with six factors from three wins in 4 video games. They subsequent face Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Chennai are fifth, with 4 factors from 4 video games, and journey to the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
