Vaibhav Suryavanshi set up the chase with yet another intense half-century after which Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer completed it off.
CSK vs RR Highlights: Rajasthan Royals have completed off their IPL 2025 season with a extensive six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings. Even though that it did look like they might suffer yet another washout in a chase, Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer ended a chase that was set up by Vaibhav Suryavanshi who be on fired yet another half-century, and Yashasvi Jaiswal earlier on. CSK contradicted Vaibhav Suryavanshi beat to for much of the powerplay but Jaiswal made sure that they suffered despite all else. Jaiswal cracked 36 in 19 balls before out in the fourth over but Vaibhav Suryavanshi has since came into his usual pattern of disorder with skipper Sanju Samson at the other end.
Chennai Super Kings was struggling to maintain their run rate above 10 and in the end, Rajasthan Royals controlled and compressed MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube to prevent the CSK, who is also five-time champions from achieving 200. CSK pulled themselves to a target of 187/8 in 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings were delighted by two violent stands, first between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ayush Mhatre and after that between Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube.
Rajasthan Royals team leader Sanju Samson won the toss and selected to field first. 56-run stand off just 24 balls between Mhatre and Ashwin which supported CSK gain some lost ground in the powerplay as CSK started poor run with opening partnerships. Mhatre out in the last over of the powerplay and in the next two overs Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja both fell.
Brevis then maintained on his good form for the season but unable to make a half-century. He scored 42 in 25 balls. At the other end Shivam Dube suffered to keep up with the strike rate of South Africa and it was no different when MS Dhoni substituted the latter in the middle. CSK in the death overs could score just 28 runs and lost two wickets.
Indian Premier League, 2025 – Match 62
Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals
187/8 (20.0) 188/4 (!7.1)
