Yashasvi’s 77 powers Rajasthan Royals to beat Chennai Super Kings

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals registered their fifth win in 8 matches in the Indian Premier League as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 32 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, here on Thursday.

Chasing 203 to win, the visitors could score 170 in allotted overs losing 6 wickets. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad managed 47 runs from 29 balls while Shivam Dube fought hard to score 52 runs from 33 balls in the later part of the innings. Aussie spinner Adam Zampa took 3 wickets for 22 while Ravichandran Ashwin claimed two vital wickets.

Earlier, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's attacking fifty (77 off 43) propelled Rajasthan Royals to 202/5. Apart from Jaiswal, the likes of Dhruv Jurel (34 off 15), Jos Buttler (27 off 21), and Devdutt Padikkal (24 off 12) contributed to the Royals' big score on a batting-friendly pitch.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler gave Rajasthan a flying start, scoring 60/0 in the Power-play.

CSK badly needed a breakthrough and it was provided by Ravindra Jadeja, who dismissed Buttler in the 8th over to give some respite to his team. While Jaiswal decided to continue with his aggressive approach, skipper Sanju Samson was happily playing the second fiddle as Royals crossed the 100-run mark in the 10th over.

Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal finished strongly for the Royals and they didn't disappoint, scoring 56 runs in the last four overs.

Jurel played some brilliant shots during his superb cameo while Padikkal chipped in though he was lucky with a couple of streaky boundaries -- Royals posting 202/5 in 20 overs, which is the highest total at this ground in IPL history.

Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 202/5 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 77, Dhruv Jurel 34; Tushar Deshpande 2/42) beat Chennai Super Kings 170/6 in 20 overs (Shivam Dube 52, Ruturaj Gaikwad 47, Moeen Ali 23, Ravindra Jadeja 23no, Adam Zampa 3/22, R Ashwin 2/35). Agencies

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