New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Jos Buttler scored another half-century as the host posted the respectable target of 175/8 against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, April 12.
CSK’s bowlers performance
CSK’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja picked up the Tushar Deshpande and Akash Singh all snap[ping up 2 wickets each.
Hetmyer show
Shimron Hetmyer played the quick-fire knock of 30 runs off just 18 balls. He smashed two four and two sixes. R. Ashwin also helped his team in the middle as he also scored 30 runs.
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50-runs partnership between Buttler, Padikkal
Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikall stitched together the 50 runs partnership after Yashasvi Jaiswal departed early off Tushar Deshpande.
Jadeja strikes
Jadeja came to bowl his second over and he broke the 77(40) stand between Padikkal and Buttler. Padikkal tried to clear the fence but found Devon Conway at backward square leg, who took a simple catch.
Jadeja removed Sanju Samson for a duck. The Rajasthan skipper failed to read the line and missed it completely as the ball knocked the stumps.
Ashwin walked in to bat and Moeen Ali dropped him at slips on the first ball. Easy opportunity but Ali once again reacted slightly late.
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Buttler’s batting
England hard-hitter Jos Buttler was the top scorer for RR. Buttler played the innings of 52 runs off 36 balls, he reached the figure with the help of 1 four and 3 sixes as he scored his another fifty of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sisanda Magala, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh.
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