A mixed effort by their batsmen adopted by a spin choke helped Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2021 match on the Wankhede Stadium right here on Monday. Batting first, CSK posted 188 for 9 in 20 overs. RR had been going robust in their chase at one stage earlier than Ravindra Jadeja (4-0-28-2) and Moeen Ali (3-0-7-3) mixed to maintain them to 143 for 9 in 20 overs for a forty five-run win.
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RR obtained 45 for two in the Power Play, after which Buttler took cost. He took the assault to Ravindra Jadeja, hitting him for 2 fours and a six. However, the left-arm spinner had his revenge with a peach of a ball that hit Buttler’s stumps in the twelfth over. Shivam Dube, who had struggled for 17 off 20 in the meantime, too fell in the identical over lbw to Jadeja.
And then, all of it went downhill as Moeen Ali bagged three wickets conceding just one run in his first 9 balls. David Miller was out lbw attempting to brush, earlier than Riyan Parag and Chris Morris slog swept straight to deep mid wicket. From 87 for two, Rajasthan had collapsed to 95 for 7. It was solely a matter of time after that.
Earlier, cameos from Dwayne Bravo (20 not out off 8 balls) and Sam Curran (13 off 6 balls) helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) put up a difficult 188 for 9.
After a flying begin given by Faf du Plessis (33 off 17 balls, 4x4s, 2x6s) and Moeen Ali (26 off 20 balls, 1×4, 2x6s), CSK appeared to have misplaced their method in the center overs as they misplaced fast wickets of their key batsmen who had been trying to open their arms.
Left-arm seam bowler Chetan Sakariya removed Ambati Rayudu (27 off 17 balls, 3x6s) and Suresh Raina (18 off 15 balls, 1×4, 1×6) in the 14th over of the match to derail the CSK innings.
Ambati Rayudu had hit three huge sixes and regarded like he would make a giant rating this time after failing the final time round. However, he was caught in the deep. Soon after that Raina gave a easy catch on a slower supply.
Skipper MS Dhoni, who got here into bat at No. 7, struggled initially however then obtained a few boundaries and saved the scoreboard ticking. However, Sakariya once more dismissed him as the previous India skipper was caught at cowl whereas attempting to go excessive.
Jadeja too couldn’t get going as a brief supply from Chris Morris obtained him caught behind. However, the depth in CSK batting with Curran and Bravo on the finish noticed them to a aggressive whole.
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