RR vs CSK: Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings squared off in IPL 2023’s 37th game today at Rajasthan’s home stadium, Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 202 runs in 20 overs. The Chennai team could only muster 170 runs in 20 Overs.
When the Rajasthan team scored 202 runs in the first innings, it appeared that the Chennai team had fallen behind in the game because typically Sawai Man Singh Stadium only sees 154 runs in the first innings. Additionally, the pitch slows down significantly more in the second innings, which hurts the batsmen.
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Match Details
- Match: RR vs CSK, 37th Match, IPL 2023
- Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023
- Toss: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opt to bat
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Match Result: RR won by 32 Runs
Rajasthan Royals Scorecard
Sanju Samson, the captain of the Rajasthan Royals, chose to bat at Sawai Man Singh Stadium after winning the toss. In the allotted 20 overs, the Rajasthan side scored 202 runs while losing five wickets. With the aid of eight fours and four sixes, his opener Yashasvi Jaiswal produced the highest innings of 77 runs in 43 balls. In addition to him, Dhruv Jurel and Padikkal completed the innings. Padikkal scored 27 runs in 13 balls with the help of five fours, while Jurel scored 34 runs in 15 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes.
Total: 202-5 (20 Overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Rahane b Deshpande | 77 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 179.06 |
| Jos Buttler | c Dube b Jadeja | 27 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Sanju Samson (c) | c Gaikwad b Deshpande | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | b Theekshana | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Dhruv Jurel | run out (Dhoni) | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 226.66 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | not out | 27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 207.69 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Chennai Super Kings Scorecard
The Chennai Super Kings side struggled to reach 170 runs in 20 overs while attempting to chase down a massive 203-run total. For Chennai, Rituraj Gaikwad scored 47 runs in 29 balls with the help of five fours and a six. Apart from him, Shivam Dubey scored 52 runs in 33 balls with the help of two fours and four sixes but failed to win his team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni could not get down to bat in the entire match.
Total: 170-6 (20 Overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Padikkal b Zampa | 47 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 162.06 |
| Devon Conway | c Sandeep Sharma b Zampa | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Buttler b Ashwin | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Shivam Dube | c Buttler b Yadav | 52 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 157.57 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Holder b Ashwin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Moeen Ali | c Samson b Zampa | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 191.66 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 153.33 |
IPL 2023 Updated Points Table
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RR vs CSK Playing
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh
Impact player for CSK: Ambati Rayudu
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player for RR: Kulpid Yadav
