Chennai Super Kings. (Source -IPL/BCCI)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) clashed against each other in Match 61 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Sunday. RR skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bat first against the Yellow Army while planning to set a competitive target for them.
The visitors started off well but lost the initial wickets which put them in a rough spot against the CSK squad. The top order of Rajasthan Royals fell very early but Riyan Parag’s 47 off 31 balls. At the end of the first innings, Rajasthan Royals scored 141/5.
However, it was not a difficult target to chase if compared to all the scores put up on board in the first innings of this season of the Indian Premier League. It might be a bit challenging for CSK batters on a slow pitch like Chepauk. Yet again, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad led his team from the front by scoring 42* runs off 41 balls. Chennai Super Kings beat the second-on-points table Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets.
1. Simarjeet Singh’s spell against RR
Simarjeet Singh performed like a star in the match against Rajasthan Royals when the Yellow Army needed to win this match. He took 3 wickets by giving off just 26 runs in his four overs with an economy of 6.50. He dismissed Royals’ major batters Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler. This helped the team to restrict RR to a low score.
Simarjeet – 3/26.
Deshpande – 2/30.CSK RESTRICTED RR TO 141/5 AT THE CHEPAUK STADIUM. 💥 pic.twitter.com/UjgZXBShA0
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 12, 2024
2. Ravindra Jadeja’s dismissal
The Chennai Super Kings star Ravindra Jadeja was given out for obstructing the field during the CSK vs MI league stage match at Chepauk. He hit the ball at deep third for a single and ran for a double. RR skipper-wicketkeeper throws the ball on the other side to hit the wickets but rather it hits Jadeja’s elbow. This was then transferred to the third umpire and was later on given out. This incident has occurred for the third time in IPL history.
Ravindra Jadeja given out obstructing the field.
– 3rd time happened in IPL history. pic.twitter.com/lJNolzBc1L
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 12, 2024
3. Riyan Parag shines for RR
Riyan Parag stood up for the team against CSK in the league stage match. He has been performing really well in IPL 2024. He scored 47 runs off 31 balls and helped Rajasthan Royals put up a score of 141 against the home team. His innings helped RR build a score as the top order collapsed too early and neither player be it Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler or Sanju Samson could score against the Chennai Super Kings.
Here are some more highlights from the match:
A solid innings with grit and maturity by #RiyanParag. This will help him enhance even further as a batter! #CSKvRR #TATAIPL #JioCinema
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) May 12, 2024
Typical Chepauk wicket slow and low. Anything above 160 will be a good score #CSKvRR
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 12, 2024
Uncapped Bowler Simarjeet Singh Got Wickets of Three Players Who Will Play T20 World Cup 2024 for Their Country 💛
Jaiswal ✅️
Buttler ✅️
Samson ✅️ pic.twitter.com/KnlqjgdGlE— Junaid Khan (@JunaidKhanation) May 12, 2024
SIMARJEET SINGH IN THIS IPL
2/16 vs PBKS
0/60 vs GT
3/26 vs RRAfter Bad match against GT Simarjeet Singh come back stronger. pic.twitter.com/l4HDEqQEi3
— DREAM11s STATS (@fantasy1Cricket) May 12, 2024
Riyan Parag shines in IPL 2024 with impressive scores:
43(29), 84*(45), 54*(39), 4(4), 76(48), 23(18), 34(14), 14(11), 77(49), 27(22), 47*(35).
A standout performer in this season. ⭐#CSKvsRR pic.twitter.com/M3lkCoMSUJ
— Yogesh Ltd (@yogeshltd) May 12, 2024
Well played Riyan Parag 47 (35).
He played one of the best innings in this IPL pic.twitter.com/Q3ktpOXy7I— DREAM11s STATS (@fantasy1Cricket) May 12, 2024
JADEJA RUN-OUT FOR OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD…!!!! pic.twitter.com/k5TJFJruQh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 12, 2024
CSK BEAT RAJASTHAN ROYALS BY 5 WICKETS IN THIS IPL 2024…!!!!!
– 7TH WINS BY CHENNAI SUPER KINGS IN THIS IPL. pic.twitter.com/qvYSTBpI4s
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 12, 2024
Captain’s knock from Ruturaj Gaikwad on this typical Chennai wicket 💛🔥
Quality Player #RuturajGaikwad #CSKvsRR pic.twitter.com/uK9VLREiMR
— Bhushan Khiladi (@Bhushanadhau1) May 12, 2024