Last night the match was won by Rajasthan Royals beating Chennai Super Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium of Jaipur by 4 wickets.Currently, Rajasthan Royals are sitting at the sixth position with 10 points as the team has lost 6 off 11 matches they have played till now.
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Before the match started, Rajasthan Royals were asked to bowl first as the toss was won by MS Dhoni who chose to bat first. In the first innings, Suresh Raina gave an outstanding performance by scoring brilliant 52 runs off 35 balls.
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Suresh Raina (52), Shane Watson (39) and MS Dhoni (33*) take CSK to 176/4 at Jaipur against RR, while the other players of the team failed to contribute much to the scores.
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In the second innings, Joss Buttler stole all the limelight by playing an outstanding knock as he remained unbeaten at 95 runs that he scored in 60 balls. He smashed 11 fours and 2 sixes.
The skipper of the team, Ajinkya Rahane failed again to score some great runs at the score board. However, his team won by 4 wickets.
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After winning the match, the skipper of RR, Ajinkya Rahane said:
“As I always mention, this format is always about giving your best everyday. Buttler’s consistent batting at the top is magnificent. KG’s knock was crucial. I was nervous, but sometimes you have to control your emotions as a captain and we all had a feeling that Buttler will take us through.
The way he handled the spinners was too good. He’s learning a lot, spending time with the experienced players and Warnie. Not easy bowling in the powerplay (talking about Gowtham).
It’s all about taking one game at a time right now. Now going to Mumbai, we all know how dangerous a side they are. Would like to thank Rajasthan Royals and Rajasthan government for supporting this initiative with cancer patients.”
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Man of the match title was given to Joss Buttler, he said:
“Especially in the IPL, haven’t quite hit my straps. Tonight to get my side home, it’s always special to be not out in the end. As we’ve seen, the wicket plays really well in the first six.
Just trying to capitalize on that. Couldn’t quite get it away, had quite a bit of luck. Dwayne Bravo is one of the best in the world, but you always get the feeling that it’s about two hits.
Relatively big ground here too, so can take twos. Special to perform with my family here. We’ve kept ourselves in the competition.”
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The skipper of Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni said:
“I think it is the bowling. We had to bowl one particular length and the bowlers were instructed on what they need to bowl and where they need to bowl. That back of the length was a difficult one to hit. We at least got hit 4-5 boundaries off full length.
What really happens is once you are told what to bowl, you need to be bowling to that area. They need to commit and execute. It is not the planning but the execution that goes haywire. That was a par score or a par plus score. I think the bowlers let us down to some extent.
Looking at the XI that we have on the field, we did well in the field. We can say we can get better, but with the players we have, this is the best we can get. It is important to start delivering when it comes to the planning part.
You just don’t want to qualify into the knockout stages, you have to win games. You also need to adjust to what length to bowl and how to bowl.”
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