On Tuesday, May 20, young pacer Anshul Kamboj provided Chennai Super Kings with a vital early breakthrough by dismissing the dangerous Yashasvi Jaiswal in their IPL 2025 clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Jaiswal, known for his explosive starts, came out with full aggression. He sent a clear message by cracking a boundary off the very first delivery of the innings.
His intent didn’t slow down either. In the third over, he took Khaleel Ahmed apart with a flurry of strokes—three fours and a six—putting the CSK bowlers under immediate pressure. Continuing his onslaught, he hammered a four off Kamboj in the very next over to bring up 36 runs in just 18 balls.
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However, Kamboj hit back strongly. On the very next delivery, he bowled a beautiful back-of-length ball on off-stump that completely beat Jaiswal’s attempted flick to the leg side. The ball clipped the top of off, rattling the stumps and halting the Rajasthan Royals’ early charge. Jaiswal departed after a whirlwind 36 off just 19 balls, studded with five boundaries and two sixes.
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At the time of writing, Rajasthan Royals had moved to 65/1 at the end of the 7th over. Sanju Samson was unbeaten on 17 from 13 balls, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi was batting on 12 off 10.
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Earlier in the match, CSK mounted a solid recovery from 78/5 to post a challenging 187/8. Ayush Mhatre gave them momentum with a brisk 43 off 20 deliveries, followed by aggressive cameos from Dewald Brevis (42 off 25) and Shivam Dube (39 off 32). Rajasthan’s bowling highlights included strong spells from Yudhvir Singh and Akash Madhwal, both claiming three wickets each to keep CSK under check.
