In the 43rd game of IPL 2018, the hosts Rajasthan Royals (RR) claimed an important victory by 4-wicket (with the only ball to spare) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur).

CSK captain MS Dhoni decided to bat first after winning the toss. With the help of some crucial knocks, CSK put a good fighting total of 176/4 in 20 overs.

In reply, the in-form opener Jos Buttler almost single-handedly guided RR to a crucial victory as the hosts chased down the target in 19.5 overs after losing 6 wickets.

Brief Scores: CSK – 176/4 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 52, Shane Watson 39, Jofra Archer 2/42)

RR – 177/6 in 19.5 overs (Jos Buttler 95*, Stuart Binny 22, Shardul Thakur 1/22)

Result – RR won by 4 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match

i) CSK batsmen Shane Watson and Suresh Raina put 86 runs partnership for the second wicket.

• Third highest second-wicket IPL partnerships for CSK against RR.

Top second-wicket IPL partnerships for CSK against RR

Also read: (RR vs CSK) – Turning Point of the Match

ii) CSK batsman Suresh Raina scored 52 runs.

• Third highest IPL knock by a CSK batsman against RR at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur).

Top IPL knocks by the CSK batsmen against RR at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur)

iii) At the end of this match, CSK batsman Suresh Raina has scored 313 runs in this IPL season.

• First player to score 300+ runs in each IPL season.

iv) At the end of this match, Suresh Raina has scored 4,012 IPL runs for CSK.

• The second batsman to score 4,000 or more IPL runs for a particular franchise. Virat Kohli (4,814 runs for RCB) was the first man to achieve this feat.

v) CSK skipper MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 33 runs.

• The second highest IPL knock by a CSK captain against RR. The best one is 41* by MS Dhoni at Jaipur on May 9, 2011.

vi) CSK scored 176/4 in 20 overs.

• The second highest IPL total for CSK at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Their record is 196/3 (20 overs) against RR on May 9, 2011.

Also read: Match 43 (RR vs CSK) – Hits and Flops

vii) RR batsman Jos Buttler completed his half-century in just 26 balls.

• Joint third fastest IPL half-century by an RR batsman against CSK.

Top fastest IPL half-centuries by RR batsmen against CSK

viii) It was the fourth consecutive 50+ score for RR batsman Jos Buttler in this IPL season.

• Joint second-most consecutive 50+ scores by a batsman in the IPL history.

Most consecutive 50+ scores by a batsman in IPL history

ix) RR wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scored 95*.

• Highest IPL knock by an RR wicketkeeper-batsman. The previous record holder was 94* by Naman Ojha against CSK at Chennai on April 3, 2010.
• Highest IPL knock by a wicketkeeper-batsman against CSK. The previous record holder was 94* by Naman Ojha (RR) at Chennai on April 3, 2010.
• The second highest IPL knock by an RR batsman against CSK. The record holder is Shane Watson with the 101-run knock at Chennai on April 22, 2013.

Also read: Match 43 (RR vs CSK) – Reasons for loss 

x) RR scored 177/6 as they successfully chased down the target.

• Highest successful IPL chasing for RR against CSK. Their previous record was chasing 164-runs (164/7 in 20 overs) at Mumbai on June 1, 2008.
• Highest IPL total for RR against CSK at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Their previous record was 144/5 (17.1 overs) on May 12, 2013