The 4th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has been won by RR as they defeated CSK by 16 runs in a high-scoring game. In the first innings, Lungi Ngidi bowled one of the worst over of his cricketing career as he got smashed for 27 runs in just two balls. Earlier in the wicket-keeper batsman, Sanju Samson added another feather to his cap as he smashed his fastest fifty in their opening match.
Samson brought up his half-century in just 19 balls with the help of 6 towering sixes and a sole boundary. CSK skipper, MS Dhoni won the toss and asked the RR to bat first. Samson’s fifty was his 11th in the IPL. After the earlier dismissal of young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in the third over, Samson added as many as 121 runs for the second wicket along with Steve Smith.
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Sanju Samson was eventually dismissed for 74 off 32 balls by Lungi Ngidi in the 12th over, by then, the youngster had already done a lot of damage by then with RR’s score reading 2 for 132. After the dismissal of Samson, Steve Smith carried forward the ship of RR but he also got out in the 19th over still Rajasthan reached a total of 187/7 in 19 overs.
However, the final over of was nothing short of carnage from Jorfra Archer as he smashed as many as four sices in the over as along with Tom Curran he amassed 200 runs in the over as RR reached the total of 216/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
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During the chase, CSK started off on a decent note as they added 53 runs off the first six overs without losing any wicket. However, a mini-collapse happened for them in between as from the position of 57/0 they collapsed to 77/4 with the dismissal of Shane Watson (33 off 21 balls), Murali Vijay, Sam Curran (17 off 5 balls), and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
After the collapse, Faf du Plessis and Kedar Jadhav made an effort of increasing momentum as they added 37 runs in just 28 balls for the 6th wicket before Jadhav’s dismissal in the 14th over. Then came out MS Dhoni, who scored just 10 runs his first 13 balls when CSK was requiring 103 runs off in 28 balls. However, he smashed 29 runs in the next four balls, but it wasn’t enough for his team to go over the line.
Dhoni added 65 runs off just 31 runs with Du Plessis for the 6th wickets eventually, CSK lost the game by 16 runs as the latter got out to Archer in the penultimate over. CSK will be expected to comeback stringer in IPL 2020.
Match Summary:
Rajasthan Royals – 216/7 in 20 overs (S Samson: 74, S Smith: 69; S Curran: 3/33) defeated Chennai Super Kings – 200/6 in 20 overs (F du Plessis: 72; R Tewtatia: 3/37, J Archer: 1/26) by 16 runs
Here is how netizens reacted to RR’s comfortable win:
Incredible effort from Faf du Plessis. What a chase this would've been if his partner was striking even at 140 instead of 75. #CSKvRR
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) September 22, 2020
CSK chase a score they would have had they not conceded that many to Archer in the last over.
Watson began well. Faf started slow but recovered but there was always too much to chase.
On MS, we know that restricts him. Other teams will try that too. Upto him to find a way out.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) September 22, 2020
Dhoni? He has to keep the team alive but the game is going away…. .
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 22, 2020
Dhoni-Faf partnership:
65 off 31 balls
Faf – 55 off 19
Dhoni – 9 off 12What was Dhoni's plan?#CSKvRR #IPL2020
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) September 22, 2020
MS Dhoni:
Require run rate at arrival = 16.26 (103 needed off 38)
Scores 9 off 12 balls till the 19th over. Not a single aggressive shot intended.
Then, situation gets to 38 needed off last over.
Hits 3 sixes in a row in the last over.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) September 22, 2020
First high-scoring encounter. Battle Royale. Won by the Royals. Jofra—the difference between the two teams in the end. Special mentions—Samson, Smith (captain + batsman) and Tewatia. #RRvCSK #IPL2020
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 22, 2020
Well played brother @faf1307 .. Hard luck tonight but we will come back stronger. As always @msdhoni great shots @ChennaiIPL #WhistlePodu well played @IamSanjuSamson ! ✌️
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) September 22, 2020
It was so pleasing to see the way @IamSanjuSamson bated tonight . #talent #hitting
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 22, 2020
Looking at CSK's batting…don't think it will be a Desert Storm today even when @rajasthanroyals is playing 😋
Aise Desert storm roz roz nahi aate 😉@sachin_rt#RRvCSK
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) September 22, 2020
A game of sixes by batsmen in this match , Archer stood out for his four super overs. And if you add his four sixes, then #SanjuSamson Samson also won't mid man of the match award to him! #IPL2020 #CSKvsRR
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) September 22, 2020
