Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni produced another excellent effort as he hit the bullseye to get rid off the dangerous-looking Dhruv Jurel against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday, April 27. The incident took place in the 20th over of the Royals’ innings. Matheesha Pathirana bowled a wide delivery outside the leg stump.
Devdutt Padikkal tried to flick it but missed it altogether and kept running. MS Dhoni dived to his right to stop the ball. The 41-year-old immediately produced a direct hit, and non-striker Dhruv Jurel wasn’t expecting the caught off guard at the striker’s end. It was a terrific reflex from the wicketkeeper.
Here is the direct hit from MS Dhoni:
Dhruv Jurel okayed a fiery knock of 34 runs off just 15 balls at a strike rate of 226.67, including two sixes and three boundaries. The 22-year-old also shared a 48-run partnership off just 20 balls with Devdutt Padikkal for the fifth wicket to ensure a 200+ total for the hosts.
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A clinical batting display from Yashasvi Jaiswal helped the Rajasthan Royals to reach a huge score of 202/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Jaiswal scored 77 off just 43 balls at a staggering strike rate of 179.07, including four maximums and eight boundaries. Jos Buttler and Padikkal too contributed 27 (21) and 23* (13), respectively. Captain Sanju Samson also added 17 runs off as many balls.
Tushar Deshpande emerged as the pick of the bowlers for CSK, returning with figures of 2/42. Maheesh Theekshana and Ravindra Jadeja scalped one wicket apiece. During the chase, CSK is 13/0 after 3 overs, with Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad at the crease.
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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh
