Rajasthan Royals (RR) registered a close 5-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to go to the second spot on the points table. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star with the bat for the Rajasthan Royals as he scored an important fifty, but It was the fiery knock of Ravichandran Ashwin which helped his side win the game comfortably against CSK.
RR has now reached the second spot of the points table on the back of a better net run-rate which will be a huge boost for them. Lucknow Super Giants who were at the second position after their win against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game has now been pushed down to the third spot now.
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After opting to bat first, CSK on the back of a brilliant 93 from Moeen Ali could only manage to score 150/6 in their full quota of 20 overs which was not enough against Rajasthan Royals.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star with the bat for the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals as he scored yet another half-century which proved to be very important in the context of the game. The young left-handed batter smashed 8 boundaries and one six during his stay at the crease. CSK was outplayed in all departments by Rajasthan Royals as Ravichandran Ashwin and Riyan Parag made sure their team crossed the line.
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Riyan Parag scored 10 from 10 balls and Ravichandran Ashwin scored an impressive 40 from 23 balls to take their side home. Eventually, RR got over the line with 5 wickets in hand and a couple of balls to spare. It was an all-rounder performance from Ashwin.
Here is the video of the fiery knock of Ravichandran Ashwin:
Here is how the Internet reacted:
Ian Bishop said, "cometh the hour, cometh Ashwin".
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 20, 2022
jab CSK mein dhoni mereko batting nahi deta tha toh idhar dard hota tha …idhar#RRvsCSK pic.twitter.com/lZDpDUq8bb
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 20, 2022
Rajasthan Royals after the win: pic.twitter.com/FZsBJrJooW
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) May 20, 2022
Take a bow, Ravi Ashwin. One of best all-round performance under pressure in this season – 40*(23) and 1/28(4). Ashwin is a legend. @rajasthanroyals #HallaBol
— Pavan kanuga (@kanuga_pavan) May 20, 2022
@ashwinravi99's big hits might not look beautiful, but they sure are effective as hell. Well played #AshAnna and @rajasthanroyals 👏👏. Let's defeat the @gujarat_titans in @IPL playoffs then and win it this year…#IPL2022 #RRvsCSK
— Manas Deshpande (@ManasD30) May 20, 2022
Ravichandran Ashwin. One of best all-round performance under pressure in this season – 40*(23) and 1/28(4). Ashwin is a sensation…
He can do anything… whether it is batting bowling or using rules aptly !! pic.twitter.com/ZZNSD0tyS5— Cryoxyl (@Absolut11011497) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/Im_Perfect45/status/1527706771548123137?s=20&t=HANiTTT8wuvmNlPVMCMnVQ
We love you Ashwin..He's still got it #RRvsCSK
— Dhawal Shah (@DhawalShah10) May 20, 2022
