On April 27, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Chennai Super Kings to earn their second victory of the year and reclaimed first place in the standings by successfully holding on to a 202-run total. At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Rajasthan Royals defeated the four-time champion Chennai Super Kings despite a potent batting lineup and a sea of yellow.
After scoring the first 200-plus total at the storied Jaipur venue in IPL history, Rajasthan easily defended the total on Thursday, April 27 thanks to strong performances from two of their best spinners, R Ashwin and Adam Zampa, and a focused performance from Yorker specialist Sandeep Sharma.
The in-form Rajasthan Royals’ thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 32-run victory
That saw them unseat them atop the IPL 2023 points table, were Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 77 and the combined 5-forty haul of R Ashwin, Adam Zampa, and others.
After eight games, CSK and RR are tied on 10 points each, but the 2008 champions moved into first place due to their superior Net Run Rate. Rajasthan Royals not only ended Chennai Super Kings’ three-match winning streak in Jaipur but also their two-match losing streak.
The captain of the Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson, expertly managed his troops, demonstrating his tactical acumen. When the Super Kings batters were successful in hitting a string of boundaries, he did not miss a single chance to slow the game down.
Twitter Fan’s Reaction After RR’s Win:
Top of the table! @rajasthanroyals beat @ChennaiIPL by 32 runs to overtake them in #IPL2023.
3/22 for Adam Zampa including the wicket of Moeen Ali for 23. https://t.co/RnFkCvItgn#bbccricket pic.twitter.com/dxw1k4rAMN
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) April 27, 2023
Adam Zampa scalped 3⃣ wickets and was the top performer from the second innings of the #RRvCSK clash. 👌👌 #TATAIPL | @rajasthanroyals
A summary of his bowling performance 🔽 pic.twitter.com/pjKVgcFmzu
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 27, 2023
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the Player of the Match 👏 https://t.co/PvLzlLGYAs #RRvCSK #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/imw7YXZeg7
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 27, 2023
37 to defend from 6… pic.twitter.com/9EhOSYNsEO
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 27, 2023
woke up like this
Well Played 💗#YashasviJaiswal pic.twitter.com/EeP8uuQDEf— • ᴀsʜ ʙᴀᴢ • 〽️ x 🇵🇹 ( ʀʀ ᴋᴀ ᴘᴀʀɪᴠᴀʀ ) (@FUTURE_LEADERR) April 27, 2023
Samson made a risky decision to win the toss and choose to bat on a good batting surface, but Rajasthan showed off their defence with a variety of shrewd bowlers in their lineup.
Samson made a wise choice by giving Adam Zampa an over during the powerplay because the Australian leg-spinner put an end to Devon Conway’s tussle in the middle.
Devon Conway had a rare off day, struggling to get his 16-ball 8, and Ruturaj Gaikwad did his best to make up for it. Before falling to Zampa in the tenth over, Ruturaj scored 29 runs off of 47.
Ambati Rayudu, an impact player, was out for a duck but Shivam Dube scored his third consecutive fifty of the year. Dube hit four sixes, but it was insufficient for CSK, who still had a lot of work to do.
The pressure of the scoreboard was a little too much for Moeen Ali (23 off 12) and Ravindra Jadeja (23 off 15) to handle as they threw their bats in the air at the end.
Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a display of big-hitting against the Chennai Super Kings new-ball bowlers earlier in the day to record his career-best T20 score. Young Jaiswal played around with the field with his brilliant strokeplay while Jos Buttler, his more experienced batting partner, struggled to find the big ones at the consistent rate for which he is known.