Rajasthan Royals (RR) registered win against five-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 5 wickets, with two balls remaining. Chennai landed on the losing side despite Moen Ali’s sensational knock of 93 runs off 57 balls. But other than Ali, the Chennai batters were not in their best element. In the powerplay, the team pinned 75/1 and CSK looked in a good spot.
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However, the remaining 14 overs changed the course of the match, as RR conceded only 75 runs – which stopped CSK at 150. Fans were disappointed as Chennai batters, including MS Dhoni, weren’t able to create an impact – in their final game. of the tournament. Dhoni, who is considered as one of the greatest finishers, took 28 deliveries to score 26 runs. Fans slammed Dhoni’s knock and the way Chennai slowed down at the backend even though when the pitch was a good for batting.
A fan tweeted, “Moeen Ali sent us on Mars, Jagadeeshan brought us back”, while another wrote, “What a team! Overs 3 to 6: 72-0, and other 16 overs: 78-6.”
Moeen Ali sent us on Mars, Jagadeeshan brought us back. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 20, 2022
Blaming Dhoni, a user tweeted: “Why don’t we accept that he his done. ,
Why don’t we accept that he his done #cskvsrr #CSKvRR
— Saurabh shukla (@Sarcabh) May 20, 2022
For this user, CSK’s inning looked like this.
CSK’s innings pic.twitter.com/KkwloONIm8
— Manya (@CSKian716) May 20, 2022
“Power play 75/1 next 14 overs 75/6 on a wonderful batting pitch. Disappointing. If CSK doesn’t get an auction expert next year to cover major holes unfortunately going will get tougher in the next 2 years much to the disappointment of their loyal fans,” a tweet on the microblogging site read.
Power play 75/1 next 14 overs 75/6 on a wonderful batting pitch.Disappointing.If CSK doesn’t get an auction expert next year to cover major holes unfortunately going will get more tougher in the next 2 years much to the disappointment of their loyal fans.
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) May 20, 2022
When you are the most powerful person in the house, noone questions your performance. MS Dhoni’s style of slow starts & powerful finish is painful to watch. This style doesn’t work in every match. He needs to be more aggressive from start. #CSKvsRR #RRvCSK #RRvsCSK @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/pD22uMKhX1
— Mayuresh Chavan (@mayuresh45_18) May 20, 2022
Terrible innings from MS Dhoni. How many more times will the rate be bright down with a slow knock.
26 off 28-completely pulling down the effort with which Csk began.
— Jehan Mucadum (@JMucadum) May 20, 2022
Dhoni might get fined 100% of the fee for slow run rate#CSKvRR#dhoni#MSDhoni
— shreejith (@shreejithnair19) May 20, 2022
@msdhoni is not a good player for T20…even from starting of his career..he was always a slow starter..he can’t score 10 balls 30..he can easily scroe 70 ball 100#IPL2022 @CskIPLTeam #CSKvRR
— Babu Bhai (@MainpalVarma) May 21, 2022
Chasing 150 wasn’t a tedious task for Rajasthan. But apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal’s half-century, Jos Buttler, skipper Sanju Samson, and Devdutt Padikkal departed for low runs. Next came in Ravichandran Ashwin, who single-handedly, motored Rajasthan’s innings. He smashed unbeaten 40 runs off 23 balls, including 2 fours and 3 sixes with a strike rate of over 170. Ashwin was also given the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his overall performance with both bat and ball. During CSK’s innings, Ashwin had given only 28 runs in his four overs, and he also scalped a wicket.
With this triumph, Rajasthan sealed a spot for themselves in the playoffs. Will RR be able to lift the IPL cup this season?
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