3 min learnUp to date: Mar 30, 2026 10:44 PM IST
Vaibhav Suryavanshi joined the record of gamers who slammed the third quickest Indian Premier League (IPL) fifty as he and Yashasvi Jaiswal helped Rajasthan Royals thrash Chennai Tremendous Kings by 8 wickets in Guwahati on Monday. Jaiswal, who remained unbeaten on 38, alongside Suryavanshi gave the Royals a blistering begin within the run chase earlier than Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag performed swift cameos to tug RR over the road.
Suryavanshi was in belligerent temper because the get-go, reached his half century in simply 15 deliveries, sending the CSK bowlers throughout the park. With this newest half century, he joined the likes of KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Yusuf Pathan and Jake Fraser-McGurk who’ve reached their 50 in simply 15 deliveries.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals made good use of the overhead circumstances to bowl out a sluggish Chennai Tremendous Kings for 127. It was a forgettable batting efficiency for CSK, who had been put in to bat by Riyan Parag contemplating the pitch had been underneath cowl for some time attributable to rain.
Each CSK and the Royals, the 2 backside positioned groups final season, had traded their star gamers, Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson, forward of the season. It was a profitable return to the Royals for Jadeja, who struck twice in his opening over.
Samson, star of India’s T20 World Cup triumph, couldn’t hearth on his CSK debut. In an try to dispatch Nandre Burger over mid-wicket, he noticed his off-stumped dislodged with a pointy supply that seamed away. Each Nandre and Jofra Archer received the ball to speak within the powerplay.
After Nandre removed Samson, Archer despatched again CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad who backed away to go for an aerial stroke on the off-side solely to see his stumps rattled.
Burger was on a hat-trick in second over after stunning Ayush Mhatre with a bouncer that kissed the batter’s gloves on approach to the keeper.
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Jadeja was launched within the eighth over. He trapped Sarfaraz Khan (17 off 12) in entrance with the latter lacking a slog sweep whereas one other Indian World Cup star Shivam Dube (6 off 4) did not clear long-off 4 balls later, leaving CSK at 57-6 in eight overs.
CSK couldn’t discover a means again from thereon regardless of a helpful effort from Jamie Overton (43 off 36). Royals’ medium pacer Brijesh Sharma dismissed Kartik Sharma on his debut. Archer, Burger and Jadeja ended with couple of wickets every.