IPL Match 19: Ravindra Jadeja all-round performance leads CSK to a big win

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Thanks to an all-round performance by Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings registered an emphatic win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday.  

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis made an aggressive start putting pressure on the RCB bowlers. Du Plessis showed his intent against the pacers while Gaikwad looked decent with his strokes. At the end of the first six overs, CSK made 51 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called.

After the timeout, du Plessis and Gaikwad continued to milk the RCB bowlers taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Chahal broke an important partnership by getting rid of Gaikwad providing an easy catch to Jamieson at the boundary. Gaikwad and du Plessis added 74 runs for the opening stand. Raina was given a reprieve as Chahal could not comeback to collect direct throw. After the chance, Raina showed intent hitting big shots to put enough pressure on RCB bowlers. At the end of the second timeout, CSK made 110 for 1.

Faf du Plessis kept one end up reaching his fifty off 40 balls. Harshal Patel bought RCB into the match by grabbing wickets of Raina and Faf du Plessis in successive deliveries. Raina and du Plessis added 37 runs for the 2nd wicket. Daniel Christian dropped a simple chance to get rid of Jadeja. Rayudu hit few lusty blows before injuring his hamstring while running for the 2nd. RCB looked good to restrict CSK for a modest total. Ravindra Jadeja was in a sensational mood hitting 5 sixes including a no-ball and hit a boundary. During the innings, Jadeja completed fifty off 25 balls. Jadeja smoked 37 runs in the last over to help CSK post 191 for 4 in 20 overs. Jadeja and Dhoni added unbeaten 49 runs for the 5th wicket as Dhoni scored just 2 runs.

Chasing 192 runs to win, Devdutt Paddikal looked in sensational form hitting boundaries off Deepak Chahar and Sam Curran. After the initial start, Sam Curran provided the breakthrough taking the edge to MS Dhoni. Paddikal and Kohli added 44 runs in quick time. MS Dhoni set clever field placement getting the wicket of Paddikal to leave RCB in some trouble. At the end of the first six overs, RCB 65 for 2.

Ravindra Jadeja was bought into the attack and dismissed Washington Sundar. Maxwell looked impressive with his strokes but Jadeja came back strongly to dismiss Maxwell putting RCB in big trouble. At the end of the first timeout, RCB made 79 for 4.

A superb direct throw by Jadeja resulted in a run out of Christian to leave RCB in massive trouble. Imran Tahir joined in the party taking 2 wickets and produced a run-out. At the end of the second timeout, RCB scored 103 for 9.

Mohammed Siraj and Chahal played the rest of the four overs to score 122 for 9. Chennai Super Kings produced a dominating performance to win by a massive 69 runs.

Chennai Super Kings 191 for 4 in 20 overs (Jadeja 62*, du Plessis 50, Harshal Patel 3/51) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 122 for 9 in 20 overs (Paddikal 34, Maxwell 22, Jadeja 3/13, Imran Tahir 2/16) by 69 runs.

For his all-around performance, Ravindra Jadeja was awarded the man of the match award. CSK moved up to the top of the points table due to a better run rate.








Jadeja's all-round performance leads CSK to a big win over RCB 

 

 

 

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