On Thursday, Rajasthan Royals defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 32 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in IPL 2023 match number 37. While RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bat first, his choice paid off as the team set a new record at this venue, scoring 202/5, breaking the previous high of 197.
Rajasthan’s best run-scorer in this match was Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 77 off 43 balls and helped the home team get off to a flying start alongside Jos Buttler at the other end. Despite a late-innings revival by Chennai, the finishing touches supplied by Dhruv Jurel (34 off 15) and Devdutt Padikkal (27 off 13) were enough to send RR above 200.
Ruturaj Gaikwad led the run chase with 47 off 29, but the other in-form top-order batsmen battled. Devon Conway scored 8 runs off 16 balls, while Ajinkya Rahane scored 15 runs off 13 deliveries. Ambati Rayudu, batting in the middle order, likewise failed to make an impact, departing for a 2-ball duck.
However, efforts from Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, and Ravindra Jadeja kept CSK in the game before they left themselves with too much to do with 37 needed to win from 7 balls.
