Follow UsAt 4/1, CSK were far more comfortable than RR, but that’s where Nitish Rana came out of the syllabus and changed the complexion of the clash. The left-hander smashed a quick-fire half-century inside the powerplay (58) as RR got themselves to 79 runs in the powerplay before finishing with 81 off 36.
Riyan Parag was looking good, and seemingly looked like he would take the Royals to another 200 total before he came up against Matheesha Pathirana. The Sri Lankan pacer bowled a sensational yorker before removing Shimron Hetmyer with a slower delivery to restrict the Royals to 182/9.
It is Ruturaj Gaikwad or nothing for CSK at the moment. The right-hander batter hit a 44-ball 63 with seven boundaries and one six. Just when he looked like he would take CSK home, the right-hander holed out to the deep fielder as CSK succumbed to a six-run defeat - their second consecutive loss of IPL 2025.
Wanindu Hasaranga proved why he’s worth INR 5.25 crore with the third-best-ever figures against CSK — 4/35 — which proved to be brutal for the Men in Yellow in their run chase. On three occasions, every time the leg-spinner was smashed for a six, he came back to remove crucial wickets — Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, and Vijay Shankar.