Highlights, IPL 2021 RR vs CSK Full Cricket Score: Dube, Jaiswal fifties lead Rajasthan to victory

Ruturaj Gaikwad is the Player of the Match for his 101 not out off 60 balls.

Ruturaj Gaikwad: “To start off with, it was a slow wicket but ot better as the game progressed. I’m just working on timing the ball really well, maintaining my shape. Right from when I started, have come across many coaches. Everyone’s told me I have the gift of timing, just been using that. I think I would say my selection in CSK in 2019 when I didn’t get a chance, being in the dressing room, I got to learn a lot. Got to know routines, hard work needed, work to put in. That was a good learning curve. Didn’t dream of a 100, aim was to make sure we get to 160-170. Would’ve loved to be on the winning side, maybe next time.”

Winning captain Sanju Samson: To be very honest we are aware of the abilities of the people who we have in our lineup, especially the youngsters. It’s very disappointing that we’ve lost matches like this before when we have that kind of talent. The discussion was that the wicket was getting better as time progressed, so we knew we had a chance. I’m happy I guessed that would happen and chose to field.

The kind of start we had today is more or less what we’ve been getting throughout the tournament. We get good starts but struggle to convert them. They really went for it in the powerplay.

Jaiswal eats a lot of food, I think that’s where he gets his power from despite being quite slim. We’ve been discussing Shivam’s abilities, Mahipal did well in previous games but we felt like today it might be Shivam’s day. He’s been working hard in the nets, I’m very happy for him.

Unbelievable batting from Gaikwad, we’re a bit afraid of a batter like him. He played a lot of good cricketing shots, there was not much risk in the way he played. He scored a great hundred, respect to him.

We’re not thinking too far ahead right now. We have an off day tomorrow, and then we play again in Sharjah, so one match at a time.

Please!

Can we pick both Ruturaj and Yashasvi as Players Of The Match today? Make an exception. Indian Pratibha League after all. 😊🥳 #RRvCSK #IPL2021

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 2, 2021

RR are good at chasing! 

Highest targets successfully chased in UAE in IPL:

224 : RR v PBKS, Sharjah, 2020
206 : PBKS v CSK, Abu Dhabi, 2014
196 : RR v MI, Abu Dhabi, 2020
192 : PBKS v RR, Sharjah, 2014
190 : RR v CSK, Abu Dhabi, 2021*#CSKvsRR

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 2, 2021

Rajasthan Royals beat the Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets!

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 190/3 ( Shivam Dube 64 , Glenn Phillips 14)

Asif to bowl the over. 4 runs needed off the last 18 bals. Shivam Dube hits it down the ground, but there’s not enough pace on it to take it to the boundary rope. Two runs. This has been a true dismantling of Chennai’s bowling attack, where has this Rajasthan been all season?! Could we be witnessing the beginning of a remarkable come from behind display from Sanju Samson and co? The mind says no, it’s too premature to say, but after this free-scoring display, the heart would love to see it happen. A lengthy pause, as Asif undergoes treatment, looks like it’s a case of cramps. Asif unable to complete his over, Moeen Ali on. Single. One run needed. Philipps runs a single, and Rajasthan Royals beat the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets! In the grand scheme of things, this loss won’t bother CSK too much, but it’ll mean everything to Rajasthan, whose bid for playoff qualification remains alive as they join three other teams tied on 10 points after 12 matches.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 170/3 ( Shivam Dube 59 , Glenn Phillips 0)

Shardul Thakur bowling his fourth, and Dube hits him for four on the first ball. Belted over extra cover and past a sprinting fielder who was coming from long-off. Dot and single to follow. Samson on strike, and he’s out! It looked like his pull was going for four, but Ruturaj Gaikwad does well to take the catch at deep square. Slight hiccup for RR, but they should be able to recover from this and get over the finish line. Strategic timeout now. Glenn Philipps the man in, two dots to end the over.

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 165/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 28 , Shivam Dube 54)

Hazlewood’s final over now. Dot and then Dube pulls it over the non-existent short fine leg for four! Dot, single and two dots to end the over. 25 needed off 30.

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 160/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 28 , Shivam Dube 50)

Shardul Thakur brought back in, can he get a wicket or two? Single and wide to begin. Dube and Samson would do well to minimise their risk-taking now, and just keep the scoreboard ticking along, but they also have the small matter of their net run rate to consider. If they can win this with time to spare, it would help them out massively in their bid for playoff qualification. Three more singles, a dot and then a wide. Dube brings up his half-century with a single!

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 154/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 26 , Shivam Dube 47)

Hazlewood’s third over. Starts with a single, and then Dube hits a four over point. That looked like it was at a great height for a catch, but no one was close enough. Single, and then it’s Samson’s turn to hit a boundary of his own, this one was all finesse, and it’s guided along beautifully to fine leg. Two singles to end the over, 37 runs in 42 balls needed now for RR.

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 141/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 20 , Shivam Dube 41)

Sam Curran back in. Single and then a well-run double to begin. Wide. FOUR! A full toss sits up nicely for Dube, and he whacks it for a boundary past Jadeja at wide long-on, who was just a metre or two too far from it to take the catch. Another wide, and then Dube hits a low, flat six over deep midwicket, that was hit with some power. Ouch, Dube tries to drill a boundary straight down the ground, and instead whacks it into the thigh of Sam Curran. That’ll be black and blue in the morning. Curran is given a quick once-over by the docs, and then he bowls a dot on the final ball. He’s still limping around a little, but after being hit left, right and centre this evening, his pride might be hurting a little more than his thigh.

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 127/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 20 , Shivam Dube 29)

A second over for Asif now, and it begins with two singles. We’re at the halfway mark, and so far, Rajasthan look more than capable of chasing down the target in front of them. A couple of wickets though, and that could all change. Two more singles follow. RR looking more and more comfortable with every delivery. Two more singles. Good over this, only six from it. Scratch that, the last one was a no-ball, free-hit to Shivam Dube. Lovely ball from Asif, slower yorker and only one run conceded.

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 119/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 17 , Shivam Dube 25)

Moeen Ali conceded just six in his last over, can he continue to be relatively frugal or even maybe pick up a wicket? Well, he’s given away six on the second ball, Shivam Dube pummels this over deep mid-wicket! Another six! This time it’s hit over the bowler’s head, straight down the ground! Three singles to end the over.

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 104/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 16 , Shivam Dube 11)

Ravindra Jadeja gets a go, and he’s absolutely hammered for six on the first delivery, Shivam Dube put some venom into that shot, it sailed well over long-on. Single, two and then dot to follow. Things have slowed down just a little bit for RR, but it’s still more than manageable. Two dots to end the over, 9 from it.

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 95/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 14 , Shivam Dube 4)

Moeen Ali to bowl now, and Samson reverse-swats away towards deep backward point for four off the first ball. The rest of the over is pretty tight though, just two more runs come from it.

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 89/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 9 , Shivam Dube 3)

KM Asif is brought into the bowling attack, and he instantly comes good for MS Dhoni as he gets the wicket of Yashaswi Jaiswal, who was looking very, very dangerous. Jaiswal tries to improvise a scoop on the first delivery, and instead ends up getting a faint touch on the ball as it carries through into the gloves of Dhoni. A huge amount of pressure has now been lifted off Chennai, but thanks to the early blitz from Jaiswal and Lewis, they can’t afford to get too complacent. Double, dot and single, before Samson casually clips a shot to the deep square leg boundary. Single to end the over.

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 81/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 50 , Sanju Samson (C) (W) 4)

Thakur continues, and MS Dhoni will be praying for a wicket now. His prayers are answered and an incredible opening partnership comes to an end! Thakur tempts Lewis into trying his trademark pull to fine leg, but there’s a fielder there in the shape of Hazlewood, who takes the catch with ease. Sanju Samson comes on now, so by no means is this crisis averted just yet for CSK. Samson faces three dots, and then he opens up his body to gracefully cut a wider delivery through deep extra cover for four.

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 75/0 ( Evin Lewis 25 , Yashasvi Jaiswal 50)

Hazlewood returns, and he’s greeted with back to back sixes, a four and another six by Yashaswi Jaiswal! This is monstrous hitting from the 19-year-old, he has his half-century and it comes up in just 19 balls. 189 looked invulnerable just a couple of overs ago, but Jaiswal and Lewis have made a bit of a mockery of the challenge in these early overs.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 53/0 ( Evin Lewis 25 , Yashasvi Jaiswal 28)

Shardul Thakur gets a go with the ball. It’s been a rollicking start from the pair, how much longer can they continue this momentum? They’re already running at well above the required run rate. Single and dot to begin. This start has really taken Chennai by surprise, and they’re trying to be a little more cautious with their fielding set-up. Single and then Lewis does every so well to pull it towards fine leg for four! Single and then SIX!! That’s sent into the stands over deep midwicket! Brutal cricket from RR! The fifty comes up for RR