Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Tremendous Kings in Guwahati on March 30, 2025

Rajasthan Royals’ Nitish Rana performs a shot throughout the IPL 2025 match towards Chennai Tremendous Kings in Guwahati on March 30, 2025.
| Photograph Credit score: Ritu Raj Konwar

Nitish Rana showcased his big-hitting prowess with a scintillating 36-ball-81 however Chennai Tremendous Kings bowlers made a spectacular comeback throughout the back-end to limit Rajasthan Royals to a manageable 182 for 9 in an IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday (March 30, 2025).

Promoted to quantity 3, left-handed Nitish dominated the CSK bowlers smashing 10 boundaries and 5 sixes, after Rajasthan Royals had been requested to bat first by CSK.

Skipper Riyan Parag (37), enjoying in entrance of his residence crowd, hit couple of fours and as many sixes, however his innings lacked fluency as Royals managed solely 37 runs within the final 5 overs. However what would encourage RR is the truth that since 2019, CSK has by no means chased something above 180.

Royals’ progress was slowed down by Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad (2/28), who bowled tightly within the center overs, and Sri Lankan slinger Matheesha Pathirana (2/28) proved to be efficient on the demise.

Khaleel Ahmed (2/38) additionally picked up two wickets.

Royals suffered an early setback when opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, after hitting a boundary on the primary ball, was dismissed by Khaleel nevertheless it was Nitish’s present from thereon, as he added 82 runs off 42 balls with Sanju Samson (20) to put a stable basis for Rajasthan.

Nitish learn the size of the ball completely, enjoying beautiful strokes to supply early momentum. He flicked, pulled, and even ramped the pacers for sixes, whereas utilizing the slog sweep behind sq. to get two sixes off Ravichandran Ashwin.

The southpaw reached his fifty in simply 21 balls as RR raced to 79/1 within the powerplay, their third-highest whole in IPL historical past.

CSK’s bowlers, together with Englishman Jamie Overton, who changed Sam Curran, had been ineffective early on. Overton conceded 30 runs in his first two overs, whereas Khaleel’s closing over earlier than the powerplay went for 15 runs, together with a six from Nitish. Ashwin additionally struggled, conceding 19 runs in his first over.

Noor broke the 82-run stand with Samson holing out to Rachin Ravindra at long-off.

At 99/2 within the tenth over, Nitish continued his assault, flicking Matheesha Pathirana for a six, whereas additionally slog sweeping and reverse slog sweeping Ashwin for a six and a 4, respectively.

Nonetheless, Ashwin had the final chuckle, as he intentionally bowled a large supply out of Nitish’s hitting arc and Mahendra Singh Dhoni did the needful behind the stumps.

Noor then claimed the wicket of Jurel with a unsuitable ‘un, whereas Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Wanindu Hasaranga (4) as CSK made a comeback, lowering RR to 140/5 within the fifteenth over.

Within the seventeenth over, Riyan Parag (37) launched Noor for a 4 and a six earlier than being cleaned up by Pathirana. Shimron Hetmyer (19) hit a 4 and a six as as RR managed to cross the 175-mark, a complete CSK didn’t chase in every of their final eight video games when the goal crossed that mark.

Scoreboard

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal c Ashwin b Ahmed 4 Sanju Samson c Ravindra b Noor Ahmad 20 Nitish Rana st Dhoni b Ashwin 81 Riyan Parag b Pathirana 37 Dhruv Jurel c Pathirana b Noor Ahmad 3 Wanindu Hasaranga c Shankar b Jadeja 4 Shimron Hetmyer c Ashwin b Pathirana 19 Jofra Archer c Gaikwad b Ahmed 0 Kumar Kartikeya run out (Ahmed) 1 Maheesh Theekshana not out 2 Tushar Deshpande not out 1 Extras: (B-2, W-8) 10

Whole: (For 9 Wickets In 20 Overs) 182

Fall of Wickets: 1-4, 2-86, 3-124, 4-134, 5-140, 6-166, 7-174, 8-175, 9-176.

Chennai Tremendous Kings bowling: Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-38-2, Jamie Overton 2-0-30-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-46-1, Noor Ahmad 4-0-28-2, Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-28-2, Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-10-1.