RR vs CSK IPL score: Sanju Samson breaks up with the Chennai Super Kings bowlers.© BCCI / IPL
Sanju Samson has destroyed 50 of only 19 balls. He has crushed all CSK bowlers by six and has taken a special liking to spinners. RR are in a rool. More than 5 to 8 have obtained 70 races! Deepak Chahar scored for CSK in his second over when Yashasvi Jaiswal edged out one and Chahar comfortably edged him out. However, since then Sanju Samson and Steve Smith have crushed the CSK pacemakers everywhere and made full use of the Powerplay. RR has crossed 50 and CSK needs a breakthrough now. Previously, the Chennai Super Kings won the draw and chose to line up. Ambati Rayudu is not “100 percent,” MS Dhoni said in the draw and Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces Rayudu in the XI. Gaikwad makes his IPL debut tonight. (LIVE SCORE CARD)
IPL 2020 LIVE updates between SunRisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore direct from Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
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NO BALL! FREE HIT! SIX MORE!
Chawla commits the cardinal sin of not bowling!
Smith lands the free kick and follows in Samson’s footsteps to launch another six into the night sky over Sharjah.
This is the highest level T20 hit by Smith and Samson.
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20:11 (IST)
SIX! SAM IS ON THE SONG!
Samson is celebrating 50 with six others!
It hits it directly on the player’s head and the player is also OFF THE GROUND!
What a magnificent blow!
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20:09 (IST)
50 For Sanju Samson!
Sanju Samson takes his 50 out of ONLY 19 BALLS!
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20:08 (IST)
SIX! OFF THE GROUND!
Piyush Chawla goes bowling. And Samson hits him for TWO HUGE SIX!
The second has sent the ball OUT OF THE GROUND!
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20:05 (IST)
SIX!
Too full of Jadeja and Smason gets into it!
Hit this one in a long time for another SIX!
Samson looks doubly dangerous now.
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20:04 (IST)
SIX!
Ravindra Jadeja disappears.
What a wonderful batting Samson!
He clears his back leg and throws the ball through a HUGE SIX!
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20:02 (IST)
Powerplay done! RR 54/1
Chahar has altered his rhythm. Bowls full but bowls on the pads.
All Smith had to do was pass the thin leg for four.
50 for RR!
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20:01 (IST)
SIX! Samson cries in CSK
Chahar makes the same mistake Curran did in the last over.
He drops the ball short and into Samson’s body and the batter hits it absolutely in the middle of the wicket for another SIX!
That’s right in Samson’s strong areas. Scored 40% of his runs in the region between midwicket and thin leg at IPL 2019.
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19:56 (IST)
SIX!
Curran comes up short again and this time he launches himself into Samson’s body.
Samson hits him in the middle of the wicket during his first six.
He looks dangerous, CSK would have to see his back soon!
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19:55 (IST)
FOUR!
Curran continues. Drop a short, wide stump.
Samson opens the face of the bat and guides the ball between the goalie and the third short man for four.
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19:52 (IST)
Samson and Smith look to accelerate in Powerplay
Nigidi started with a short ball that went for six and ends with a short ball that fortunately only reaches two to RR.
9 runs since Ngidi’s first over. RR is moving.
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19:48 (IST)
Smith welcomes Ngidi with a SIX!
Lungi Ngidi walks over to the bowling pins and shoots one into Smith’s body. The Australian nonchalantly tosses it over the square leg for a six.
What a shot!
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FOUR!
Chahar cuts him short again, but Smith won’t make the mistake Jaiswal did. He hits it in the middle of the wicket for his first boundary.
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19:44 (IST)
Sanju Samson is the new batter
Samson walks in and puts his first ball on the pads. He easily moves it to a fine leg for a single.
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19:44 (IST)
SHUTTER! Jaiswal c & b Chahar 6
Chahar STRIKE!
Jaiswal got a limit on the previous ball, but couldn’t time this one either.
This too was short, but perhaps it got too big for Jaiswal, who took it high in the air.
Dhoni and Chahar met near the stumps, right next to Jaiswal, but Chahar made the call loud and clear and completed the capture.
CSK has its first wicket.
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19:42 (IST)
FOUR!
First limit for RR!
Jaiswal reads the length from the beginning, crawls back into his crease, and throws a short Chahar ball over the wide distance to mark the limit.
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19:40 (IST)
Sam Curran from the other end
It’s Curran sharing the new ball with Chahar.
He drifts down the line when he throws one too far from Smith. That’s a SPACIOUS!
Smith releases his arms and leads one into extra deep cover, but there is a man in the depths.
Curran mixes things up and delivers a good first time. RR 7/0.
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19:35 (IST)
A good first time from Chahar – RR 4/0
Chahal begins with a wide out of out. Jaiswal lets him go. Jaiswal moves the next ball down the court and drives it halfway. Find the gardener.
He cuts the next to the third man to go off the mark and make his first IPL run.
Smith jumps into action right away while attaching one on the pads to the long leg for a pair.
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19:29 (IST)
We’re ready for live action
MS Dhoni has gathered his team as they put the finishing touches to their preparations before taking the field.
Steve Smith and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the hitting for RR. Deepak Chahar will launch the first.
Here we go!
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CSK vs RR head to head
CSK have won three of their last four matches against RR and also have a better overall record.
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RR playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson (week), Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat.
the @rajasthanroyals Pattern @ stevesmith49 with all the preparation before your first game in # Dream11IPL.#RRvCSK pic.twitter.com/t41vDYxymZ
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 22, 2020
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19:09 (IST)
CSK playing XI
Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi
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19:03 (IST)
Smith, Archer, Curran and Miller for RR
Steve Smith, Jofra Archer, Tom Curran and David Miller are the four foreign players from Rajasthan for this match.
“The guys have trained exceptionally well,” says Steve Smith.
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19:02 (IST)
TOSS: Chennai Super Kings have won the draw and choose to pitch
“There is the dew factor,” says MS Dhoni when choosing to work first.
“This place is different from the others,” acknowledges Dhoni.
Ambati Rayudu is not 100 percent, says Dhoni. Rututaj Gaikwad replaces Rayudu when CSK makes a change.
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Launch report
Sunil Gavaskar acknowledges that there will be more effects in his Sharjah field compared to the other places. He says there is no grass on its surface unlike the other two places, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and hitting first in this wicket will be the most productive.
Can we look forward to the first score of 200+ from IPL 2020 tonight?
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CSK vs RR: match preview
Will CSK continue its winning streak or will RR start its IPL campaign with a win?
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CSK vs RR: players to watch out for
Stars on both sides, but some with more recent professional cricket experience than others.
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Dhoni vs Smith in Clash of the Titans!
Despite losing some of their key players, both CSK and RR have plenty of superstars in between. They are the likes of MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Shane Watson taking on Steve Smith, Jofra Archer and David Miller.
And what about Deepak Chahar? Our man recovered from COVID-19 and started working in the first CSK game. Here’s heating up by the second
Deep focus. #WhistleFromHome #WhistlePodu #Love #RRvCSK pic.twitter.com/XxEl2mcJle
– Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 22, 2020
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Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) Match No. 4 between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.
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