Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the IPL 2020 match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah.
SIX! It’s a six-hit display in Sharjah: Samson, again, hammers this Jadeja installment in a long time for six. Jaddu tosses it up, Samson accepts the gift and nonchalantly picks it up for six.
SIX! Smith’s turn to hit some big ones – deposit this over the long fence for six. Smith then puts Samson on strike again. The goalie-hitter adds to his six-count with a six to 100 straight association in no time and Chawla feeling the heat. Smith again – plays a delicious cutting shot for four … to square off the third man. 19 of this finished. RR 119/1 after 10 Over.
Ravindra Jadeja, orthodox of the left arm, continues. Samson takes a single and goes on strike. A loud lbw shout against Smith. MS Dhoni decides not to review it. Replays show the ball hitting the stumps! Smith was at a loss if CSK checked it out. Smith’s single on the last ball brings in the team’s 100. RR 100/1 after 9 Overs.
Piyush Chawla, broken leg of the right arm, enters the attack. Hi all! Samson turns it on: greets Chawla with two sixes in a row. A single from the third takes him to 50 off at just 19! Another six, he’s in the mood tonight, it’s Samson as he sends this straight to the ground for six. The Kerala batsman is destroying the Chennai bowling alley. A single to end the ending. 21 of her! Wait, Chawla has to throw the last ball again, he’s overshot. Smith punishes the free throw: he hits it on the broom deck for six! 28 from there. RR 96/1 after 8 Overs.
Ravindra Jadeja, orthodox of the left arm, enters the attack. Smith plays a wrist flick to the deep half of the wicket for a single. Sanju Samson is in the house. Two sixes in a row by Jaddu and Royals are waltzing right now. 14 runs overhead. RR 68/1 after 7 Overs.
Deepak Chahar [2.0-0-14-1] is back on the attack. A couple of singles to start over before Samson clears the deep half-gate fence delicately, what a shot that was. Breaking hit of six. He stayed on the front foot and hammered it. Beautiful shot. Chahar is releasing his third Powerplay over. FOUR! The runs get thick and fast now – Chahar strays on the pads and Smith has moved him for four. 14 out of the end. RR 54/1 after 6 Overs.
Sam curran [1.0-0-3-0] is back on the attack. Smith’s first ball single. Samson makes room and throws his hands in the next installment: play and miss. FOUR! Samson picks up a boundary from the next ball: bit long and with an added bounce, Samson helps him pass the empty slip cord for four. It follows it with a maximum. Short to the length, on the hips and Samson nails the pull. 14 out of the end. RR 40/1 after 5 Overs.
Lungi Ngidi, quick with his right arm, enters the attack. SHOOTING! Ngidi throws a lazy and Smith says, “Thank you very much” as he sends him back with the square leg for six. Effortless punch from the Australian. Good comeback for the Protean: just one single from the next four balls. A couple to finish the end. Nine flees from him. RR 26/1 after 4 Overs.
GONE! SHUTTER! Jaiswal dies. Chahar has his first window. Holes after collecting a limit on the first ball. Sanju Samson is at No. 3. Smith punishes the short ball, throws it back for four. Right on the spot. Well finished for Rajasthan. 10 run away from him. RR 17/1 after 3 Overs.
Sam Curran, a fast left arm, enters the attack. There are no signs of movement in the air or bouncing off the gate. Slow start for the Royals. There was a slip in its place. The third man was also inside the ring at the start of the change, but the slip comes after the first three balls. Good start for the Super Kings. Three of that. RR 7/0 after 2 Overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the innings with Steve Smith. Deepak Chahar with the new CSK ball. Jaiswal to strike. Big time for the young boy from Mumbai: opening the innings with arguably the best batsman in world cricket … how will he do? Chahar begins with a period. A slip in place for Jaiswal. The southpaw leaves the mark with a single to third man. Chahar deflects on the pads and Smith hits them a couple of times. Four run away. RR 4/0 after 1 Over.
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UPDATE TOSS: Dhoni wins the draw and Chennai will pitch first.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni (w / c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi
Rajasthan Royals (playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson (w), Steven Smith (c), David Miller, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat
Steve Smith: “Tom Curran, Archer and Miller are our four foreign players. I’ve been involved with the Royals since 2014, it’s been some time apart from a couple of years. I’ve heard of him in the last few weeks. “
MS Dhoni: ‘First we will launch. Dew is a factor. I feel like the field will be different from the other two places. I don’t know how hard the surface will be. We have a change. Rayudu is not 100 percent. Adaptability is the key in the shortest format. We have to quickly understand the wicket. “
PITCH REPORT: “There was grass in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. There is no grass in this wicket. I can’t predict any lateral movement. Once you hit the pace of the wicket, you can score quickly. It is a very small field compared to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Then win the sweepstakes and the chase, “says Kevin Pietersen.
BUILD
First-time IPL champion Rajasthan Royals (RR) will begin his new campaign against three-time winner Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Here’s the match preview – READ
MS Dhoni has enjoyed phenomenal success with CSK, both as a hitter and as a patron. Here are Dhoni’s top five moments with the Men in Yellow – READ
The three-time champion has been the epitome of ruthless efficiency, reaching the final four, the first goal for all teams, in each edition of which he has been a part. Here’s Dipak Ragav’s team preview for CSK – READ
This is a season of new beginnings for the Rajasthan Royals. The team has a new head coach in Andrew McDonald, a new captain in Steve Smith and a new “home” in the United Arab Emirates. Here’s Shayan Acharya’s team preview for RR – READ
Jos Buttler will miss the Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League opener against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday as he will be quarantined with his family in Dubai – READ
Here’s how the teams fared against each other
TEMPLATES:
Royals of Rajasthan: Steve Smith (Captain), Jos Buttler (Guardian), Sanju Samson (Guardian), Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron , Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat.
Super Kings of Chennai: MS Dhoni (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Lungi Ngidi, Kui, Sam Curran , Shane Watson, Sai Kishore, Narayan Jagadeesan (Wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay.
MATCH DETAILS
Game No. 4: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings.
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Date: September 22, Tuesday.
Time: 7:30 PM IST.
The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports network in India on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 1 Hindi. It will be streamed live on Star’s video-on-demand platform, Disney + Hotstar.
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