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The 61st Match of IPL 2024 was held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bat.
Rajasthan Royals Innings:
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler came to open for Rajasthan Royals. But they could not score very quickly from the beginning. The pitch was very slow and the bowlers of Chennai Super Kings were bowling with great line and length. Both openers of Rajasthan Royals are excellent stroke players, but they could not be aggressive in the powerplay. At the end of the first 6 overs of the powerplay, Rajasthan Royals scored 42 runs without losing any wickets.
After that, Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed by Simarjeet Singh when he tried to pull in the seventh over. He scored 24 runs. Simarjeet Singh dismissed another opener Jos Buttler in the ninth over. At the end of 10 overs, Rajasthan Royals scored 61 runs for 2 wickets.
After that, Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag started to build the innings. They put on a partnership of 42 runs. In the 15th over, Simarjeet Singh dismissed Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson. Sanju Samson scored 15 runs. At the end of 15 overs, Rajasthan Royals scored 94 runs for 3 wickets.
After that, Dhruv Jurel came to bat. Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel were trying to play aggressively. They put on a partnership of 40 runs. This partnership was broken by Tushar Deshpande. He dismissed Dhruv Jurel on the first ball of the 20th over. Dhruv Jurel scored 25 runs off 18 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Tushar Deshpande took another wicket in the next ball, dismissing Shubham Dubey for 0 runs. Riyan Parag remained unbeaten on 47 off 35 balls. He hit 1 four and 3 sixes. At the end of 20 overs, Rajasthan Royals scored 141 runs for 5 wickets.
Among the bowlers of Chennai Super Kings, Simarjeet Singh took 3 wickets and Tushar Deshpande took 2 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings Innings:
Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad came in to open for Chennai Super Kings. Rachin Ravindra was very aggressive from the start, though he was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin in the fourth over. He scored 27 runs in 18 balls. He hit 1 four and 2 sixes. This run is quite important in a low-scoring match. After that, Daryl Mitchell came to bat and started playing aggressively like Rachin Ravindra. At the end of 6 overs of powerplay, Chennai Super Kings scored 56 runs for 1 wicket.
Daryl Mitchell was dismissed off Yuzvendra Chahal in the eighth over. But he scored a crucial 22 off 13 balls, hitting 4 fours. Ruturaj Gaikwad was playing the role of an anchor at one end of the wicket. At the end of 10 overs, Chennai Super Kings scored 77 runs for 2 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings lost their third wicket in the 12th over. Nandre Burger dismissed Moeen Ali in this over. Moeen Ali scored 10 runs. Shivam Dube came to bat after that. Shivam Dube didn’t last long at the wicket but scored 18 runs off 11 balls with 2 sixes. He was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin in the 14th over. At the end of the 15th over, Chennai Super Kings scored 116 runs for 4 wickets.
In the 16th over Ravindra Jadeja got out by obstructing the field! The umpire thought he deliberately changed the direction of Sanju Samson’s throw, although there is considerable room for debate. However, no more wickets fell for Chennai Super Kings after that. In 18.2 overs, Chennai Super Kings won the match easily by 5 wickets. They scored 145 runs for 5 wickets. Ruturaj Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 42 off 41 balls. He hit 1 four and 2 sixes.
For Rajasthan Royals, Ravichandran Ashwin took 2 wickets, and Nandre Burger and Yuzvendra Chahal took 1 wicket each.
The summary of the scorecard of this match is given below.
Scorecard Summary:
| Rajasthan Royals Innings (141/5 in 20 overs) | Chennai Super Kings Bowling |
| Riyan Parag 47* (35) | Simarjeet Singh 26/3 (4 overs) |
| Dhruv Jurel 28 (18) | Tushar Deshpande 30/2 (4 overs) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal 24 (21) | |
| Chennai Super Kings Innings (145/5 in 18.2 overs) | Rajasthan Royals Bowling |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad 42* (41) | Ravichandran Ashwin 35/2 (4 overs) |
| Rachin Ravindra 27 (18) | Yuzvendra Chahal 22/1 (4 overs) |
| Daryl Mitchell 22 (13) | Nandre Burger 21/1 (3 overs) |
Result:
Chennai Super Kings won the match by 5 wickets.
Player Of The Match:
Simarjeet Singh was the player of the match.
I have uploaded a review of this match on YouTube keeping in mind the Bengali audience and listeners. If you want, you can watch that video. The link is given below.