IPL 2023, RR vs CSK: The 17th match of Indian Premier League 2023 was played on 12 April between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. In this exciting match held at Chepauk, Rajasthan defeated Chennai by 3 runs. The victory and defeat in the match was decided on the last ball. 5 runs were needed on the last ball to win. But MS Dhoni, who was on strike, was able to score one run. Batting first, Sanju Samson’s team scored 175 runs for 8 wickets. To achieve the target of 176 runs for victory, the Chennai team could score 172 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin played an important role in winning the match to Rajasthan. He was awarded the Player of the Match award for his strong performance with the ball and bat in this match.
‘I surprised people’
R Ashwin performed brilliantly with ball and bat in this match. He first scored valuable 30 runs for his team and later took 2 wickets while bowling brilliantly. After being selected as the player of the match, R Ashwin said, ‘I surprised people. This role has been given to me. I am better equipped to do justice to my skills. I enjoyed my batting. I am ready to bat in every match. Bowling depends on the mental level to a great extent. I am dropping the ball more. I was a bit quick at the crease. I have taken my backseat and I feel bowling is taking care of itself. I have done variation in bowling. If I had not done this in the last 2 years, I would not have been able to do what I am doing today. Success or failure should be on my terms.
Rajasthan Royals reached the top
After the thrilling win against Chennai Super Kings, the Rajasthan Royals team has once again reached the top of the points table. Sanju Samson’s team has performed brilliantly in IPL 2023 so far. Rajasthan has Indian Premier League In the 16th season, four matches have been played in which 3 have won and one has lost. Due to 6 points and better net run rate, the Rajasthan team was successful in securing the first position in the points table.
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