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Rajasthan Royals Defeat Chennai Super Kings by 8 Wickets

Rajasthan Royals secured an effortless victory over Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in the IPL cricket match. In the game held on Monday in Guwahati, Chennai set a target of 128 runs, which Rajasthan chased down in 12.1 overs, losing just 2 wickets. Opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi reached a half-century in 15 balls and was dismissed after scoring 52 runs off 17 balls. The other opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal, remained unbeaten with 38 runs. Dhruv Jurel contributed 18 runs, while captain Riyan Parag was not out on 14.

Anshul Kambos claimed two wickets for Chennai. Having lost the toss and batted first, Chennai came under pressure early, losing wickets continuously. Both Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad were dismissed for 6 runs each. Ayush Mhatre was out for a duck, and Matt Short fell after scoring only 2 runs, leaving Chennai at 38-4. After Sarfaraz Khan (17), Kartik Sharma (18), and Shivam Dubey (6) were dismissed, Chennai found themselves in a critical position at 74-7.

From there, Jamie Overton scored 43 runs and tried to push Chennai close to the target, but the team was all out for 127 runs two balls before the innings ended. Rajasthan’s Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each, while Brijesh Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, and Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket each.