How Did Rajasthan Royals Secure a Six-Wicket Victory Against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025?

New Delhi, May 20 (NationPress) Fast bowlers Akash Madhwal and Yudhvir Singh Charak each claimed three wickets, while young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi led the scoreboard with a remarkable 57, as the Rajasthan Royals concluded their IPL 2025 campaign on a high note, securing a convincing six-wicket victory against the Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.

This outcome signifies that CSK will finish IPL 2025 at the bottom of the points table, unless they achieve a significant win against the top-ranked Gujarat Titans on Sunday. On a batting-friendly pitch, Madhwal and Charak delivered a superb bowling display, restricting CSK to 187/8, a score that seemed inadequate despite Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis contributing 40 runs each.

Yudhvir, who replaced Fazalhaq Farooqi, made a mark in the power-play with figures of 3-47, while Madhwal expertly executed yorkers and utilized reverse swing towards the end, concluding with impressive figures of 3-29. In the chase, 14-year-old prodigy Suryavanshi captivated the audience with his four boundaries and as many sixes.

He received valuable support from captain Sanju Samson, who scored 42, and Dhruv Jurel, who finished with an impressive 31 not out off just 12 balls, allowing RR to successfully chase down the target with 17 balls remaining, thus overcoming their earlier struggles in the season.

The predominantly yellow-clad CSK supporters were left disheartened as Yudhvir dismissed Devon Conway with a catch to mid-off, followed by Urvil Patel chipping to a back-pedaling Kwena Maphaka at mid-on. The teenage sensation Mhatre electrified the crowd, hitting two boundaries off Tushar Deshpande, while Ravichandran Ashwin elegantly glanced and flicked Yudhvir for a four and a six.

Mhatre capitalized on a free hit by pulling Yudhvir for a six and slicing him through cover for a four, amassing 24 runs in the fourth over. The introduction of Maphaka did not alter the course as Mhatre continued scoring freely against him. However, in an attempt to hit Deshpande down the ground, Mhatre mis-timed his shot and was caught at long-on, ending his impressive 56-run partnership with Ashwin.

CSK continued to lose wickets rapidly, with Ashwin lofting to deep mid-wicket off Wanindu Hasaranga, and Ravindra Jadeja falling to Yudhvir's third wicket after an uppish flick to short mid-wicket.

Brevis amazed the Delhi crowd with four stunning boundaries—his flat pulled six off Riyan Parag and a bottom-handed whip for a maximum off Yudhvir being the highlights.

RR managed to restrict Brevis' scoring, leading to his dismissal as Madhwal claimed his wicket. Madhwal was instrumental in curtailing the run flow in the 18th over, resulting in the dismissals of Dube and Dhoni in the final over, allowing only 17 runs in the last three overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal commenced RR's chase with a gloved four off Khaleel Ahmed, quickly followed by a six over cover-point. Jaiswal, taking advantage of the non-swinging ball, scored freely against Ahmed and Kamboj, amassing three fours and a six before falling for 36 after misreading a good length delivery from Kamboj.

Samson and Suryavanshi showcased remarkable skill, elegantly driving Ahmed and Kamboj, respectively, as RR concluded the power-play at 56/1. Samson lofted Ashwin for a six, while Suryavanshi smashed Noor Ahmad for a six and two boundaries, accumulating 17 runs in the eighth over.

There was no stopping Suryavanshi as he struck Jadeja for two sixes over the long-on fence, reaching his fifty by dispatching Ahmad for another six. After Samson hit Matheesha Pathirana for two boundaries, he fell victim to a clever carrom ball from Ashwin.

Just four balls later, Ashwin struck again as Suryavanshi mis-timed his shot to backward point, departing for 57 off 33 balls. Despite Ahmad's quick googly troubling Riyan Parag, Jurel responded with a four, alongside pulls and paddles against Jadeja for six and four, and heaving Ashwin for a maximum.

Shimron Hetmyer also joined the act, hitting Ashwin for six and four, before Jurel fittingly sealed the match with a maximum, smashing Pathirana over mid-wicket, as RR concluded a forgettable IPL 2025 season with a commanding victory.

Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 187/8 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 43, Dewald Brevis 42; Akash Madhwal 3-29, Yudhvir Singh Charak 3-47) lost to Rajasthan Royals 188/4 in 17.1 overs (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 57, Sanju Samson 41; Ravichandran Ashwin 2-41, Anshul Kamboj 1-2) by six wickets.