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Patna : Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Chennai Super kings (CSK) by 7 wicket in the 37th match of IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on October 19, 2020, late night, powered by a 98 run unbroken partnership for the 4th wicket between Jos Butter and captain Steven Smith. Buttler remained unbeaten on 70 in 48 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes, his 2nd fifty of the season, while Smith remained unbeaten on 26 in 34 balls hitting just 2 fours. Buttler was named Player Of The Match.
It was RR’s 4th win in 10 matches this IPL. For CSK, it was their 7th defeat in 10 matches pushing them at the bottom of the points table with 6 points. RR have 8 points.
Buttler hit spinner Piyush Chawla for three fours on consecutive balls in 15th over. Halso hit Chawla for a six in 17th over. Buttler had earlier hit fast bowler Shardul Thakur for a four and a six on consecutive balls in 13th over. Replying to CSK’s 125/5 in 20 overs, RR scored 126/3 in 17.3 overs.
RR had lost their first three wickets for just 28 runs. Ben Stokes fell to medium fast bowler Deepak Chahar for 19 while Robin Uthappa fell to fast bowler Josh Hazlewood for 4 making it 28/2. Sanju Samson (wk) fell to Chahar for zero at the same score.
Earlier opting to bat after winning the toss, CSK lost the wicket of opener Faf du Plessis with only 13 run on board. Faf du Plessis fell to fast bowler Jofra Archer for 4. Shane Watson fell to medium fast bowler Kartik Tygi for 8 and it was 26/2. Opener Sam Curran fell to spinner Shreyas Gopal for 22 in 25 balls hitting a four and a six and it was 53/3. Ambati Rayudu fell to spinner Rahul Tewatia for 13 and it was 56/4. Captain M S Dhoni was run out for 28 in 28 balls hitting 2 fours and it was 107/5. Dhoni and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added 51 runs for the 5th wicket. Jadeja remained unbeaten on 35 in 30 balls hitting 4 fours while Kedar Jadhav remained unbeaten on 4.