Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored the third fastest IPL half-century, RR beat CSK by 8 wickets. cricket news
Guwahati: This 15 year old player was out on the very first ball. But Vaibhav Suryavanshi was relaxed, he immediately understood the signal. Rajasthan Royals‘The bowlers who destroyed the batting of Chennai Super Kings on Monday.Go beyond limits with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Chasing an easy target to get off to a winning start to their 2026 Indian Premier League campaign, Rajasthan Royals’ wonder boy tore apart the CSK attack and scored a half-century in 15 balls – which is the joint-third fastest half-century in IPL history. His experienced opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal stepped back and was happy to rotate the strike and give Suryavanshi more balls to face. Jaiswal remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs on 36 balls.The teenager was out after scoring 52 runs in 17 balls with the help of four fours and five sixes, but by then the match was over. The target of 128 runs was achieved, the win against Chennai Super Kings was achieved in just 12.1 overs and the Royals lost only two wickets.When Suryavanshi left, the scoreboard read 75 runs for one wicket in 6.2 overs.RR were at 74 without loss after the powerplay, while CSK were at 41/4 at the same stage and that is the gist of the story of the night. Dhruv Jurel (18 runs off 9 balls) and captain Riyan Parag (14 not out off 11 balls) played their role in securing an easy win by eight wickets.Last season, the Super Kings faced a real problem in the middle order, which ultimately led to them finishing at the bottom of the 10-team roster. At the start of the campaign, the five-time champions’ entire batting order collapsed in overcast conditions at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.Home team Rajasthan Royals’ overseas fast bowlers, England’s Jofra Archer and South Africa’s Nandre Berger, took advantage of the ‘English’ conditions to rattle the Super Kings’ top order, before the Royals’ other bowlers, including their experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, bowled out CSK for 127 in 19.4 overs.Losing wickets at regular intervals, CSK were 9/94 in the 16th over before Jamie Overton’s fighting knock of 43 off 36 balls helped them set the target of 128 runs.Having spent a lot of time in shelters due to intermittent rain last week, the Guwahati pitch was damp and provided bounce and pace. CSK batsmen failed to rise to the challenge.Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who showed excellent form in the recently concluded T20 World Cup, got out cheaply in his first game in the yellow shirt against his former team. Left-arm quick Berger produced a brilliant performance on the last ball of the second over, with the Kerala opener bowling a ball of length at over 140 kmph that rattled his off stump. Off-pitch turmoil cut short his debut for the Super Kings.In the next over, again on the last ball, Archer’s fuller delivery exceeding 143 kmph troubled the middle stump of CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.Burger hit a four on the next ball, which was the first ball of his fourth over. His sharp bouncer took off the gloves of India’s Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Ayush Mhatre and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel did the rest. CSK were reduced to 19/3.
| 15 – Suryavanshi took the balls to reach 50, making him the joint third fastest half-century scorer in the IPL. Yashasvi Jaiswal (13 balls), KL Rahul (14) and Yusuf Pathan (15) were the other Indians to achieve the feat in 15 balls or less. Suryavanshi is the second fastest Royals player to reach this milestone after Jaiswal.
62.12 – Suryavanshi and Jaiswal scored 497 runs in eight innings as a pair, recording averages including 100+ and four fifty-plus. -Rajesh Kumar |