New Delhi,Ā May 21:Ā Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets, led by a superb half-century by 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in their IPL 2025 clash. Put into bat, CSK managed a total of 187/8 in 20 overs, largely thanks to forties by Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis. Yashasvi Jaiswal began well, but a 98-run partnership between Suryavanshi and RR captain Sanju Samson built the foundation. Dhruv Jurel finished off proceedings for RR, likely ensuring that CSK will finish bottom of the IPL standings for the first time ever.Sanju Samson said, It feels good. To be honest, we were thinking should we bat first and set a score. I decided no hiding in this game. Decided to chase and face it. We have a very young bowling lineup. We are missing Jofra and Sandeep. But the kind of temperament and planning shown by the young bowlers was heartening to see.
‘ They have a bright future. They are very young and promising. There has been lot of work going on. He (Akash Madhwal) has played only last four games. Shane Bond has been working closely with him. Rahul sir and others have seen how hard he has worked. We are all happy for him’.
‘The way people are looking at powerplay there is not much difference in quality of teams. The margin of error in winning and losing is so less. We have to sit back and do a proper review. Definitely we could have done better. It is not about luck. We have made some mistakes. We should come back with a better mindset in the next season. I don’t have words for Vaibhav. The hundred he got was sheer class. He can hit a slower ball over cover. Today when the middle overs was going on, he was going with his job very smartly. He has game awareness at such a young age which is commendable.’