RR‘s middle order has chased a target successfully in this season for the first time. RR completed the run chase of 188 runs with 17 balls left in the match. It came very late, but it’s better late than never sometimes. Another disappointing performance from CSK this season.
Sanju Samson 4000
RR captain Sanju Samson crossed 4000 runs for the RR franchise in the IPL. He became the first player to achieve this milestone for the franchise. He has scored 4027 runs in 144 innings for RR. Jos Buttler is in the second place with 3055 runs in 82 innings.
Leading run scorers for RR:
- Sanju Samson – 4027 runs ( 144 innings )
- Jos Buttler – 3055 runs ( 82 innings )
- Ajinkya Rahane – 2810 runs ( 93 innings )
- Shane Watson – 2372 runs ( 72 innings )
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 2166 runs ( 66 innings )
MS Dhoni 350
MS Dhoni smashed a six against Riyan Parag in the 16th over. With that, he became the 4th Indian to smash 350 sixes in T20 cricket.
Indians with the most sixes in T20 cricket :
- Rohit Sharma – 524 sixes
- Virat Kohli – 434 sixes
- Suryakumar Yadav – 368 sixes
- MS Dhoni – 350 sixes
- Sanju Samson – 348 sixes
- KL Rahul – 331 sixes
- Suresh Raina – 325 sixes
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dominance in the powerplay
Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed 22 sixes in the first 6 overs this season. He has hit the second most sixes in IPL history.
Players to hit most sixes in the powerplay in an IPL season :
- Abhishek Sharma – 29 sixes ( 2024 )
- Sanath Jayasuriya – 22 sixes ( 2008 )
- Travis Head – 22 sixes ( 2024 )
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 22 sixes ( 2025 )
- Chris Gayle – 21 sixes ( 2015 )
- Virat Kohli – 21 sixes ( 2024 )
- Jake Fraser McGurk – 21 sixes ( 2024 )
- Adam Gilchrist – 20 sixes ( 2009 )
- Chris Gayle – 20 sixes ( 2011 )
- KL Rahul – 20 sixes ( 2018 )
- Jos Buttler – 20 sixes ( 2022 )
Jaiswal scored 559 runs this season with a strike rate of 159. He became the third player after Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers to cross 400-plus runs with 150-plus strike rate for 3 consecutive seasons.
Chris Gayle :
- 2011 – 608 runs, 183 strike rate
- 2012 – 733 runs, 160 strike rate
- 2013 – 708 runs, 156 strike rate
AB de Villiers:
- 2018 – 480 runs, 174 strike rate
- 2019 – 442 runs, 154 strike rate
- 2020 – 454 runs, 158 strike rate
Yashasvi Jaiswal :
- 2023 – 625 runs, 163 strike rate
- 2024 – 435 runs, 155 strike rate
- 2025 – 559 runs, 159 strike rate
Most wins against CSK
RR beat CSK by 6 wickets yesterday. This is their 15th win against them. They became the 3rd team to win 15 games against CSK.
Teams with most wins against CSK :
- Mumbai Indians – 21 wins
- Punjab Kings – 16 wins
- Rajasthan Royals – 15 wins
Worst season for CSK
CSK has lost 10 matches this season. This is the second time they have lost 10 games in a season. the first instance happened in 2022.
Most matches lost by CSK in a season:
- 2022 – 10
- 2025 – 10
- 2020 – 8
- 2012 – 8
CSK have one league match left against GT. If they lose that, this season will top the list of worst seasons for CSK.
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