IPL 2018: Buttler’s heroics give Rajasthan Royals a crucial win against CSK

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XtraTime Web Desk: Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by four wickets to register their fifth win in this edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Batting first CSK scored a total of 176 runs by losing four wickets. Suresh Raina was the top scorer for CSK as he hit 52 runs in just 35 deliveries. He got a very good support from skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who remained not out on 33 runs in just 23 balls.

In reply, Jos Buttler’s brilliant knock of 95 runs helped Rajasthan to register a very crucial win as it kept them in hunt of reaching the play-offs. Ben Strokes and skipper Ajinkya Rahane failed to score big runs, on the other hand, Sanju Samson and Stuart Binny gave much-needed support to Buttler as they scored 21 and 22 runs respectively.

Shardul Thakur bowled well for CSK as he gave 22 runs in 4 overs and picked a wicket.