In a high-scoring clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, Rajasthan Royals wrapped up their IPL 2025 season with a clinical 6-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings. Chasing 188, RR rode on the explosive efforts of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and a late blitz by Dhruv Jurel to overhaul the target with 17 balls to spare. Despite Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis’ efforts in CSK’s innings, RR’s all-round efficiency prevailed, handing CSK their 10th defeat and ensuring both teams ended their season at the bottom half of the table.
CSK’s power-packed start undone by mid-innings collapse
Chennai, put in to bat, had an electric start as debutant Mhatre dazzled with a 20-ball 43, striking 8 fours and a six. However, after his dismissal at 68/3 in the 6th over, CSK’s innings lost momentum. Yudhvir Singh’s crucial strikes, including the scalps of Urvil Patel, Conway and Ravindra Jadeja, dented CSK’s top-order. Brevis (42 off 25) and Shivam Dube (39 off 32) steadied the ship with a 59-run stand for the sixth wicket, but the death overs failed to produce a final flourish. Akash Madhwal’s 3/29 and Tushar Deshpande’s control ensured CSK ended with 187/8, a total that looked challenging but slightly below par given the flat pitch and short boundaries.
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RR’s young guns finish in style after a solid top-order base
Rajasthan began their chase strongly with Yashasvi Jaiswal hammering 36 off 19. His early fireworks were followed by a match-defining 98-run stand between Suryavanshi (57 off 33) and Sanju Samson (41 off 31), who kept the asking rate in check. Even after a minor stumble with three wickets falling in quick succession, Jurel’s fearless 12-ball 31, including 3 sixes, ended the chase with a flourish. Despite Ravichandran Ashwin’s two wickets and a tidy spell from Anshul Kamboj, CSK’s bowling lacked bite. RR chased down 188 in 17.1 overs, finishing their season on a high and handing CSK yet another blow in a disappointing campaign.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a Wonder boy.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 20, 2025
Dhoni is looking genuinely sad.. you can literally feel the pain in his voice💔💔
— 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐌𝐒𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧™ (@Itzshreyas07) May 20, 2025
We could have just let this match go without playing it and atleast saved some time.
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) May 20, 2025
LAST SPOT. THE ONLY TRASH RECORD CSK HADN’T ACHIEVED THIS SEASON, AND THEY HAVE GRABBED THAT TOO WITH BOTH HANDS.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 20, 2025
RR finish their season off finally getting a win in the chase!
CSK set for a 10th place finish and season of first, #IPL2025
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 20, 2025
Congratulations to the wooden spoon winners, CSK. pic.twitter.com/mzo6CM1srr
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 20, 2025
Jurel had those few good knocks this IPL but failed to close out the games everytime, finally he succeeded in that.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) May 20, 2025
IPL is a tournament where 9 teams wants to play with CSK for 2 free points
— Kevin (@imkevin149) May 20, 2025
Outstanding performance from RR batters 👏🏏#Cricket #CSKvRR #RajasthanRoyals #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/TK9NJAmoAR
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 20, 2025
This one is for you, Rajasthan. Thank you 💗 pic.twitter.com/fUKshEPlyA
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 20, 2025
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