What a finish by CSK, thanks to Jadeja’s batting flair. He hit four sixes in a row off Harshal Patel and reached his half-century in just 25 balls. Jadeja took a couple of runs with a drop catch, and then the southpaw smoked Harshal for another maximum, much to the delight of the yellow army.
CSK looked to have stumbled when Harshal Patel took two huge wickets that got RCB back in the game as Raina and Du Plessis fell. However, Jadeja was there to handle the reigns as the 32-year old put in a masterclass to push CSK to 191 runs.
Now it’s upto the bowlers to try and stop the brilliant RCB batting order. We are sure about one thing, that it is not going to be easy.
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Jadeja gets a 25-ball fifty with four sixes in a row 🔥 #IPL2021 https://t.co/YQD9dMoXXE #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/ySsN1ANARz
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 25, 2021
To add to his brilliant innings, Jadeja helped with the record-equally 37 runs in the last over against the purple cap holder Harshal Patel. Sehwag had this to say:
Ball 6 aur run 37. Only Sir Jadeja can do it. Unbelievable hitting against the purple cap holder. #CSKvRCB
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 25, 2021