RR vs CSK: Nitish Rana smashes a 21 ball half-century against CSK

Nitish Rana was promoted to number three by the Rajasthan Royals against the Chennai Super Kings in the 11th game of the IPL 2025 and smashed a 21-ball fifty to give RR a great start in Guwahati. Thanks to his innings, RR scored 79 runs in the six-over powerplay with a loss of 1 wicket. This is the 4th-fastest half-century of IPL 2025.

Nitish Rana smashed a 21-ball half-century against CSK

After Khaleel Ahmed removed Yashasvi Jaiswal on the third delivery of the match on just 4 runs, RR promoted Nitish Rana over Riyan Parag, who batted at the position in the first two matches. The left-handed batter smashed a boundary on just his second delivery and continues to attack the CSK bowlers. He smashed a half-century on just 21 balls and gave a strong start to RR. At the time of writing, Nitish Rana is playing on 61 runs off 26 balls, including 7 fours and 4 sixes.

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Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Rajsthan Royals played two matches and lost both the matches to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. The team struggled a lot with their bowling lineup in both matches, while batters did some good work in the first game but only managed to put up a total of 153 in the second game.

After defeating Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets, Chennai Super Kings lost their last match to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 50 runs at Chepauk after 17 years. The team struggled with both bat and bowl in the match. The team lacks the batting depth, and apart from Noor Ahmad and Maheesha Theekshana, no other bowlers were able to impress.