Guwahati, March 30 Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their opening match of the Indian Premier League here on Monday.
Chasing a modest target, the exceptionally talented Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 52 off 17 balls to help Rajasthan surpass the target in 12.1 overs.
This followed a strong bowling performance by the pace attack of Nandre Burger (2/27) and Jofra Archer (2/19), along with spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/18), which left CSK with a below-par score of 127.
Jamie Overton was the top run-scorer for CSK with 43 off 36 balls.
Key Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 127 all out in 19.4 overs (Jamie Overton 43; Jofra Archer 2/19, Nandre Burger 2/27, Ravindra Jadeja 2/18)
Rajasthan Royals: 128 for 2 in 12.1 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 52, Yashasvi Jaiswal 38 not out; Anshul Kamboj 2/27)