Published: Apr 21, 2018, 01:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 21, 2018, 01:14 PM (IST)
Shane Watson had been a mainstay for Rajasthan Royals (RR) for years. He has belted 2 hundreds for the side. Facing them for the first time in his career, he slammed a brutal hundred to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to top of the table of VIVO IPL 2018. Watson smashed a 57-ball 106, the highest score of this edition, to guide CSK to 204 for 5. He later bagged figures of 3-0-13-1 to ensure a 64-run for CSK.
Here’s how the players fared individually.
Rajasthan Royals’ Marks Out of 10
| Players | Performance | Marks out of 10 |
| Shreyas Gopal | 4-0-20-3 & 8 (10)* | 9/10 |
| Ben Stokes | 3-0-39-0, 45 (37), 1c | 6.5/10 |
| Jos Buttler | 22 (17) & 2c | 5.5/10 |
| Ben Laughlin | 4-0-38-2 & 0 (1) | 5.5/10 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 4-0-39-0 * 16 (10) | 5/10 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 16 (11) | 3/10 |
| Sanju Samson | 2 (3) | 1/10 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 7 (7) | 1/10 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 5 (5) | 1/10 |
| K Gowtham | 3-0-35-0, 1 (2), 2c | 1/10 |
| Stuart Binny | 2-0-33-0 & 10 (8) | 0.5/10 |
RR Team Average: 3.55
Chennai Super Kings’ Marks Out of 10
| Players | Performance | Marks out of 10 |
| Shane Watson | 106 (57) & 3-0-13-1 | 9.5/10 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 24 (16)* & 2-0-16-2 | 8/10 |
| Shardul Thakur | 3-0-18-2, 1 c | 8/10 |
| Suresh Raina | 46 (29) | 8/10 |
| Karn Sharma | 1.3-0-13-2, 1 c | 7.5/10 |
| Deepak Chahar | 4-0-30-2 | 7.5/10 |
| MS Dhoni | 5 (3) & 2c | 6/10 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 2 (1)* & 1-0-6-0 | 6/10 |
| Imran Tahir | 4-0-44-1 | 4.5/10 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 12 (8) | 2/10 |
| Sam Billings | 3 (7) & 1c | 1/10 |
CSK Team Average: 6.18
Brief scores
Chennai Super Kings 204 for 5 in 20 overs [Shane Watson 106 (57), Suresh Raina 46 (29); Ben Laughin 4-0-38-2, Shreyas Gopal 4-0-20-3] beat Rajasthan Royals 140 all out [Ben Stokes 45 (37); Deepak Chahar 4-0-30-2, Shardul Thakur 3-0-18-2, Dwayne Bravo 2-0-16-2, Karn Sharma 1.3-0-13-2] by 64 runs.
Man of Match: Shane Watson.
