Ajinkya Rahane vs Ravicandran Ashwin Mind Games Spice Up CSK vs RR Contest In IPL 2023. Watch

What is life without spices? It gives zest to everything, even if it’s a game of cricket. And if that happens in a tight matchup between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, then nothing like that. In a match played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, two Indian veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane indulged in mind games. Bowling for the Rajasthan Royals in the sixth match against CSK, Ashwin stopped at the last moment with a move against Ajinkya Rahane on the second ball. Then he returned to take his step again.

Now it was Rakhan’s turn to protest. As Ashwin was about to serve, Rahan stepped away from the wicket. Then, on the third ball of the over, Rahan also hit Ashwin’s six. However, to make things more interesting, Rahane ended up losing to Ashwin in round 10 when he was trapped in front of the wicket.

Watch: Rahane vs Ashwin Mind Games Spice Up CSK vs RR Contest

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Speaking of the matchup, Jos Battler wasn’t particularly devastating in his approach but still managed to make the 18th half century of his IPL career as the Rajasthan Royals posted a respectable 175 of 8 against the Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Wednesday. While the Royals scored 135 for 4 after 15 overs, the last five overs were not as productive as they expected, with only 40 runs added and four wickets lost.

Ravindra Jadeja (2/21 for 4 overs) was dangerous on a surface that helped the spinners as usual, even as Battler hit three huge sixes on his 36-ball-52. He had a good second stance with 77 runs with Devdutt Padikkal (38 of 26 balls) who was back in his element after struggling with the Punjab Kings.

Toward the end, Shimron Hetmayer (30 of 18) was always an impressive finisher, while Tushar Deshpande (2/37) had only eight runs in the 20th over.

With PTI inputs