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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: May 21, 2022, 12:02 AM IST
Ravichandran Ashwin has been incredibly wonderful this season for Rajasthan Royals (RR). He's come out to bat at number 3, he's batted at number 5, and came out to at number 8 as well, to help his side with a finisher's knock.
Yashasvi Jaiswal set the stage for RR in their must-win game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday.
But once Jaiswal was sent back to the dugout, the Royals' chase appeared to be dented however, Ashwin played a match finisher's role, with his sublime unbeaten knock of 40 runs in 23 balls, including two boundaries and three huge sixes.
Ravichandran Ashwin, you absolute legend! pic.twitter.com/4qCvLbunF4 — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 20, 2022
Thanks to his contributions, RR were able to chase down the required total of 151, and thus seal their berth in the playoffs, and also finish in the second place to confirm their date versus Gujarat Titans in the qualifier 1.
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Netizens meanwhile were thrilled with Ashwin's display on Friday, and some of them even hailed him as a 'hero across all formats', due to his heroics for India, and Rajasthan of late.
Here's how Twitterati reacted to Ashwin's knock:
'Give me any task, I'll complete that and take you home'.
He is a Hero in all formats
Take a bow ash
Rajasthan royals is winning this ipl.#IPL2022 #PLAYOFFS2022 #CSKvsRR pic.twitter.com/iBRDBapJFW — Ashok YaduvaNshi (@i_Ashokyaadav) May 20, 2022
Ravi Ashwin scored 183 runs and took 11 wickets in IPL 2022 group stages - Incredible Ash. pic.twitter.com/Ve0WHYQvIf
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 20, 2022
What a player! @ashwinravi99. Just gets cricket. Whether test cricket where he is a great or T20 where he is now a champion. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 20, 2022
Bowling in PP, middle & death.
Batting @ 3, 5 & 8. @ashwinravi99 at @rajasthanroyals #RRvCSK #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/9dmcX9DpY5 — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 20, 2022
The celebration of Ashwin is everything. pic.twitter.com/xQwuTpXXoh — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 20, 2022
What a player! Ravichandra Ashwin batted very well today, not only a good bowler but also a fabulous batsman @ashwinravi99 Along with Test cricket, Ravichandra Ashwin is now the champion in T20 as well#RRvsCSK #Ashvin #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/p7RYv8S4Mm — HRITHIK SAINI (@HRITHIKSAINI1) May 20, 2022
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Abh chahiye #Ashwin bhai ko full izzat pic.twitter.com/Q0J3CtrrLh — Cric Crazy (@Being_indiawale) May 20, 2022
Alongside Ashwin, Jaiswal also played an important knock of 59 in 44 balls which set the ball rolling for his side in a chase which they completed on the last ball.
Earlier, CSK had scored 150 runs in their respective 20 overs, powered by Moeen Ali's 93-run knock, who was supported by MS Dhoni (26 off 28), but apart from that, none of the CSK batsmen could impress.
With the win, Rajasthan finished in second place and confirmed their date with Gujarat Titans in qualifier 1 of IPL 2022.
