Ravindra Jadeja Achieves Large IPL 2025 Feat Despite CSK’s Loss vs RCB

Already eradicated Chennai Super Kings confronted one more stunning defeat of their IPL 2025 match towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday. Playing on the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, CSK gave their blood and sweat within the chase of 214. The duo of Ayush Mhatre (94) and Ravindra Jadeja (77*) stitched an essential 114-run partnership however RCB rapidly bounced again and restricted CSK to 211/5. Despite being on the shedding facet, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja managed to hit the longest six of the season.

In the seventeenth over of CSK’s chase, Jadeja took on Lungi Ngidi and hammered a full-toss supply into the deep square-led area for an enormous most. It was later proven that the space of the six was 109m.

With this, Jadeja surpassed the report set by Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen, who had earlier smashed an 107m six towards Mumbai Indians.

Chasing 214, CSK scored 211 for five of their 20 overs. Mhatre scored a 48-ball 94 with 5 sixes and 9 fours whereas including 114 runs with Jadeja (77 not out off 45 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) for the second wicket.

For RCB, Lungi Ngidi returned with figures of three/30. Earlier, half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55), Virat Kohli (62) and Romario Shepherd (53 not out) took RCB to 213 for 5.

“Today I had my opportunity. I was waiting for a long time, finally got out to bat, wanted to give the team a good finish. (On where the power comes from) My base and the way I swing. Timmy was telling me to just hold my shape and swing from there as the ball was holding. The first couple of games we were failing as a batting unit,” mentioned RCB all-rounder Romario Shepherd after the victory.

“DK took us and gave us specific work, it paid off today. I wasn’t thinking of a score, I was thinking ball by ball and try to hit each ball for four or six. When I walked in, Timmy told me to relax and try and I did exactly that. (On if he is a bowler or a batter) I try to keep it 50-50, today it did not come off with the ball, I continued to struggle with the ball,” he added.

(With PTI Inputs)