On Friday, one of the fabulous performance by overseas players in the VIVO IPL 2018. Australian all-rounder batsmen Shane Watson’s century was the highlight of the Chennai Super Kings’ comprehensive 64-run victory over Rajasthan Royals at the MCA International Stadium in Pune. Asked to bat first, CSK score mammoth total of 204-5 riding on Watson’s brilliant ton, after which their lethal bowling department destroyed Royals batsmen for just 140 runs.
CSK all-rounder batsmen, Shane Watson was positive from the starting, raced to his half-century off 28 balls and reached the three-figure score 23 balls later. A visibly tired Watson was dismissed off the penultimate ball of the innings. Shane Watson, who had made magnificent innings of 106 runs off 57 balls and his innings was decorated with nine boundary and six mammoth sixes. Following this century, Watson, who has already made 175 runs in four innings in this year's IPL. Shane Watson now included in the Orange caps. This form has been a stark contrast to this time last year. In seven innings in the 2017 IPL, he hadn't scored even half the runs he has made this season.
Vintage Shane Watson
22nd April, 2013 - Shane Watson, who represent for Rajasthan Royals, scores a century at the Chepauk against Chennai Super Kings.
20th April, 2018 - Five years later, almost on the same day, Watson scores another ton, this time, for the Super Kings, against his old team Royals.
Scores update: Chennai Super Kings - 204/5 in 20 overs (Shane Watson 106, Suresh Raina 46; Shreyas Gopal 3-20) defeat Rajasthan Royals - 140 all out in 18.3 overs (Ben Stokes 45; Karn Sharma 2-13, Shardul Thakur 2-18) by 64 runs.
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