{"id":575296,"date":"2026-03-31T01:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/575296\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:17:09","slug":"csks-jamie-overton-surpasses-ms-dhoni-sets-new-record-in-defeat-vs-rr-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/575296\/","title":{"rendered":"CSK&#8217;s Jamie Overton surpasses MS Dhoni, sets new record in defeat vs RR | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/india-ipl-cricket.jpg\" alt=\"CSK's Jamie Overton surpasses MS Dhoni, sets new record in defeat vs RR\" title=\"Chennai Super Kings' Jamie Overton (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Chennai Super Kings&#8217; Jamie Overton (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath) Amid an otherwise disastrous IPL 2026 opener for <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jamie-overton\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Overton<\/a> refused to go quietly. On a chaotic day at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, CSK were bowled out for just 127 by a ruthless <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a> attack, but Overton\u2019s knock provided a rare bright spot.Walking in with CSK reeling at 82\/8, Overton played a defiant innings, scoring 43 off 36 balls. His effort now holds a special place in CSK history: it is the highest score by any CSK batter at No. 8 or below in the IPL, surpassing MS Dhoni\u2019s previous best of 37* against Delhi Capitals in 2024. Overton\u2019s innings was a mix of patience, timing, and power, showing that even in the midst of collapse, resilience can shine.The rest of the CSK lineup struggled from the start. Sanju Samson fell early attempting a slog over mid-wicket off Nandre Burger, while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad\u2019s aerial stroke off Jofra Archer saw his stumps dislodged. Burger, Archer, and Ravindra Jadeja ran through the CSK batting order, leaving the home team in tatters at 57\/6 after just eight overs. <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p> Angkrish Raghuvanshi focused only on team&#8217;s winsThe chase was a spectacle for Royals, led by 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The young sensation blazed his way to a 15-ball half-century, including a six over point off Matt Henry and two towering sixes off spinner Noor Ahmad, becoming the third fastest to fifty in IPL history. With Yashasvi Jaiswal (38* off 36) and Riyan Parag (14* off 11) supporting him, Royals finished the chase in 12.1 overs, making light of the target.While Royals\u2019 collective brilliance and Sooryavanshi\u2019s heroics stole the headlines, CSK were left searching for answers after a disastrous opening day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chennai Super Kings&#8217; Jamie Overton (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath) Amid an otherwise disastrous IPL 2026 opener for Chennai Super&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,43215,740,43212,31775,33832,88647,6418,44087,13606,43196,85,183793],"class_list":{"0":"post-575296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-chennai-super-kings","11":"tag-cricket","12":"tag-csk","13":"tag-ipl-2026","14":"tag-jamie-overton","15":"tag-jofra-archer","16":"tag-ms-dhoni","17":"tag-rajasthan-royals","18":"tag-ravindra-jadeja","19":"tag-sanju-samson","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-vaibhav-sooryavanshi"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}