The 32-year-old allrounder scored an unbeaten 62 off 28 deliveries before taking three for 13 with the ball
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has labelled Ravindra Jadeja a game-changer following his explosive batting display against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The 32-year-old scored an unbeaten 62 off just 28 deliveries – including smashing 37 runs off the final over, bowled by Harshal Patel – to power CSK to 191 for four.
With the ball, he took three wickets - Washington Sundar (seven), Glenn Maxwell (22) and AB de Villiers (four) – for just 13 runs, and also ran out Dan Christian on one.
CSK won the match by 69 runs after limiting Virat Kohli’s RCB to 122 for nine.
WATCH: Ravindra Jadeja hits 37 off Harshal Patel over
Commenting on Jadeja’s performance after the match, Dhoni said: "Jaddu is somebody who can change the game on his own. In the last few years, we've seen a significant change in batting and it's worth it to give him that extra bit of time, extra deliveries.
"It's a good wicket [to bat on] but I felt the spinners had something up their sleeves and I felt that extra few runs Jadeja made helped."
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