Overview
- Overton, whose 43 off 36 from No. 8 came Monday in Guwahati, set the highest IPL score for a CSK batter at that position.
- Chennai were bowled out for 127 after slipping to 41 for 4 in the powerplay and 82 for 8 by 12.5 overs.
- Overton and Anshul Kamboj added 33 for the 10th wicket, which News18 reports as the third-highest such stand in IPL history.
- The new mark surpassed MS Dhoni’s 37 not out for CSK from No. 8 or lower, though outlets disagree on whether it was set in 2014 at Visakhapatnam or in 2024.
- Times Now also notes Overton now owns the best No. 8-or-below score against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, topping Washington Sundar’s 40 from 2022.