Watch: Nitish Rana does cradle celebration after slamming sensational fifty vs CSK in IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Nitish Rana has come up with a breathtaking performance in the ongoing game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

Nitish Rana walked out to bat in the first over after Rajasthan Royals lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early. The left-hander came out all guns blazing as he took Chennai Super Kings bowlers to cleaners and slammed them all over the park, making sure that pressure didn't come on his team.

Nitish Rana attacked every bowler that he faced and took Rajasthan Royals off to a flying start with the bat even after the loss of Yashasvi Jaiswal early. The left-hander, who failed in both the previous, has ensured that he makes a massive impact in the third game.

Nitish Rana slammed a magnificent half-century and what was impressive was that it came in just 21 balls. He cashed on the opportunity while batting at three and came up with the eye-catching celebration upon reaching his fifty in the ongoing game against Chennai Super Kings.

Nitish Rana, who got to his fifty with four, celebrated with a cradling gesture. The video went viral on the internet as the batter's gesture came up for his children.

Watch: Nitish Rana comes up with sepcial celebration after slamming fifty against CSK

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Nitish Rana and his wife are expecting the birth of twins

Nitish Rana's gesture came up following the announcement that he and his wife were expecting the birth of twins. He confirmed the development through his Instagram account and posted a picture of his wife. He captioned the picture:

"From stadiums to site visits, now onto our biggest project yet - two tiny teammates coming soon !"

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Nitish Rana ends up playing an innings of 81 runs off 36 balls against Chennai Super Kings

Nitish Rana had a terrific outing with the bat in his third innings for Rajasthan Royals. The Southpaw ended with an innings of 81 runs off 36 balls, missing his century by 19 runs. The left-hander had a strike rate of 225 as he slammed 10 fours and a sixes during his stay at the crease.

Apart from him, stand-in skipper Riyan Parag played a decent hand as well. The Rajasthan Royals all-rounder scored 37 runs off 28 balls. Shimron Hetmyer (19) also came up with a handy effort down the order, as the team ended up with a total of 182 runs on the board.

For Chennai Super Kings, Noor Ahmad and Matheesha Pathirana were the pick of the bowlers as they both returned with figures of 2/28. Apart from them, Khaleel Ahmed also bagged two scalps, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bagged one wicket.

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