With a daunting 223 run target hanging over his head, the Rajasthan Royals skipper ran in with a half century off 26 balls.

Losing Jos Buttler early in the innings must have been an unwanted setback for Rajasthan Royals but Steves Smith with all his balance, did not let the pressure get to his head and scored his second half century of the season.

Smith, in his very unorthodox way, kept nudging the ball in the gaps to set the foundations to what can be the highest run chase in the history of the IPL.

The much the former Australian captain would’ve wanted to stay longer and see the innings off, he hurriedly sliced Jimmy Neesham’s ball only to see Mohammed Shami take the catch. Smith departed after scoring 50 runs in 27 balls. This was Steve’s 10th IPL half century.

However, Sanju Samson, on the other end, kept finding regular boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking.

Rajasthan Royals reached the 100 rum mark losing 2 wickets by the end of the ninth over.