Sharjah, Sept. 23 -- Sanju Samson starred with the bat while Rahul Tewatia picked up three wickets as Rajasthan Royals (RR) began their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign with a 16-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Sharjah yesterday.

Put into bat, RR lost their first wicket early as Deepak Chahar did well to hold onto a catch on to his ball, running past the batsman's end, to dismiss debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Out came Sanju Samson to join skipper Steve Smith in the middle and since his arrival, the runs just flew. First, it was Sam Curran, who went for a four and six in the fifth over. Then, Sanju Samson hit Chahar for a six in the final over of the powerplay as RR moved past fifty.

CSK brought Ravindra Jadeja into the ...