Pune, April 20: Shane Watson has scored the second century of the Vivo IPL 2018. Batting for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the opener scored 51 ball hundred against the Royals in Match 17 of the IPL. Interestingly, both the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are returning after a gap of two years. Shane Watson had made his IPL debut playing for the Rajasthan Royals and today he has scored a century against the Royals. Such are the sights that IPL provides.

Shane Watson, who was dropped early in his innings, made full use of the reprieve and smashed a fine hundred for the CSK. The Chennai Super Kings explosive opener hit 100 of just 51 balls. His hundred included 6 sixes and 9 fours. Catch the live updates of the match.

The innings by Watson has propelled Chennai to a massive score and has raised the chances of the yellow army. Suresh Raina also played a cameo by scoring 46 of 29 balls. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni led team is looking to make a memorable comeback and Watson's innings has helped Chennai put up a strong total on the board.

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