Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings

Super Kings were cruising at 157 for three at the end of 15 overs but failed to get 55 from the last five overs with seven wickets in hand to make their semifinal hopes uncertain.

With 14 points from 13 matches, the M S Dhoni side will have to win their last match against Deccan Chargers on May 27 in Hyderabad to make the grade.

The home team8217;s run chase began shakily with opener Stephen Fleming out cheaply for seven in the second over but his partner Parthiv and Raina kept on taking risks to get the big runs.

The duo shared a quickfire stand of 70 runs off 41 balls for the second wicket to keep them in the hunt before Morkel woke up from the initial slumber to join the party.

Raina plundered 15 runs out of 19 in the third over off Munaf Patel and then sent Sohail Tanvir scurrying for cover by taking 14 runs in the fifth over.

With Raina going after the bowlers, Parthiv played second fiddle to great effect and rotated strikes to give more strike to his partner before Shane Warne broke the ice in his second over and ninth of the home team innings.