IPL 2019, CSK vs RR Highlights: CSK win by 8 runs. (Image Source: PTI)
IPL 2019, CSK vs RR Highlights: Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 runs on Sunday. Batting first CSK scored 175/5 in their 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings made one change to their Playing XI on Sunday as they took on Rajasthan Royals at home, replacing off-spinner Harbhajan Singh with Mitchell Santner. The Chepauk pitch which was under scrutiny played better but was still a challenging one. MS Dhoni played a brilliant inning of 76 which proved to be the difference between the two sides.
In response to CSK’s 175, Rajasthan Royals got off to a dreadful start as the visitors lost three wickets inside four overs. 12 runs were needed off the last ball as RR was restricted at 167/8 in 20 overs. Earlier in the day, SRH blew RCB out of the park with a 118-run win. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner’s centuries powered them to 231/2 and RCB in reply were 113 all out.
Chennai Super Kings
175/5 (20.0)Rajasthan Royals
167/8 (20.0)Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 runs
That's It! All over! CSK win by 8 runs! Brilliant last over by Dwayne Bravo as he gives away just three runs. CSK just know how to win these close contests. RR-167/8 (20 ovs). With this win, CSK have registered 3 victories in as many matches.
Stokes and Archer have brought Rajasthan back into the contest! RR-164/6, 12 needed off the last over
2 sixes and a four of the over. and that makes it 19 off the 18 th over. RR- 151/6, Rajasthan need 25 runs in 12 balls
Second wicket for Thakur as Gowtham (9) is caught by Raina on the off-side. Rajasthan lose their sixth wicket. RR-120/6, need 56 more runs in 23 balls
RR needs 65 off the next 5 overs with 5 wickets in hand! Gowtham and Stokes in the middle. Meanwhile, the pressure continues to build as Tahir bowls three dot balls. RR-118/5
GONE! Imran Tahir gets the big wicket of Steve Smith for 28 Smith went for the big hit but holes out at long-off. RR- 94/5, need 82 more runs in 40 balls. Can they do it?
Caught & Bowled! Tripathi is gone after a well-made 39. Imran Tahir picks up his first wicket of the match. RR-75/4 after 10 ovs. Rajasthan Royals need 101 off the final ten overs
Tripathi dances down the track and lofts it into the sightscreen. 2 fours already in the over and that makes it 17 runs in the over. RR are finally getting a move on. Powerplay Ends! RR-45/3
Gone! 2 in 2 for Thakur. This time it is the dangerous Jos Buttler who falls for 6. Plenty to cheer for the Chennai crowd as Rajasthan are in deep trouble at - 14/3
Samson goes for the expansive shot but a smart catch by Raina ends his stay at the crease on 8. Good low catch. RR- 14/2
First of the innings for RR. Samson continuing from where he left in the last match. Elegant drive and Samson is on the move. Chahar walks back to his run-up. RR-12/1, 2.1 ovs
And 60 off the last 18. Mostly thanks to MSD. This turnaround has been almost a single-handed effort from him. The fourth, fifth and sixth wicket partnerships have yielded 148 runs for CSK.
Archer with a short delivery, Bravo pulls but gets a top edge and Dhawal Kulkarni gobbles it at the boundary. CSK 144/5
The Chepauk rises alongwith Dhoni's bat. The captain is leading from the front here and he is doing exactly what one would expect off him in a situation like this.
The dew is causing all sorts of problems to the pacers. Kulkarni's third ball goes wide outside off, takes an awkward bounce just in front of the keeper and rockets up. Buttler did well to hold on to it and not let it run off for four extras. The next ball is a no ball for height. A free hit and Dhoni hits it over extra cover for six.
We are into the last five overs of the innings now. Dhoni and Bravo are in the middle and so CSK can still set a good total here. It is after this wicket falls that they can start planning as to how they can make this defeat not count.
Raina makes room for himself, Unadkat sees it and maintains the stump line. Raina ends up having to reach out for the ball which hits the target anyhow. CSK 88/4 (13.4)
Dhoni and Raina now nearing the 50-run mark in their partnership. They have gone after Shreyas Gopal and Jaydev Unadkat and CSK are looking a little safer than what they were before the 10th over.
RR have been the better team in the 1st 10 overs but it Dhoni and Raina are more than capable of turning the tables on them. CSK 55/3
Rajasthan Royals have strangled CSK. MS Dhoni is out alrady and he has to now bail his team out alongwith Suresh Raina. But RR will know that they cannot take the foot off the pedal against the defending champions.
How many times have we seen CSK in so much trouble? But this is a self-made hole that they are in. Like Watson, Jadhav also goes for a shot and ends up edging to the keeper. Dhawal Kulkarni strikes.
Watson had been saved by the DRS in a previous occassion when he was given LBW but not this time. Stokes is the man who strikes with Watson edging the ball to third man. CSK are in trouble now.
Edged and gone! Rayudu falls again without disturbing the scorecard too much. He was hit on the forearm a couple of balls ago and was looking a little rattled. He makes room, Archer follows him and cramps him up. Simple catch for the keeper.
Rayudu and Watson have come out to open the innings and Dhawal Kulkarni gave just one run away in the first over. The pressure is on.
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Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Joffra Archer, Jaidev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni
Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Imran Tahir
Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Royals go for the same XI that they had in the previous match, CSK replace Harbhajan with Mitchell Santner.
Sunrisers Hyderabad win their second match of the season as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 118 runs. Heroic knocks from Bairstow and Warner ensure that RCB remain winless so far this season.
Another run-out for RCB. Umesh is run out at the non-striker's end after a mix-up, departs for 14 RCB are 104/8 after 18 overs
RCB reach 100-run mark with a wide. They are seven down and in deep trouble after 17 overs in their 232-run chase.
Debutant Prayas Ray Barman departs for 19 as Sandeep Sharma comes into attack to break the 51-run partnership. RCB are 86/7 after 16 overs
Prayas Barman and Colin de Grandhomme bring up 50-run partnership between them. That is the only thing steady for RCB right now who are 86/6 after 15 overs
There was a run out opportunity but Sunrisers Hyderabad missed the chance at both ends. RCB are 81/6 after 14 overs.
De Grandhomme pulls yet another one into the stand but nothing else works out for them in this over. RCB are 63/6 from 12 overs.
Kaul's knuckle ball is dispatched into the stands by Grandhomme. He comes backs with 3 dot balls. With that, the visitiors bring up their 50 after 11 overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are in complete control of the game as RCB reach 44/6 at the halfway mark.
The hosts look in complete control of the game as Mohammad Nabi has rattled RCB, picking up 4 quick wickets!
Two wickets in two balls for Sandeep and RCB are in deep trouble. Virat has hit it straight to Warner at cover. He goes back for a dismal 3 off 10 balls. Sandeep Sharma picks up the wicket, this is the sixth time he has dismissed Virat kohli in IPL. Moeen Ali departs after a misunderstanding between the wicket results in another wicket. RCB are 35/5 after 7 overs
End of powerplay and RCB are 30/3, almost half less than SRH in their powerplay. Good bowling by the hosts, as the wickets keep tumbling.
Mohammed Nabi misses out on a hat-trick, claims two in this over and three till now as AB de Villiers and Hetmyer depart after Parthiv's wicket.
RCB are 22/3 after four overs
A six and a single in the 3rd over. Kohli and Hetmyer in the middle! RCB are 20/1 after 3 overs.
OUT! SRH claim their first wicket as Parthiv Patel departs for 11. Nabi with the breakthrough as Parthiv hits a full-toss straight into the hands of cover. RCB are 13/1 after 2 overs
Cautious start by RCB, Parthiv times one to the boundary. 7-0 after the first over, need 225 to win.
Parthiv Patel and Hetmyer open for RCB. Bhuvneshwar opens the attack as the visitors require 232 to win the match.
Bairstow and Warner slammed centuries to power SRH to 231/2 in 20 overs. Can RCB make 232 in Hyderabad to register their first win?
David Warner slams century off 54 balls, stands joint-second with Virat Kohli in the most number of centuries in IPL at four. This is just the second time in IPL history that there have been two centurions in an innings.
WICKET! Vijay Shankar is run out for 9 after the hosts cross the 200-run mark. SRH are 205/2 after 18 overs
The hard-hitting Vijay Shankar walks out to bat and sends to ball straight down the ground for a Six. SRH are 195/1 after 17 overs.
OUT! RCB get their first wicket after 16.2 overs, as centurion Jonny Bairstow departs for 114 from 56 balls. Leading edge and Umesh takes it. That brings an end to the record for the highest opening stand in the IPL. SRH are 185/1
Jonny Bairstow brings up his maiden century in the IPL off 52 balls including 12 fours and five sixes. And he follows up his century with another six!
David Warner brings up his third half-century this season in as many matches. SRH are 145/0 after 13 overs
Bairstow is slamming one six after the other! What an innings for SRH, who are 133/0 after 12 overs. One four came at around 140 kph and was dispatched by Jonny even quicker.
Jonny Bairstow, David Warner become the first pair to stitch three 100-run partnership stands in IPL. SRH are 105/0 after 10 overs
Jonny Bairstow brings up his maiden IPL half-century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in style, with a 6, 4, 4. SRH are 89/0 after 9 overs
That's the end of powerplay. SRH race to 59/0 after six overs with no loss of wickets.