IPL 2020, CSK vs RR highlights: Buttler's fifty takes RR to crucial victory

Steve Smith's RR outplayed MS Dhoni's CSK to clinch crucial 2 points to stay in the playoffs contention

In today’s match of Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020), Steve Smith's Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

With this win, Rajasthan climbed to 5th spot in IPL 2020 points table while Chennai slipped to the last position. 

Opting to bat, CSK never got going and lacked the fire power to put up a decent score after being reduced to 56 for four in 10 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for CSK with a 30-ball unbeaten 35 and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, playing in his 200th IPL game, made a run-a-ball 28 while adding 51 runs for the fifth wicket.

Rajasthan Royals produced a fine bowling effort to restrict three-time champions Chennai Super Kings to a modest 125 for five in an Indian Premier League match here on Monday.

Dhoni's decision to bat first backfired as RR picked up wickets at regular intervals to make life difficult for CSK.

Dhoni and Jadeja tried their best to resurrect the innings and then up the ante, but it proved to be too little too late.

Rajasthan suffered early jolts as well as the side lost three wickets for just 28 runs, but Jos Buttler and Steve Smith revived the innings and led the team to a comfortable victory. 

Jos Buttler smashed 70 off 48 balls while Smith played a second fiddle with 26 off 34 balls.

CSK vs RR playing 11:

Chennai Super Kings

Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood

Rajasthan Royals

Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi

IPL live score: RCB vs KKR full scorecard

 

11:08 PM

Rajasthan Royals wins by 7 wickets, climbs to 5th spot in points table

10:53 PM

RR live score after 17.3 Over: 126-3

 

Over Summary: 0 1 1 

 

Jadeja into the attack 

 

 

Ball 3: Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, and that's it. Rajasthan wins it.

 

Ball 2: Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run

 

Ball 1: Jadeja to Buttler, no run

10:51 PM

RR live score after 17 Over: 124-3

 

 

Over Summary: 4 0 1 6 1 0

 

Chawla continues

 

Ball 6: Chawla to Smith, no run

 

Ball 5: Chawla to Buttler, 1 run

 

Ball 4: Chawla to Buttler, SIX

 

Ball 3: Chawla to Smith, single 

 

Ball 2: Chawla to Smith, no run

 

Ball 1: Chawla to Smith, FOUR to deep mid-wicket

10:47 PM

Rajasthan Royals need 14 runs in 24 balls

10:46 PM

RR live score after 16 Over: 112-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 1 1

 

Shardul Thakur continues

 

Ball 6: Thakur to Smith, 1 run

 

Ball 5: Thakur to Buttler, 1 run

 

Ball 4: Thakur to Smith, 1 run

 

Ball 3: Thakur to Buttler, 1 run

 

Ball 2: Thakur to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 1: Thakur to Buttler, no run

10:41 PM

RR live score after 15 Over: 108-3

 

 

Over Summary: 2 1 4 4 4 1

 

Chawla continues

 

Ball 6: Thakur to Buttler, single

 

Ball 5: Thakur to Buttler, FOUR!! Long on direction and Curran fails to pick in the deep

 

Ball 4: Thakur to Buttler, FOUR!! This time to deep backward point

 

Ball 3: Chawla to Buttler, FOUR!! Hit straight to long-on ad this brings fifty for Buttler

 

Ball 2: Chawla to Smith, single to covers

 

Ball 1: Chawla to Smith, 2 runs to fine leg

10:37 PM

RR live score after 14 Over: 92-3

 

 

Over Summary: 1 0 2 1 4 1

 

Shardul Thakur continues

 

Ball 6: Thakur to Smith, single

 

Ball 5: Thakur to Smith, FOUR!! Scooped to fine leg direction

 

Ball 4: Thakur to Buttler, single

 

Ball 3: Thakur to Buttler, two runs to backward square leg

 

Ball 2: Thakur to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 1: Thakur to Smith, single

10:33 PM

RR live score after 13 Over: 83-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 2 0 1 0 1

 

Piyush Chawla is brought into the attack

 

Ball 6: Chawla to Smith, single

 

Ball 5: Chawla to Smith, no run

 

Ball 4: Chawla to Buttler, single

 

Ball 3: Chawla to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 2: Chawla to Buttler, two runs

 

Ball 1: Chawla to Buttler, no run

10:29 PM

RR live score after 12 Over: 79-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 2 4 6 0 1

 

Shardul Thakur continues

 

Ball 6: Thakur to Buttler, single

 

Ball 5: Thakur to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 4: Thakur to Buttler, SIX!! Picked well and dispatched to long-off 

 

Ball 3: Thakur to Buttler, FOUR!! Short length and cut away to deep backward point

 

Ball 2: Thakur to Buttler, two runs to deep extra cover region

 

Ball 1: Thakur to Buttler, no run

10:24 PM

RR live score after 11 Over: 65-3

 

 

Over Summary: 2 0 2 1 1 L1

 

Sam Curran is brought into the attack

 

Ball 6: Sam Curran to Buttler, single

 

Ball 5: Sam Curran to Smith, single

 

Ball 4: Sam Curran to Buttler, single

 

Ball 3: Sam Curran to Buttler, 2 runs

 

Ball 2: Curran to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 1: Curran to Buttler, two runs to backward square leg

10:20 PM

RR live score after 10 Over: 59-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 Wd 2 4 1 0 0

 

Shardul Thakur is brought into the attack

 

Ball 6: Thakur to Smith, no run

 

Ball 5: Thakur to Smith, no run, a bit of mix-up

 

Ball 4: Thakur to Buttler, single to third man

 

Ball 3: Thakur to Buttler, FOUR

 

Ball 2: Thakur to Buttler, Wide, two runs to deep extra cover

 

Ball 1: Thakur to Buttler, no run

10:12 PM

RR live score after 9 Over: 51-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 1 2 4 0 1

 

Hazlewood into his last over

 

Ball 6: Hazlewood to Buttler, single

 

Ball 5: Hazlewood to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 4: Hazlewood to Buttler, FOUR!! Hit straight down the ground

 

Ball 3: Hazlewood to Buttler, two runs to backward square leg

 

Ball 2: Hazlewood to Smith, single at mid on

 

Ball 1: Hazlewood to Smith, no run

10:07 PM

RR live score after 8 Over: 43-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 0 2 0 0 1

 

Chahar back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Chahar to Smith, single

 

Ball 5: Chahar to Smith, no run

 

Ball 4: Chahar to Smith, no run

 

Ball 3: Chahar to Smith, two runs

 

Ball 2: Chahar to Smith, no run

 

Ball 1: Chahar to Smith, no run

10:02 PM

RR live score after 7 Over: 40-3

 

 

Over Summary: 1 4 2 1 0 1

 

Ravindra Jadeja into the attack

 

Ball 6: Jadeja to Smith, single

 

Ball 5: Jadeja to Smith, no run

 

Ball 4: Jadeja to Buttler, single

 

Ball 3: Jadeja to Buttler, sweep to fine-leg for two runs

 

Ball 2: Jadeja to Buttler, FOUR!! Reverse sweep by the batsmen to deep backward point

 

Ball 1: Jadeja to Smith, single

9:59 PM

RR live score after 6 Over: 31-3

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 2 0 0

 

Hazlewood continues

 

Ball 6: Hazlewood to Smith, no run

 

Ball 5: Hazlewood to Smith, no run

 

Ball 4: Hazlewood to Buttler, two runs

 

Ball 3: Hazlewood to Buttler, no run

 

Ball 2: Hazlewood to Smith, single

 

Ball 1: Hazlewood to Smith, no run, appeal for lbw, not out givem, CSK reviews but Smith survives