Chennai Super Kings on Sunday clinched a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a low-scoring thriller to brighten their IPL 2024 playoffs qualification chances at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Chasing a modest 142 on a tricky surface, CSK made 145 for five in 18.2 overs with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad dropping the anchor to make a well-compiled unbeaten 42 (41 balls, 1x4s, 2x6s).
Rookie Sameer Rizvi hit an eight-ball 15 not out with three fours to end the game in a jiffy after Ravindra Jadeja became the third batter in IPL history to be adjudged out after obstructing the field.
Earlier in the first innings, Chennai Super Kings bowler led by seamer Simarjeet Singh produced a unified show to restrict Rajasthan Royals to a moderate 141 for five.
Tushar Deshpande took 2/30 while the others produced disciplined spells.
For RR, Riyan Parag top scored with 47 not out off 35 balls with three sixes and one four.
| Chennai Super Kings Inning |
| 145-5 (18.2 ov) CRR:7.91 |
| Batter | | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rachin Ravindra | c & b R Ashwin | 27 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 150 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) | Not out | 42 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 102.44 |
| Daryl Mitchell | lbw b Y Chahal | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 169.23 |
| Moeen Ali | c A Khan b N Burger | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Shivam Dube | c R Parag b R Ashwin | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Obstructing The Field | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Not out | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 187.5 |
| Extras | 6 (b 1, Ib 0, w 5, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total | 145 (5 wkts, 18.2 Ov) |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | ECO |
| Trent Boult | 2.2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10.29 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Nandre Burger | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Avesh Khan | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rajasthan Royals Inning |
| 141-5 (20 ov) CRR:7.05 |
| Batter | | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c RD Gaikwad b S Singh | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Jos Buttler | c TU Deshpande b S Singh | 21 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Sanju Samson (WK/C) | c RD Gaikwad b S Singh | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Riyan Parag | Not out | 47 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 134.29 |
| Dhruv Jurel | c S Thakur b TU Deshpande | 28 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 155.56 |
| Shubham Dubey | c S Dube b TU Deshpande | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0, Ib 1, w 4, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total | 141 (5 wkts, 20 Ov) |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | ECO |
| Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Simarjeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6
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Meanwhile, Rajasthan will aiming to book a spot in the playoffs with a win in today's match with 18 points and 2 games in hand.
Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat against Super Kings in their crucial IPL match.
Dhruv Jurel was included in RR's playing IX, while CSK brought in Maheesh Theekshana in place of Mitchell Santner.
For fourth-placed CSK, it is important to win both their remaining matches as they have 12 points from as many games with a net run rate of 0.491.
The second-placed RR will look bounce back after two consecutive defeats. Rajasthan are second with 16 points in 11 matches.
IPL 2024: CSK vs RR Playing 11
CSK Playing 11: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana.
Impact Subs: Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary
RR Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj
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