Sandeep Sharma bowled a perfect last over to deny another Thala special. The right-arm pacer dismissed Dhoni with a low full toss caught at long-on by Shimron Hetmyer.
Chennai Super Kings are at 163/5 after 19 overs. Need 20 runs in 6 balls. Jadeja: 31* (21), Dhoni: 16* (10)
Dhoni has mastered these chases countless times in the history of the Indian Premier League. Can the 43-year-old part-time cricketer do it again in the 18th season fof the IPL.
Chennai Super Kings are at 129/5 after 16 overs. Need 54 runs in 24 balls. Jadeja: 13* (12), Dhoni: 0* (1)
Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed at the worst possible time. Wanindu Hasarangra got his fourth wicket of the match to account for the CSK skipper’s wicket. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja need to big in the last four overs.
Chennai Super Kings are at 111/4 after 14 overs. Need 72 runs in 36 balls. Gaikwad: 55* (40), Jadeja: 5* (5)
Ruturaj Gaikwad is playing a captain’s knock. After starting his innings pretty slowly, he has made amends with some positive intent in the last few overs. Can he win it for his side?
Chennai Super Kings are at 92/4 after 12 overs. Need 90 runs in 48 balls. Gaikwad: 41* (32), Jadeja: 1* (1)
Wanindu Hasaranga gets his third wicket of the match. Vijay Shankar after hitting his first six of the match was clean bowled after being outfoxed by a googly from the Sri Lankan spinner.
Chennai Super Kings are at 74/3 after 10 overs. Need 109 runs in 60 balls. Gaikwad: 31* (25), Shankar: 1* (2)
Shivam Dube struck a four and a six right after the powerplay on the first two balls of the 10th over. The left-handed batter was looking to access the off-side to smash another four but Riyan Parag produced a moment of brilliance in the field and plucked a catch out of thin air.
Chennai Super Kings are at 62/2 after 9 overs. Need 121 runs in 66 balls. Gaikwad: 30* (24), Dube: 8* (7)
Chennai Super Kings needs to score big in the next couple of overs to set this chase up for the death overs. The Sri Lankan spin duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga are bowling in tandem. Will Shivam Dube take them on in the next overs?
Chennai Super Kings are at 54/2 after 8 overs. Need 135 runs in 12 overs. Gaikwad: 24* (21), Dube: 6* (4)
Wanindu Hasaranga after having an off night against the Knight Riders in the previous made an immediate impact against CSK. Coming into the attackin the eighth over, the right-arm leg spinner struck on his first ball. The Sri Lankan spinner dismissed Rahul Tripathi.
Chennai Super Kings are at 42/1 after 6 overs. Need 141 runs in 14 overs. Tripathi: 21* (15), Gaikwad: 21* (17)
It had been a pretty slow start for the Super Kings in the powerplay. Only five runs were scored in the first three overs of the powerplay. However, the duo of Rahul Tripathi and Ruturaj Gaikwad came to life in the second half of the powerplay.
Chennai Super Kings are at 28/1 after 5 overs. Need 155 runs in 15 overs. Tripathi: 20* (14), Gaikwad: 8* (12)
Rahul Tripathi after a pretty slow start has got in his groove. The opening batter has struck three fours and a six in the last two overs.
Chennai Super Kings are at 5/1 after 3 overs. Need 178 runs in 17 overs. Tripathi: 1* (5), Gaikwad: 4* (9)
Jofra Archer is breathing fire! After being taken for runs in the first two games the English pacer has given only one run in the first two overs.
Chennai Super Kings are at 0/1 after 1 over. Need 183 runs in 19 overs. Tripathi: 0* (0), Gaikwad: 0* (2)
Rachin Ravindra departs for a four-ball duck as Jofra Archer got his first wicket of the season. CSK has lost its top-scorer from their previous two games. The right-arm pacer bowled a great first over conceding not a single run. Will the early wicket of Rachin who has been in some great form hurt the Super Kings?
Chennai Super Kings pulled things back in the last few overs thanks to some disciplined bowling by Pathirana and Khaleel Ahmed.
However, things look pretty bleak for the Super Kings. Since the start of IPL 2019, the five-time champions have not chased more than 180 runs even once.
Rajasthan Royals are at 175/8 after 19 overs. Hetmyer: 19* (15), Theekshana: 0* (1)
Rajasthan Royals are targeting a score of above 190 runs. The champions from 2008 have been pretty great in the 19 overs of the first innings. Having lost their first two games, they were in need of getting a win here. Nitish Rana provided a great start to them with an 81-run knock.
However, losing Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer in the 18th and 19th overs will dampen their chances of going hard in the 20th over. Can Hetmyer score 15 off the last over?
Rajasthan Royals are at 166/6 after 18 overs. Hetmyer: 12* (12)
Riyan Parag was struck pretty hard on his elbow and was not even wearing any protection on his hand. After receiving some treatment, the right-handed batter got himself ready to face Pathirana. However, the Sri Lankan pacer bowled an almost unplayable delivery to castle the stumps.
Rajasthan Royals are at 153/5 after 16 overs. Parag: 26* (21), Hetmyer: 10* (8)
It has been a mixed night in the field for the Chennai Super Kings. While Vijay Shankar and Matheesha Pathirana have taken a couple of good catches there have been plenty of moments when fielding has been pretty shoddy.
Rajasthan Royals are at 145/5 after 15 overs. Parag: 25* (20), Hetmyer: 3* (3)
Ravindra Jadeja, bowling his second over of the innings, struck on the first ball after the strategic timeout. However, it was a wicket that came thanks to some brilliance in the field. Vijay Shankar, stationed at mid-wicket, ran towards the ball and then dived forward to complete a fantastic catch.
Chennai Super Kings, with the wicket of Wanindu Hasaranga, have managed to pull things back in the last few overs. Since the dismissal of Nitish Rana, the rate of scoring has dipped for the Royals. The CSK spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and Noor, have bowled pretty defensively in tandem. They reaped the rewards for tight bowling.
Rajasthan Royals are at 140/4 after 14 overs. Parag: 23* (18), Hasaranga: 4* (4)
Noor Ahmad has been the best bowler for Chennai Super Kings this season by a margin. The left-arm spinner has continued to shine whenever given the chance to bowl in the three games so far. The Afghan spinner claimed his second wicket in the match by dismissing Dhruv Jurel in the 14th over.
Rajasthan Royals are at 129/3 after 12 overs. Parag: 19* (15), Jurel: 1* (2)
Nitish Rana has played a match-winning for Rajasthan Royals. The left-handed batter scored 81 runs in only 36 balls and pushed RR to a great score. His knock consisted of 10 fours and five sixes.
Rajasthan Royals are at 99/2 after 10 overs. Nitish: 70* (33), Parag: 4* (8)
Rajasthan Royals even after slowing down after the powerplay are slightly ahead in this game thanks to a great knock by Nitish Rana. The left-handed batter survived a close shave against Ravichandran Ashwin in the ninth over thanks to a timely review. Since then he struck a couple of fours each against Ashwin and Noor.
Rajasthan Royals are at 87/2 after 8 overs. Nitish: 61* (27), Parag: 1* (2)
Noor Ahmad continues to be the best bowler for Chennai Super Kings. Having picked up seven wickets in the first two games, the Afghan spinner picked up yet another wicket dismissing Sanju Samson.
Rajasthan Royals are at 79/1 after 6 overs. Samson: 16* (11), Nitish: 58* (22)
The hosts, Rajasthan Royals have absolutely bossed this powerplay even after losing Yashasvi Jaiswal in the first over of the match. Nitish Rana batting at number three has played a great knock. He reached his half-century in only 21 balls in the final over of the powerplay.
Rajasthan Royals are at 64/1 after 5 overs. Samson: 15* (10), Nitish: 44* (17)
Nitish Rana was handed a promotion in the batting order. Batting at number three, the left-handed batter has struck great form. He welcomed Ravichandran Ashwin with a couple of sixes and a four.
Rajasthan Royals are at 45/1 after 4 overs. Samson: 13* (8), Nitish: 27* (13)
Jamie Overton playing his first match of the season has continued to be expensive. After bowling a 14-run over, the Englishman returned and gave away 16 runs in his second over.
Rajasthan Royals are at 23/1 after 2 overs. Samson: 1* (1), Nitish: 17* (8)
Playing his first match of the season, Jamie Overton came to bowl the second over of the match. He was flicked for a four by Nitish Rana on the third ball of the over. The left-handed batter closed out the over with a six.
Rajasthan Royals are at 9/1 after 1 over. Samson: 0* (0), Nitish: 4* (3)
Khaleel Ahmed bowling the first over struck with only the third ball of his spell. The left-arm pacer dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal after being hit for a four on the first ball of the over. Nitish Rana came to the crease and struck a four to get off the mark.
CSK won the toss and elected to bowl first at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag (C), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
The Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings feature some of the best players in their ranks. The players from the two will be itching to take the field after losing their previous games. While the Royals have lost both of their games in the season so far, the Super Kings lost their high-octane clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag (C), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande
Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
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