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IPL 2019 highlights: CSK winning spree continues as they beat RR by 8 runs

Negotiating largely disciplined bowlers on a tricky pitch, skipper Dhoni produced a well-calculated half-century as Chennai Super Kings posted 175-5. Check CSK vs RR Live score, match commentary here

IPL 2019, CSK vs RR
CSK vs RR. Photo: PTI

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 01 2019 | 12:28 AM IST

12:11 AM

Chennai Super Kings win by 8 runs

12:11 AM

Over 20

Over Summary: W 0 1L 1 W 1 ; RR: 167-8

Bravo continues and Stokes holed up the first ball straight to extra-cover, OUT. Stokes c Raina b Dwayne Bravo 46(26) [4s-1 6s-3]. Shreyas Gopal, right handed bat, comes to the crease and fails to make an connection, DOT... One leg byes.... A single for Archer off the 4th ball. Bravo gets Shreyas Gopal as he gets an top-edge to third-man fielder, Imran Tahir. Shreyas Gopal c Tahir b Dwayne Bravo 0(3).  A single for Jofra Archer to end the over and match. 

12:01 AM

Over 19; Rajasthan need 12 runs in 6 balls

Over Summary: 1L 2 1 6 2 1 ; RR: 164-6

Thakur continues and Stokes picks a leg byes. Archer gets a top-edge to deep third-man and picks a couple of runs. A single for Archer off the 3rd ball to deep fine leg. Stokes muscles the 4th ball to backward square leg for SIX. A couple of runs for Stokes off the 5th ball to sweeper cover. A single for Stokes to end the over. 

11:53 PM

Over 18; Rajasthan need 25 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary: 6 4 1 2 6 0 ; RR: 151-6

Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack and Stokes hits the slower delivery to long-off boundary for SIX follows by a FOUR to fine leg boundary. Stokes hits the 3rd ball to extra cover for a single. A couple of runs for Archer off the 4th ball to deep square leg. Archer wallopes the 5th ball straight down the ground for SIX. DOT to end the over. 

11:47 PM

Over 17; Rajasthan need 44 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary: W 4 1 1 0 6 ; RR: 132-6

Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack and Gowtham holed up the first ball to extra-cover. Gowtham c Raina b SN Thakur 9(8) [6s-1]. Jofra Archer, right handed bat, comes to the crease and cuts the first ball to backward point for FOUR follows by a single. Stokes puinches the 4th ball to sweeper cover. Archer beaten outside-off. Archer smoked the last ball to long-on boundary to end the over. 

11:40 PM

Over 16; Rajasthan need 56 runs in 24 balls

Over Summary: 6 0 0 1 1 1 ; RR: 120-5

Tahir continues after time-out and Gowtham smashes the 1st ball to mid-wicket stand for SIX. Tahir comeback briliantly with 3 DOTs, no but Dhoni concedes a single. Stokes picks a single off the 5th ball and a single for Gowtham to end the over. 

11:35 PM

Time-out

The balance in favour of CSK as they get 5 wickets and pitch is getting very very slow despite the dew

11:34 PM

Over 15; Rajasthan need 65 runs in 30 balls

Over Summary:2 2 6 1 1 2; RR: 111-5

Ravindra Jadeja [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack and Stokes hits the first uppishly to square leg boundary for a couple of runs follows by another double same direction but a ground shot this time. Stokes wallopes the 3rd ball just over deep mid-wicket for SIX follows by a quick single. A single for Gowtham off the 5th ball. A couple of runs off the last ball to end the over. 

11:29 PM

Over 14; Smith OUT

Over Summary:1 W 2 0 1 0; RR: 97-5

Tahir continues and Stokes picks a single off the first ball. Smith goes for a big one off the 2nd ball but doesn't times it properly and holed it to long-off. Smith c (sub)Shorey b Tahir 28(30) [4s-2]. Krishnappa Gowtham, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Stokes works away the 3rd ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. DOT... A single for Stokes to fine-leg. DOT to end the over. 

11:25 PM

Over 13; CRR: 7.15 REQ: 11.86

Over Summary: Wd Wd 1 1 0 1 1 0; RR: 93-4

Bravo continues and bowls the first ball down the leg side, Dhoni goes for animated appeal but Bravo doesn't look interested, WIDE called... Another WIDE down the leg side. Smith cuts the 1st ball to third-man for a single. Stokes guides the 2nd ball to third-man for a single. Smith beaten outside off as he tries to cut. Smith drives the 4th ball to long-on for a single. Stokes takes a single off the 5th ball to mid-wicket. DOT to end the over. 

11:18 PM

Over 12; CRR: 7.25 REQ: 11.12

Over Summary: 1 1 2 1 1 1; RR: 87-4

Tahir continues and Smith picks a single off the first ball. Stokes picks a single off the 2nd ball. Smith works away the 3rd ball to long-on for a couple of runs follows by a single to long-on. Stokes works away the 5th ball to long-on for a single. Smith picks a single off the last ball to short mi-wicket. 

11:16 PM

Over 11

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 0 2; RR: 80-4

Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and Smith works away the first ball to backward square leg for a single. Stokes picks a single off the 2nd ball. DOT... A single for Smith off the 4th ball. DOT and a double for Stokes to end the over. 

11:13 PM

Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease

11:12 PM

Over 10; Tahir breaks 50-run stand

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 1 W; RR: 75-4

Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and Smith takes a single off the 3rd ball after blocking the first two. Tripathi takes a single off the 4th ball towards long-on. A single taken by Smith off the 5th. Tripathi hits the last ball straight to bowler and Tahir completes the catch. R Tripathi c and b Tahir 39(24) [4s-5 6s-1]

11:03 PM

Time-out

Match is equally poised at first time-out as Rahul Tripathi and Steve Smith put 50-run stand after losing Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson early. Rajasthan need 104 runs in 66 balls

First Published: Mar 31 2019 | 5:47 PM IST