RR vs CSK, IPL 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Rajasthan Beat Chennai To Go Top Of Table
RR vs CSK: RR, GT and CSK all have 10 points but Rajasthan's better net run rate has taken them to the top of the points table.
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Background
Rajasthan Royals will be up agains Chennai Super Kings in the second reverse fixture of the season in what is match number 37 of IPL 2023. The match will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur between two teams that find themselves inside the top-four mark. While CSK are currently at the top of the table with 5 wins from 7 matches that has taken them to 10 points with a net run rate of +0.662, RR are at the third position with 4 wins from 7 games.
The last time these two teams had met, it was Rajasthan who had held their nerve to stage a win by 3 runs. Sandeep Sharma had bowled a brilliant final ball to deny the Master Finisher MS Dhoni a last-ball six with CSK needing 5 to win from the final ball.
Spinners had done the trick there for Rajasthan with Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal picking 2 for 25 and 2 for 27 respectively after RR had posted 175/8 riding on a half-century from Jos Buttler and contributions from Devdutt Padikkal (38 off 26), Ashwin (30 off 20) and Shimron Hetmyer (30 off 18).
For Chennai too, left-arm spin of Ravindra Jadeja was effective as he finished with figures of 2 for 21 before coming back to score an unbeatean 25 off 15 along with Dhoni's 32 off 17. This after Devon Conway had already laid a foundation with 50 off 38 balls with Ajinkya Rahane's 31 off 19. However, even Jadeja and Dhoni found themselves a little too much to do in the end with their middle order failing to come to the party that day.
Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu faced a cumulative of 21 balls to add 16 runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad had also scored at less than run a ball that evening departing for 10-ball 8.
It could well be a battle of spin once again this evening but it won't be all about that with the likes of Trent Boult, Matheesha Pathirana among other pacers also set to be on display.
Should be a riveting contest this.
Possible Starting XIs:
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (captain/wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Akash Singh
RR vs CSK LIVE SCORE
RR win! CSK only manage 170/6 in their 20 overs despite Shivam Dube's 52 off 33 and quickfire knocks from Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja after Ruturaj Gaikwad's 47 off 29. They only managed 42 in their first 6 overs and left themselves too much to do in the end. RR spinners saved the day for them with Adam Zampa finishing with 3 for 22. R Ashwin also scalped 2 wickets for 35 runs.
RR vs CSK LIVE SCORE
CSK-125/5 after 15 overs. They need 78 from 30 balls.
RR vs CSK LIVE
Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube were going along nicely before Zampa gets the better of Ali. CSK- 124/5 in 14.5 overs.
RR vs CSK LIVE SCORE
CSK are 4 down. Ashwin has taken 2 in a row, removing Rahane and Rayudu in the same over. This was after Gaikwad fell to Zampa. So RR on top at the moment. When the last wicket fell, CSK were- 73/4 in 10.3 overs.
RR vs CSK LIVE SCORE
Conway falls on the last ball of the powerplay. He made 8 off 16, didn't get going at all. Adam Zampa gets a wicket. CSK- 42/1 after 6 overs.
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