The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hosted Rajasthan Royals (RR) on May 12, at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the 61st match of the IPL 2024. This match is important for CSK to remain alive in the race for playoffs, while a win here for RR will book their spot in the playoffs.
Sanju Samson won the toss and chose that RR would bat first. However, on a tricky pitch, the RR batters failed to find a rhythm against disciplined CSK bowling.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (24) and Jos Buttler (21) gave a solid start of 43 in 6.2 overs. But it was Riyan Parag (47* with one four and 3 sixes) and Dhruv Jurel (28 in 18 balls) that helped RR to 141/5 in 20 overs. The last overs push never came from the RR batters and they fell short of the par total of 160-165.
For CSK, Simarjeet Singh picked 3/26, while Tushar Deshpande took two wickets.
Rachin Ravindra got things started immediately, scoring 27 in 18 overs, and Ruturaj Gaikwad captained the innings. Daryl Mitchell (22), Moeen Ali (10), and Shivam Dube (18) all fell after getting started.
Finally, Ruturaj Gaikwad's 42* in 41 balls and Sameer Rizvi's 15* in 8 balls helped CSK reach the finish line in 18.2 overs with 5 wickets in hand. Simarjeet Singh was the Player of the Match.
With this win, CSK moved to the 3rd spot in the points table with 14 points from 13 games, while RR still have two games in hand to qualify for the playoffs, as they need just one win.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for CSK for their victory which took them one step closer to playoff qualification.
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