Rajasthan Royals (RR) have defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven wickets. Chasing 126, RR got 20 runs off the first two overs but CSK struck soon as Deepak Chahar bowled Ben Stokes and Josh Hazlweood got Robin Uthappa caught by MS Dhoni. Chahar came back to get Sanju Samson caught by Dhoni down the leg side. However, since that point Jos Buttler and Steve Smith carried out some repair work and then dominated CSK to help their team to an easy win. Buttler top scored with 70 not out while Smith was unbeaten on 26. Earlier, CSK won the toss and batted first. Jofra Archer maintained tight lines and got Faf du Plessis in the third over of the innings. Kartik Tyagi got Shane Watson caught to give CSK another blow inside the Powerplay. Sam Curran and Ambati Rayudu took CSK past 50 but Shreyas Gopal foxed Curran to get Rajasthan their third wicket. Rayudu fell to Rahul Tewatia to leave CSK in a pickle. Dhoni and Jadeja added 51 runs for the fifth wicket, but just when it seemed like they would tee off at the death, Dhoni got run out. Eventually, CSK finished with an under-par 125 for 5. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Match 37 Highlights Between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, Straight From The Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
RR BEAT CSK BY 7 WICKETS!
Excellent running between the wickets
CSK are keeping things tight
Powerplay Done! RR 31/3
WICKET! Samson (c Dhoni b Chahar) 0 (3)
WICKET! Uthappa (c Dhoni b Hazlewood) 4 (9)
WICKET! Stokes b Chahar 19 (11)
An eventful first over by Chahar
Five runs! Overthrows!
We're back for Rajasthan's reply
CSK 125/5 in 20 overs
WICKET! Dhoni (run out Archer/Samson) 28 (28)
Archer with the ball now
CSK need to accelerate now
Buttler has been catching everything tonight
MS Dhoni completes 4000 runs for CSK
Dhoni, Jadeja take their time
WICKET! Rayudu (c Samson b Tewatia) 13 (19)
MS Dhoni is at the crease
The Buttler grab that got rid of Faf du Plessis
WICKET! Curran (c Buttler b Gopal) 22 (25)
End of Powerplay: CSK 43/2
WICKET! Watson (c Tewatia b Tyagi) 8 (3)
WICKET! Faf du Plessis (c Buttler b Archer) 10 (9)
We're ready for live action
The stars in action tonight
TOSS: Chennai Super Kings win the toss and bat first
Toss coming up in a while...
The Super Kings are warming up
Face-off: Chahar vs Smith
No. 200 for MS Dhoni!
Face-off: Faf vs Archer
CSK are leaving no stones unturned in their bid for a comeback
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going
Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals
MS Dhoni
Steven Smith
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler
Jofra Archer
Faf du Plessis
Shane Watson
Ambati Rayudu
Ravindra Jadeja