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With CSK needing 17 off the final three balls, Jamie Overton slammed Sandeep Sharma for a six down the ground. But the very next ball saw only a couple of runs being scored and that sealed the game for Rajasthan Royals. Another couple came off the final ball and that saw RR win the game by 6 runs.

This is brilliant from Sandeep Sharma! He has dismissed MS Dhoni. It was a lower full toss and Dhoni hit it towards the cow corner where Hetmyer took a brilliant catch. Chennai Super Kings need 19 runs in 5 balls.

Ravindra Jadeja ends the over of Tushar Deshpande with a six over backward square leg. Chennai Super Kings need 20 runs in 6 balls. This match has gone down to the wire!

CSK 163/5 (19)

An overpitched delivery from Tushar Deshpande and MS Dhoni has launched it down the ground for a six. Chennai Super Kings need 27 runs in 8 balls.

Brilliant last over from Maheesh Theekshana. He conceded just 6 runs in it and that sees Chennai Super Kings needing 39 runs in 12 balls. This match is slipping out of their grip. Or has it slipped already?

Nine runs came off the Sandeep Sharma over. Chennai Super Kings need 45 runs in 18 balls. This chase has become tougher for CSK. Rajasthan Royals need just one good over to seal this game in their favour. Can Dhoni-Jadeja turn things around for CSK? 

15.5 - Ruturaj Gaikwad is gone!!! Wanindu Hasaranga has claimed his wicket. It is the fourth one for the RR spinner. It was a flighted delivery from Hasaranga and Gaikwad mistimed it into the hands of Yashasvi Jaiswal at long-on.

CSK 129/5 (16)

It was overpitched and Ruturaj Gaikwad has slammed it away for a biggie. It was a superb slog-sweep from the CSK captain for the six. This is pure timing from Gaikwad. Chennai Super Kings need 54 runs in 26 balls. 

11 runs came off Tushar Deshpande's third over. Chennai Super Kings need 61 runs in 30 balls. The asking rate has gone over 12 for CSK. And there comes Wanindu Hasaranga to bowl the final over of his spell. Can he provide RR more wickets?

A wide full toss from Tushar Deshpande and Ravindra Jadeja has hit it for a four. This is the first boundary from the bat of Jadeja. Chennai Super Kings need 65 runs in 33 balls.

Ruturaj Gaikwad raced to his half-century in 38 balls in the 14th over. 12 runs came off the Maheesh Theekshana over. The spinner has performed poorly so far tonight as he has failed to get a wicket in this spin-friendly pitch. Chennai Super Kings need 72 runs in 36 balls.

CSK 111/4 (14)

Brilliant from Wanindu Hasaranga!!! He was hit for a six by Vijay Shankar but made a sensational return to clean up the batter on the very next ball. It was a googly that went through the bat-pad gap of Shankar as he tried to drive the ball.

A short ball from Kumar Kartikeya and Ruturaj Gaikwad has smashed it away for a four through the deep mid-wicket. With that shot, the CSK captain moves to 40 off 36 balls. 10 runs came off the Kumar Kartikeya over. Chennai Super Kings need 99 runs in 54 balls.

Shivam Dube is OUT! It's redemption for Wanindu Hasaranga. He was hit for a four and a six by Dube but bounced back to claim his wicket. Riyan Parag took a stunning catch at extra cover to effect the dismissal. 

Eight runs came off the Maheesh Theekshana over. Chennai Super Kings need 121 runs in 66 balls. The asking rate has gone to 11. CSK also need to keep a check on that as well. Ruturaj Gaikwad is batting on 30 off 24 balls while Shivam Dube is on 8 off 7.

Wanindu Hasaranga has struck on the very first ball of his spell. He has got the wicket of Rahul Triphathi. The right-handed batter hit the ball on the leg side and it was a really good catch from Shimron Hetmyer at deep mid-wicket. Hasaranga celebrated the wicket in 'Pushpa' style. 

Maheesh Theekshana has started with an economical over. Just four runs came off it. Both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi were happy with singles in the over. The duo's partnership for the second wicket has reached to 46 off 38.

14 runs came off the final over of the first powerplay bowled by Sandeep Sharma. Chennai Super Kings are back in the game. They need 141 runs in 84 balls. The asking rate is close to 10 and both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi have their eyes set.

A short of length ball and Ruturaj Gaikwad played a beautiful lofted sweep on it for a four through the long leg. Gaikwad followed it up with a stunning shot on the off side. There are two brilliant shots from the CSK captain!

After conceding just one run in his first two overs, Jofra Archer has leaked 12 runs in his third one. It was courageous from Tripathi and he went after the bowler. He managed to hit two boundaries in it. Chennai Super Kings need 155 runs in 90 balls.

A short ball from Jofra Archer to Rahul Tripathi and it was helped away for a six over deep fine leg. Archer went down the leg side again and Tripathi managed to get a four off it despite not getting it from the middle of his bat. 10 runs have come off the last two balls.

CSK 27/1 (4.4)

Rahul Tripathi creates room for himself and hits it towards the backward point for a four. This is the first four of the CSK innings. Okay, Rahul gets another four in the next delivery. He mistimed his pull shot but the ball fell well away from a diving short fine leg and ran away for a four. 11 runs came off the Tushar Deshpande over.

CSK 16/1 (4)

Jofra Archer is on fire! He didn't get any wicket in this over but bowled brilliantly. Only one run came off the over. Rahul Tripathi looked clueless against the pace of Archer. The asking rate has gone over 10 for CSK now.

The play resumed with Gaikwad scoring a couple and then taking a single. Tushar Deshpande then bowled a dot ball to Rahul Tripathi. Just four runs came off the over. This is a brilliant start from RR!

CSK 4/1 (2)

Ruturaj Gaikwad has received a massive blow on his right hand. He missed the short ball of Tushar Deshpande and got hit on the right hand below the elbow. The physio is currently checking him. We have a short stoppage in play.

Jofra Archer has claimed the wicket of Rachin Ravindra. It was an away going delivery from Archer and Rachin got an outside edge on it. The southpaw fell for a four-ball duck. This is a massive blow for CSK.  

Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Tripathi are out there at the middle to start the CSK chase of 183 runs. Gaikwad will take the strike, Tripathi is at the other end. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand. Here we go.

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Rajasthan Royals faltered towards the end and finished at 182 for 9 in their stipulated 20 overs. The side was looking go past the 200-run mark at one point when Nitish Rana was firing on all cylinders, but once the batter fell for 81 off 36 balls, RR failed to continue the run.

RR 182/9 (20)

Maheesh Theekshana has dismissed Shimton Hetmyer for the latter's individual score of 19 off 16 balls. Rajasthan Royals are faltering towards the end. That is the second wicket for Pathirana.

Poor running between the stumps and RR have lost just another wicket. Shimron Hetmyer missed the fuller delivery of Khaleel but he somehow went for a run, without even watching at the ball. Khaleel collected the ball in time and clipped the bails at the striker's end, finding Kartikeya short of crease.

Jofra Archer is OUT! Khaleel Ahmed has got the wicket. It was a slower delivery, bowled away from Archer and he ended up hitting it in the air. Ruturaj Gaikwad fumbled but eventually managed to hold on to the catch after running to his left from long-on. 

The match resumed and Pathirana cleaned up Riyan Parag. It was an inswinging delivery and Parag missed it as the ball rattled his stumps. It seems that the injury took a toll on Parag, and there was a lapse in concentration for sure. Not to take away anything from Pathirana though, who bowled a brilliant delivery. Parag is gone for 37 off 28.

RR 166/6 (17.5)

Riyan Parag has received a brutal blow on his elbow. It was a short ball from Matheeshan Pathirana bowled at really good pace and Parag missed his pull shot. The ball hit his right elbow and the player is looking in great pain. He is currently being checked by the physio. We have a stoppage in play.

RR 166/5 (17.4)

Noor Ahmad conceded 12 runs in his final over of the spell. Riyan Parag hit him for a four and a six. Noor, however, still finished with economical figures of 2 for 28 in his four overs. Another game, another impressive performance from the Afghanistan spinner. 

Matheesha Pathirana was extremely unlucky in this over. He had trapped Shimron Hetmyer but Jamie Overton dropped the catch. On the final ball of the over, Hetmyer got an inside edge but the ball missed the stumps and raced away for a four.

RR 153/5 (16)

What a sensational catch that has been from Vijay Shankar! It was overpitched from Ravindra Jadeja and Wanindu Hasaranga whipped it on the leg side. Vijay Shankar sprinted from the deep mid-wicket and took off a blinder there. The dived forward to perfection and rolled on the floor to complete the terrific catch.

RR 140/5 (14.1)

The wicket of Nitish Rana has put CSK back in the game. They claimed another wicket, in the form of Dhruv Jurel, to further strengthen their grip in the game. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, need a good partnership from this point to reach close to 200 or surpass it. 

Another wicket goes down! Noor Ahmad gets a second wicket. He gave it flight and Dhruv Jurel wanted to hit it for a biggie, got an outside edge in it and ended up being caught out at short third man. Pathirana took a really good catch diving forward.

What a great comeback from R Ashwin this is! He was slammed for a six and a four by Nitish Rana before claiming the wicket of the batter. It was a smart work from Ashwin and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni. As Rana jumped out of his crease, Ashwin bowled it wide with good pace in it and Dhoni, showing superb game awareness, reached to the line of the ball, collected it and stumped Rana. The southpaw departed for 81 off 36. What a sensational innings!   

13 runs came off Matheesha Pathirana's first over. Riyan Parag slammed him for a beautiful six on the first ball of the over. It was a superb flick shot from Parag that went over the square leg for a maximum.

Rajasthan Royals are at a very good stage after the end of 10 overs. They should target a total of over 200 from this point. Nitish Rana is batting on 70 off 33 and he too could score his maiden IPL century. His highest score in the tournament is 87.

That is a beautiful inside out shot from Nitish Rana for a four. R Ashwin gave it flight and Rana drove it on the air over the in-field for the boundary. This is also the first boundary after the powerplay for Rajasthan Royals.

RR 92/2 (9)

Nitish Rana was given out LBW on the bowling of R Ashwin, but he went straight up and it turned out to be a brilliant review from the southpaw. Ball-tracking suggested that it would have left the leg stump.

RR 88/2 (8.3)

Noor Ahmad comes into the attack and strikes just on the second ball of his spell. It was bowled outside off stump and Sanju Samson hit it right into the hands of Rachin Ravindra at long-off. Rajasthan Royals are two down. A mini comeback for CSK this is!

RR 86/2 (7.3)

After a lot of fireworks from RR, this is a really good over from R Ashwin. He conceded only five singles in it. The duo of Samson and Nitish Rana have added 80 runs for the second wicket so far off 39 balls.

RR 84/1 (7)

Nitish Rana raced to his half-century in only 21 balls. He got there with a four on the bowling of Khaleel Ahmed and then slammed a sensational six over deep mid-wicket to move to 58 off 22 balls. A total of 15 runs came off the over. Rajasthan Royals have simply dominated this powerplay.

Nitish Rana is on fire! He slammed R Ashwin for two consecutive sixes and a four. A total of 19 runs came off the 5th over. Runs are flowing for Rajasthan Royals. They are going really well in this game at the moment. Last over of powerplay coming. Khaleel will bowl it.

RR 64/1 (5)

Another expensive over from Jamie Overton. Sanju Samson too hit a six later in the over. A total of 16 runs came off it. Rajasthan Royals are flying at the moment. Chennai Super Kings need to have a check on the scoring rate of their opponents.

Jamie Overton continues to be expensive as Nitish Rana has slammed him for two consecutive fours. The first one was a poor shot ball on the leg stump and Rana pulled it over the short fine leg for a four. The second ball was a short one over the stumps and Rana played an upper cut on it for a four. 

That is a well-timed shot from Sanju Samson on the leg side for a four. It was still a good over from Khaleel Ahmed as only six runs came off it. Rajasthan Royals are scoring close to 10 per over, which is surely not bad on this track.

Nitish Rana slammed Jamie Overton for a six and a four in the over that fetched RR a total of 14 runs. This will take some pressure off the batting team as they lost Jaiswal in the very first over. Khaleel Ahmed is back with his second over.

Rarely you see MS Dhoni making such a mistake! The ball from Khaleel Ahmed was dying on the floor and Dhoni failed to collect it. He made a fumble and the players stole a run as a bye. A total of 9 runs and one wicket came off Khaleel Ahmed's first over.

Just the third delivery of the innings and Yashasvi Jaiswal is gone! He got off the mark with a superb boundary but has lost his wicket just a ball after that. Jaiswal hit it right into the hands of the fielder at mid-off. Rajasthan Royals are one down.

A cracking start from Yashasvi Jaiswal this is! He has got off the mark with a powerful cover drive. Khaleel Ahmed bowled it fuller and Jaiswal drove it away for the boundary.

Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

"Would've done the same as well. My hometown, been brought up here and played a lot of cricket here, surreal feeling to play in front of all these people. We've done well in small bits, it's about coming together and putting up a collective performance. Same team for us," said RR stand-in captain Riyan Parag.

"We will bowl first. Looks a good wicket, better than the last game that was played here so we'll look to chase. So far so good, it was a quick turnaround, very little time for us but that's how the IPL is. We have to be ready. We have come here for the first time as a franchise, good to see all the love we've got. Two changes, Jamie Overton comes in for Sam Curran and Vijay Shankar for Deepak Hooda," said CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and opted to bowl vs Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2025 game in Guwahati.

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In another IPL 2025 game today, Delhi Capitals have outplayed SunRisers Hyderabad by a 7-wicket margin. Mitchell Starc shone in the game with figures of 5 for 35. This also happened to be SRH's second loss on trot.

Playing RR on a surface which is "more Chepauk-ish than typical Barsapara Stadium track full of runs" might just help CSK get a win against a side that also doesn't boast of a great bowling attack. Also Riyan Parag is too raw as a skipper and to put it mildly seems completely out of place for a high stakes assignment like leading a billion dollar franchise.

CSK coach Stephen Fleming looked livid about Chepauk conditions where normally the team's template is to play games where it either defend 165 to 170 if batting first or chase down 155 to 160 by restricting opposition. The kind of batting line-up that they have with MS Dhoni now becoming a designated 'tail-ender' at No. 9 due to Impact Substitution has worked well. But the moment it became a chase of 175 plus, the same line-up didn't have enough firepower and one world-class bowler (Josh Hazlewood) and another seasoned veteran (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) were good enough to stop the home team on their tracks.

Losing by more than 50 runs at 'Fortress Chepauk' would have seemed like a wishful thinking for an opposition side till date but RCB's 'class of 2025' under an ever-improving skipper Rajat Patidar has exposed some chinks in the CSK armoury and the match against RR couldn't have come at a better time for Ruturaj Gaikwad's men.

MS Dhoni came in to bat at the number 9 position for Chennai Super Kings in the side's previous match vs RCB. The move put him under massive criticism as even though Dhoni played a quickfire knock of 30 off 16 balls, CSK lost the game by 50 runs. His batting position will surely be a talking point during this game.

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag(c), Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi.

Completely shaken by the sound thrashing that Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed them, a confused Chennai Super Kings might feel more "at home" against an equally clueless Rajasthan Royals on a slow turner expected to be on offer in their IPL 2025 game tonight.

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