Rajasthan Royals win by 3 runs.
Will Dhoni and Jadeja make it possible?
CSK need 40 runs off 12 balls.
CSK - 6
RR - 1
CSK need 59 off 24 balls. Will Jadeja and Dhoni pull it off for Chennai?
Chidambaram stadium gets filled with roars as MS Dhoni comes to bat.
Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Conway 50 (38)
Devon Conway smashes 50 off 37 balls.
CSK are 103/5 (14.1 overs) as Chahal dismisses Rayadu 1 (2).
Sandeep Sharma takes an impressive catch to dismiss Moeen Ali 7 (10). CSK are 4 down.
Chennai Super Kings 3 down as Dube departs.
Shivam Dube and Devon Conway are in action to chase 176 runs. CSK need 96 off 60 balls.
In -form Ajinkya Rahane 31 (19) gets dismissed as Rajasthan Royals take a sigh.
Rahane and Conway have set the momentum and look fierce while chasing the target.
Ajinkya Rahane and Devon Conway are in action for CSK after Ruturaj Gaikwad's wicket.
CSK need 176 runs to win
Druv Jurel departs, Jason Holder comes to bat.
RR are 157/5 after 18 overs. How much will they score?
Moeen Ali dismisses in form Buttler 52 (36). RR 142/5 (16.2 overs)
Samson 0 (2) departs as Jadeja takes another wicket in the same over.
Ravindra Jadeja dismisses in form Padikkal 38(26). CSK 2 down
Buttler becomes 3rd fastest to score 3000 IPL runs. He has reached the feat in just 85 innings.
Padikkal 30 (18) and Buttler 17 (10) look in good form and aim to build a partnership.
Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler stabilize Rajasthan's innings.
Rajasthan Royals lose early wicket as Tushar Deshpande dismisses Yashasvi Jaiswal 10 (8)
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag, Donavon Ferreira, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Joe Root
Chennai Super Kings: Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sisanda Magala, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh
We would have liked to bowl first too. We have started well but we need to continue the momentum. We have experience and the youngsters to do that. It has always been a pleasure to come to Chepauk and play here. Boulty misses out due to a small niggle and we have a couple of changes, you will come to know that. It's difficult to keep track with the sub rule
We will bowl first. It maybe slightly on the slower side,different from the first game. Dew may play a role and it might get better in the second innings. The crowd has been fantastic. We have had injury concerns and players were unavailable, so we have done well.There could be dew around. Feels good to lead for 200th time. The new stadium is like playing in Switzerland. We have seen cricket change. Feels good to have survived for so long and it's a format we have to keep evolving. Important to get rid of mistakes in the later stages. A few changes - Santner and Pretorius make way for Moeen and Theekshana.
It's time for Rajasthan Royals to bat first
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Mitchell Santner, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jerel, Jason Holder, Ravi Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin
There is a very slight chance of rain during the match in Chennai in the evening. However, that shouldn't hamper the proceedings much. The temperature is expected to be around 30-33 Degrees Celsius during the match.
The surface at the Chepauk historically assists spin bowling and that brings CSK into the game more often than not. However, the CSK vs LSG encounter witnessed 218 runs being almost chased down. It remains to be seen if proper surface is dished out for the batters.
The match will be live on the Star Sports Network
The match will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema.
Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KM Asif, Donavon Ferreira, Joe Root, Adam Zampa, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore
MS Dhoni (c & wk), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande, Ambati Rayudu, Akash Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu
