CSK vs RR IPL 2023: Rajasthan beat Chennai by 3 runs, Ravindra Jadeja's efforts were lacking Ravindr

CSK vs RR IPL 2023: Rajasthan beat Chennai by 3 runs, Ravindra Jadeja's efforts were lacking Ravindra Jadeja kept the best blockhole delivery by scoring 25 runs in 15 balls.

Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by three runs in a sold-out IPL match on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 176, Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 172 for 6 as Sandeep Sharma got Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 17-ball 32 and Ravindra Jadeja's 15-ball 25 hit two fine blockhole deliveries to keep them in control. Ravichandran Ashwin was the best RR bowler with figures of 2/25 as Rajasthan Royals opted to bat first. Butler had scored 175 runs for 8 wickets, hitting three sixes and a four in his innings. Ravindra Jadeja (2/21) had the best figures for CSK while Akash Singh and youngster Tushar Deshpande also got two wickets each.

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 IPL 2023 CSK vs RR team MS Dhoni's bounce went in vain as Rajasthan Royals i.e. RR got a three-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the clash of both the teams playing IPL 2023 at Chepauk on Wednesday. While 21 in the last over With runs required, Dhoni hit Sandeep Sharma for two sixes and three singles off the last three balls resulted in CSK managing 172/6 in reply to Rajasthan's 175/8 in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane and Devon Conway added 68 runs for the second wicket before Ashwin dismissed Shivam, having Rahane lbw for 31(19). Yuzvendra Chahal struck twice in the same over to reduce CSK to 113-6 in 15 overs before Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni took charge and added 59 runs in the last five overs.

 Thus CSK were restricted to 175/8 after inviting Rajasthan to bat. Hetmyer scored 30 runs in 18 balls, which included two fours and as many sixes. Buttler continued his fine form and scored 52 off 36 balls before being dismissed by Moeen Ali.