CSK vs RR IPL 2024 : The 61st match of IPL 2024 was played today between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Chepauk. In this match, Chennai Super Kings registered a spectacular victory by 5 wickets. Rajasthan won the chance in this match and decided to bat first, which proved costly for them. Rajasthan team, who came out to bat first, could score only 20 runs in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Chennai won in just 18.2 overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler, who came to open for Rajasthan, could not bat well. Jaiswal was out after scoring 24 runs in 21 balls, while Buttler scored 21 runs. Sanju Samson, who came at number three, scored 15 runs. Riyan Parag batted brilliantly for the team and scored 47 runs. Dhruv Jurel scored 28 runs in 18 balls. In this way, Rajasthan scored a total of 141 runs in 20 overs. Simarjit Singh bowled brilliantly for CSK and took a total of 3 wickets.
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Simarjeet took 3 wickets
Simarjeet took the wickets of Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson. Apart from this, Tushar Deshpande also took 2 wickets. He dismissed Dhruv Jurel and Shubham Dubey. Now it was the turn of Chennai Super Kings to chase. Rachin Ravindra, who came to open for CSK, was looking in great rhythm. But he was dismissed after scoring 27 runs in 18 balls. Rituraj Gaikwad played a captaincy innings and scored 42 runs. He held the front from one side. Daryl Mitchell, who came at number three, was LBW by Chahal. He was dismissed after scoring 22 runs in 13 balls. Jadeja could not do anything special. Sameer Rizvi scored 15 runs.
Chennai got the target of 142 runs
In the 20th over, Tushar Deshpande took 2 wickets, but this over also yielded 10 runs including a six. With this, Rajasthan Royals’ innings ended at 141 runs for 5 wickets. Riyan Parag scored 47 runs in 35 balls. Now Chennai Super Kings will have to score 142 runs to win.
Chennai has now come to the third position with 14 points
With this win, Chennai Super Kings have secured 14 points in the tournament. Chennai has now come to the third position with 14 points. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals have not been affected much even after the defeat. They are still in second place with 16 points. Chennai’s next match is against RCB. If they win this match, their chances of qualifying will increase. If they lose, they will have to depend on the results of other teams.
Rajasthan won the toss
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and decided to bat first. Chennai Super Kings will bowl first. Dhruv Jurel has returned to the Rajasthan team. Chennai has made many changes in its plan.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper/captain), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Chennai Super Kings playing XI
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI- Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjit Singh, Mahesh Theekshana