The win got here courtesy a disciplined bowling efficiency led by pacer Simarjeet Singh — who recorded his career-best figures of three/26 on the house floor.
The low-scoring affair additionally had its share of controversy when Ravindra Jadeja was given out obstructing the sphere.
Regardless of the difficult pitch situations, CSK efficiently chased down the goal of 142 with 10 balls remaining.
As It Occurred
The hero of the day for CSK was additionally their captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, who remained unbeaten on 42 off 41 deliveries, guiding his group to a vital victory in pursuit of a playoff berth.
Rachin Ravindra (27 off 18 balls) and Gaikwad managed a 32-run stand earlier than the previous was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin within the fourth over.
Nonetheless, that didn’t have any affect on Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell (22 off 13 balls) as they maintained a run price of over 9 and ended the powerplay at 56 for one.
Pacer Sandeep Sharma was the most costly bowler for the guests throughout this section and was hammered for 23 runs.
Mitchell gave the impression to be the person on a mission, however his keep was reduce quick by spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who trapped him leg-before wicket within the eighth over to finish a 35-run partnership with Gaikwad.
Moeen Ali (10 off 13 balls) got here in subsequent, however he holed out to Nandre Burger within the 12th over.
With the rating studying 92 for 3 within the 13th over, Shivam Dube determined to have a go at Ashwin in his ultimate over.
Whereas Dube hammered Ashwin for a six and two fours within the over, the veteran had the final snicker, which additionally turned out to be his 50th IPL wicket at this venue.
Additionally, Jadeja (5 off 6 balls) survived a scare within the subsequent over after Jos Buttler dropped him off Chahal at long-on.
Rookie Sameer Rizvi then hit an eight-ball 15 not out with three fours to finish the sport in a jiffy after Jadeja turned the third batter in IPL historical past to be adjudged out for obstructing the sphere after miscommunication with Gaikwad, who refused to go for a second run even because the all-rounder was midway down the pitch.
The third man hurled it to Sanju Samson, who aimed the ball on the bowler’s finish however the throw hit Jadeja. RR appealed, and the third umpire was satisfied that Jadeja knew by which route the ball was heading.
CSK wanted 21 off the ultimate 4 overs, and the duo of Gaikwad and Rizvi obtained the job achieved.
The win took CSK to the third spot on the factors desk, whereas RR suffered their third straight defeat however remained in second place.
Earlier, Simarjeet dished out his greatest efficiency within the IPL whereas serving to CSK prohibit RR to a modest complete.
For the guests, the in-form Riyan Parag top-scored with a 35-ball unbeaten 47 on a sluggish wicket.
Opting to bat, the RR openers had been off to a cautious begin. After RR ended the powerplay at 42 for no loss, the 26-year-old Simarjeet made the primary breakthrough within the seventh over, eliminating Jaiswal (24 runs off 21 balls).
Simarjeet got here up with the second breakthrough within the ninth over, with Jos Buttler (21 off 25 balls) departing.
Samson didn’t get going, and it was Simarjeet once more who grabbed the prized wicket of the RR skipper, ending his 42-run partnership with Parag.
Deshpande, bowling the ultimate over, removed Jurel and Shubham Dubey (zero off 1 ball) in consecutive deliveries. Ultimately, the guests did not get a sufficiently big complete on the board.
(With inputs from PTI)
