The victory kept RR’s hopes alive in the play-offs and left their beleaguered opponents on the brink of elimination.
RR restricted the three-time champion CSK to a modest 125-for-five after being invited to bowl and then surpassed the goal by 17.3 overs, thanks to a fourth 98-run wicket partnership between Buttler and skipper. Steve Smith (26).
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It turned out to be an excellent day for Buttler, who sent Faf du Plessis back with an incredible catch earlier in the day.
Early wickets were the need of the moment for CSK as they defended such a low total and the team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni did exactly that by reducing RR to 28 for three within five overs.
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Ben stokes (19) started on a bright note before delivering Deepak Chahar on his stumps and once again after, Robin Uthappa Josh Hazzlewood returned it when the right-hander went for an outrageous scoop on goalie Dhoni, who was playing his 200th IPL game.
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After shining early in the tournament, Sanju samson He continued to disappoint with the bat, starting for a duck.
Buttler and Smith teamed up and played cautiously at first. While Buttler was the aggressor, Smith played the second violin in the society.
In opting to hit, CSK never got going and lacked the firepower to get a decent score after being reduced to 56 for four in 10 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja scored the top scorer for CSK with an undefeated 35 from 30 balls and Captain Dhoni made a run of 28 while adding 51 runs for the fifth wicket.
Jofra Archer (1/20) was great with the new ball but would be disappointed with his outing.
In addition to Archer, the effects duo of Shreyas Gopal (14/1) and Rahul Tewatia (18/1) were inexpensive in the intermediate overs, while young Kartik Tyagi (1/35) was also impressive.
Dhoni’s decision to hit first backfired when RR picked up ground at regular intervals to make life more difficult for CSK.
CSK lost Faf du Plessis (10) in form in the third over, caught by Jos Buttler to Archer and then an over later, Shane Watson was returned by Kartik.
Opening the batting again, Sam Curran made 22 of 25 balls before being fired by Gopal.
After that, much depended on Ambati Rayudu, but he too disappointed, perishing in the next over the Tewatia bowling alley when CSK fell to 56 for four.
Dhoni and Jadeja did their best to resurrect the innings and then up the ante, but it turned out to be too little, too late.
Dhoni was left out looking for a double in the 18th.
Kedar Jadhav continued to struggle with the bat as the RR bowlers did not give CSK batsmen any leeway.
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