Chennai Super Kings might have had a mediocre performance on both bat and ball during their seven-wicket loss to the Rajasthan Royals in Dubai on Monday, but MS Dhoni’s one-handed catch to eliminate Sanju Samson by a duck It was one of the few bright spots for CSK, who succumbed to their seventh loss at IPL 2020 and are more or less out of the playoff race.
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The sack came at a good time for CSK as the Rajasthan Royals dropped to 28/3 in five overs. Deepak Chahar, in the middle of a good opening spell, had eliminated Ben Stokes earlier in the piece with Josh Hazlewood picking up Tobin Uthappa and earlier. Chahar slid down the leg and Samson, in the middle of the routine, tried to guide the ball down the thin leg finely, but the weak edge came into Dhoni’s range and the captain lunged to his left to pick up the ball. dying on the tips of her wicketkeeping gloves, much to the astonishment of the bowler and the team.
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Match-wise, the Rajasthan Royals recorded a comfortable seven wicket win over Chennai Super Kings, riding on Jos Buttler’s undefeated 48-ball 70 after the leisurely display of his bowlers in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. 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 pitch and then surpassed the goal by 17.3 overs, thanks to a 98-run partnership on the fourth field between Buttler and captain Steve Smith (26). It turned out to be an excellent day for Buttler, who sent Faf du Plessis back with an incredible catch earlier in the day.
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