M S-led CSK disappoint Rajasthan

CSK made three changes to their playing eleven – Chandrasekar Ganapathy, Manpreet Gony and Thilan Thushara made way for Srikkanth Anirudha, Doug Bollinger and Sudeep Tyagi.

RR made three changes to their playing eleven – Adam Voges, Paras Dogra and Siddharth Trivedi made way for Shane Watson, Abhishek Raut and Shrikant Wagh.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, and lost a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). RR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of Murali Vijay, the player of the match, to the partnership was 28, Matthew Hayden’s contribution to it was 22.

Hayden, whose 21-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually conceded 34. Thirty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Watson. Wagh broke the 62-run partnership.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Suresh Raina had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 13. Fifteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Shaun Tait. Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, broke the 21-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

Vijay’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 30 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Albie Morkel’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

CSK scored 150 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 43 balls. While the contributions of Vijay and Morkel to the partnership was 48 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was four.

Morkel’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 46 balls.

CSK scored 200 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

Vijay’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and nine sixes – came off 46 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 150 off 64 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 85, Morkel’s contribution to it was 62. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

The third-wicket pair put on 152. Morkel, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 62. Sixty-six balls after Raina’s dismissal, Sumit Narwal ran him out.

Vijay, whose 56-ball innings included eight boundaries and 11 sixes, eventually scored 127. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Faiz Fazal. Watson broke the six-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Dhoni, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Narwal off the bowling of Watson.

Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was the younger son of 1983 World Cup winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who didn’t face a ball.

RR eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. CSK scored 246 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Narwal and Abhishek bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the (Jhunjhunwa)latter conceded 18.

Yusuf Pathan and Tait bowled four wicketless overs each, conceding 44 apiece.

Wagh, who bowled an over, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, who bowled three overs, conceding 32.

Watson, who bowled four overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). CSK had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Michael Lumb’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Naman Ojha’s contribution to it was 22.

Lumb, whose 26-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 37. Forty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Anirudha. Morkel broke the 69-run partnership.

Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Bollinger. The South African broke the (Mork)eleven-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ojha’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 30 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Ojha’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Watson’s contribution to it was 30. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

RR scored 150 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). CSK had conceded nine extras at that point.

Watson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 21 balls.

He eventually scored 60 off 25 balls, which included five boundaries and as many sixes. Forty-three balls after Pathan’s dismissal, Bollinger broke the 97-run partnership.

Fazal, who faced five balls, scored four. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Anirudha. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 15-run stand.

RR scored 200 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). CSK had conceded 12 extras at that point.

Although his four-ball innings included a six, Jhunjhunwala had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls after Fazal’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Bollinger broke the 18-run stand.

Ojha, whose 55-ball innings included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 94. He was unbeaten, as was Abhishek Raut, who faced four balls, scoring a couple.

CSK eventually conceded 15 extras. RR, who scored 223 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, lost by 23 runs.

Raina bowled a wicketless over, conceding eight.

Shadab Jakati bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 37.

Tyagi bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 45.

Muralitharan bowled four overs, conceding 52. He picked up a wicket.

Morkel and Bollinger bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 15.