M S-led CSK beat Rajasthan

CSK made one changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Albie made way for Jason Holder.

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sreesanth and Shaun Tait made way for Kevon Cooper and Rahul Shukla.

On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, RR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). CSK had conceded an extra at that point. While Shane Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 15.

Rahane, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 16. Forty-four balls into the match, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 71-run partnership.

Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Dishant Yagnik had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls later, he was caught by Ashwin, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Watson’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 29 balls.

RR scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). CSK had conceded five extras at that point.

Dravid, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-three balls after Yagnik’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper. Dwayne Br(av)oke the 29-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 16.2 overs (99 balls). CSK had conceded eight extras at that point.

Watson’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and as many sixes – came off 60 balls.

He eventually scored 101 off 61 balls. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Michael Hussey, the player of the match. Bravo broke the 46-run stand.

Stuart Binny, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 36. He was unbeaten, as was Brad Hodge, who scored nine. His six-ball innings included a boundary.

CSK eventually conceded 10 extras. RR scored 185 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Mohit Sharma, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Ravindra Jadeja and Chris Morris bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 32.

Holder, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Bravo and Ashwin bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 20.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost a wicket.

Murali Vijay, who faced five balls, scored three. Fifteen balls into the Cha(ndila)se, he was caught by Ajit, who broke the 22-run stand.  

CSK scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Michael Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 34. Extras' contribution to the partnership was a couple.

CSK scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

Michael Hussey’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 31 balls.

Raina’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 35 balls. Sixty-one balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by James Faulkner, who broke the 90-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 42. Michael Hussey, whose 51-ball innings included 13 boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 88. Twenty-one balls after Raina’s dismissal, Dravid ran him out.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Faulkner.

Dhoni, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Binny. Faulkner broke the 21-run stand.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Bravo, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten, as was Morris, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

CSK, who scored 186 for the loss of five wickets off 19.5 overs, won by five wickets with a ball to spare.

Watson, who bowled 11 wicketless balls, conceded 21.

Rahul Shukla and Binny bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 20.

Trivedi, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded (Siddhar)thirty-two.

Cooper, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 49.

Chandila, who bowled three overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket.

Faulkner, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up three scalps.