CSK vs RR Ball by Ball Commentary

Sandeep Sharma has done it! He holds his nerves against MS Dhoni and takes Rajasthan over the line. The crowd have gone absolutely silent. Coming to the delivery, Sharma brings out the best in him and executes the yorker length from 'round the wicket, on off, MS Dhoni swings his willow but does not manage to get under the ball. Drags this one to deep mid-wicket and it will be only a single. Rajasthan win by 3 runs!

Nails the yorker outside off, Ravindra Jadeja squeezes this one to cover for one. It is up to MS Dhoni now. Chennai need 5 runs off the last ball.

Switches to 'round the wicket and bowls it on a hard length, outside off, MS Dhoni shuffles across and swats it to deep mid-wicket for a run. Chennai need 6 off 2 now.

SIX MORE! MS Dhoni is taking Chennai home here! Another low full toss on middle, MS Dhoni picks this one on the full and brings his wrists into play. Whips this one and gets it flat and over the deep mid-wicket fence for six runs more. The fire is still burning, the crowd has gone mad. Mahi! Mahi! everywhere. Wow, goosebumps. Vintage MSD!

SIX! Put away by MS Dhoni! Sandeep Sharma loses his radar again and bowls a low full toss on leg, MS Dhoni heaves this one flat and over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. Chennai now need 13 runs from 4 balls.

Good delivery! Bowls a perfect yorker on off, MS Dhoni tries to get underneath this one but can only dig this one out.

WIDE! Sandeep Sharma is feeling the heat here! Tries to follow the batter but sprays it full and down the leg side, MS Dhoni gets inside the line and it is wided again.

WIDE! Misses his radar and bowls this one halfway down the track and beyond the tramline on the off side. MS Dhoni lets it go and the umpire signals a wide.

SIX! Straight hit! Jason Holder bowls this one in the slot and around off, Ravindra Jadeja gets the width he needs and smokes it over the long off fence for yet another maximum.

Precious dot! Directs this one at the pads and touch fuller, Ravindra Jadeja tries to slog but does not manage to do so. The ball drops at his feet and batters opt not to run.

SIX! This time he gets it away! On a length and drifting in on leg, Ravindra Jadeja clears his front leg and gets into a good position. Swats this one over the backward square leg fence for a maximum.

WIDE! Jason Holder is clearly under pressure here! Sprays this one a length but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja tries to heave this one but does not connect. He is angry at himself for not managing to get any bat on this.

FOUR! Crunched! Holder bowls it full and on middle from 'round the wicket, Ravindra Jadeja clears his front leg and thumps it past MS Dhoni at the non-striker's end for a much-needed boundary.

Nails the yorker on off, MS Dhoni does not manage to get underneath this one and drills it down to long on for a run.

Leg bye! Holder follows the batter and angles it on leg, Ravindra Jadeja tries to slog it away but misses. The ball catches him on the pads and rolls on the off side for a leg bye.

Darted in full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it across the line to deep square leg for one. Chennai need 40 off the last two overs.

Shorter and at the stumps, MS Dhoni calmly works this one to long on and takes a single.

SIX! MS Dhoni goes huge! Floated, full and turning away, outside off, MS Dhoni gets down on one knee and picks the bones out of it. Deposits it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. The crowd are up on their feet once again.

Googly, short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja picks the googly and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shortens his length and bowls it on middle, the ball keeps low but MS Dhoni still manages to pull this one to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Fired in full and on leg, MS Dhoni does not miss out as he sweeps this one through backward square leg for a boundary.

Pushed through quicker and short at the stumps, MS Dhoni goes on the back foot and punches it to deep cover. Retains the strike with a single.

Short and flat on off, MS Dhoni cuts late but finds backward point. This is turning out to be a great over by Yuzvendra Chahal.

Flighted delivery, full and turning in on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets down to slog but gets an outside edge. The ball sneaks past Sanju Samson and rolls to third man for one.

Fires this one short and on middle, MS Dhoni moves in the crease and knocks it down to long on for a single.

Floats this one full on leg, Ravindra Jadeja clips it uppishly to long on and gets to the other end.

Short and around off, MS Dhoni rocks back and taps it to deep cover for a single.

Flatter and quicker on middle by Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja solidly keeps this one out back to the bowler. A tidy over by Ashwin to finish his quota of four overs. He ends with figures of 2 for 25.

Ashwin bowls it short and on middle and leg, a hint of extra bounce, MS Dhoni rolls his wrists and works it to deep backward square leg for one.

Fraction short and turning away, around off, MS Dhoni reads it well and cuts it to backward point for a dot.

Short and turning away, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja allows the ball to turn and punches it to long on for a single.

MS Dhoni is underway! Short and drifting in on leg, MS Dhoni hangs back and pushes it to the left of mid-wicket. Gets off the mark with a single.

Angled in on middle, on a short length, Ravindra Jadeja goes back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FIFTY AND OUT FOR CONWAY! He tries to take on Yuzvendra Chahal, but holes out instead and Rajasthan are right back in the game. Chahal flights this up, outside off to keep it away from the batter, Devon Conway stills tries to go for the big shot, but only manages to slice it in the air, Yashasvi Jaiswal at extra cover backtracks, settles under it and takes a good catch. Chennai six down now!

Short and on leg, Ravindra Jadeja flicks it through square leg for a run.

FIFTY FOR CONWAY! This has been an excellent knock from him, but he knows the job is not done yet and he will want to stay there till the end. This is flatter, full and on leg, Devon Conway looks to sweep but gets a bottom edge wide of deep backward square leg where the fielder dives to his left to make a good stop. Three runs taken!

Short and outside off, way outside off, Devon Conway fails to reach it. Wided.

FOUR! Fine shot! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Devon Conway stays there and whips it towards the wide long on fence for a boundary.

A low full toss, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it through square leg for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes now! The Impact Player goes without making any impact here. Chahal lands this short and around leg, Ambati Rayudu moves back and tries to pull, but loses his shape and is in no position to play that shot. As a result, he mistimes it badly in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Shimron Hetmyer runs to his right and takes a good catch sliding on the ground. This game has turned around in the last two overs or so.

Oh..close! This is tossed up, full and on off, Ambati Rayudu looks to drive, but gets an inside edge past the stumps towards short fine leg. They cross.

OUT! TAKEN! A fine running catch in the deep and Rajasthan gets a breakthrough here. Adam Zampa floats this up, full and around leg, Moeen Ali goes down and tries to sweep, but fails to get under it and mistimes it in the air wide of deep square leg where Sandeep Sharma runs to his left and takes a terrific catch tumbling onto the ground. Chennai lose their fourth wicket now!

Another quicker delivery, full and on off, Devon Conway goes for the slog-sweep, but gets a bottome edge onto his pads as the ball rolls behind.

Shortish and on off, Moeen Ali steers it towards backward point for a single.

Quicker, short and outside off, Moeen Ali slices it over point for a couple of runs.

Flatter, full and on off, Moeen Ali drives it towards covers.

A googly, short and on off, turning away, Devon Conway misses his cut.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Devon Conway sweeps it towards deep square leg where Kuldeep Sen runs over the ball and allows the second run.

Short and on middle, Moeen Ali works it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

What happened there! Yuzvendra Chahal bowls this quick, short and outside off, keeps low too, Moeen Ali looks to punch it away but misses and loses the grip of his bat as well as it flies out of his hand to the leg side, and Sanju Samson spills out the ball as well. There was a sound when the ball passed next to the bat and UltraEdge confirms that. It is a dropped chance and Moeen Ali gets a life.

Floated, full and on leg, Moeen Ali clips it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Short and around off, Moeen Ali cuts it towards extra covers.

Keeps it short and on middle, Moeen Ali nudges it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket and opens his account with a single.

Short and turning away on off, Moeen Ali hangs back and dabs it to backward point for a dot.

OUT! LBW! Ravichandran Ashwin gets his man!  Shivam Dube goes back to the hut without much impact. Ashwin darts this one around middle, angling in and skidding through as well, Shivam Dube is caught on his crease as he tries to work it away, but gets beaten by the pace and the ball hits him on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. He does not consult Devon Conway for the review and makes his way back into the hut. Dube has missed out big time as the Ball Tracking shows the ball to be missing the leg stump.

Floated, outside off, way outside off, Shivam Dube swings, but fails to connect. Wided again.

FOUR! Powered away! This is a bit short and around off, Shivam Dube stays there and slaps it wide of long off for a boundary.

Fires this one down the leg side, Shivam Dube misses his flick. Wided.

Shivam Dube survives a scare! This is pushed through quicker, short and outside off, Shivam Dube skips down the track and tries to reach for it, but misses and Sanju Samson behind the stumps collects and breaks the stumps as Dube tries to get his back leg inside. The umpire goes upstairs and the replays shows that he is inside the crease and UltraEdge also shows no spike.

Flatter, short and on off, Shivam Dube forces it back to the bowler.

Pulls his length back a bit and around leg, Shivam Dube flicks it towards deep square leg for one more. Six singles of the over then!

A slower one now, touch fuller and on middle, Devon Conway clips it through square leg for one.

This on a hard length and on off, Shivam Dube dabs it towards point for another run.

Back of a length and outside off, Devon Conway cuts it towards point where a fumble allows the run.

Short of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube steers it wide of point where Adam Zampa dives to his right to stop it. They cross.

Full and around off, Devon Conway drives it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Short and quicker on middle, Shivam Dube makes room and pushes it to cover for a dot. End of a successful over by Ravichandran Ashwin.

Fraction short and around off, Devon Conway reverse sweeps it towards short third man and rotates the strike.

Shorter and on off by Ravichandran Ashwin, Shivam Dube rocks back and punches it to long off. Gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! LBW! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes and removes Ajinkya Rahane! Pushed through quicker, full on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane gets down to sweep and pays the price. Does not manage to get any bat on it and is trapped right in front of the stumps. Ashwin goes up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger in agreement. Ajinkya Rahane has a word with Devon Conway and opts not to review.  This is a much-needed breakthrough for Rajasthan.

Bowls it short and on middle, Devon Conway cuts it to deep point and gets to the other end.

Flatter and on leg, Ajinkya Rahane works this one behind square on the leg side for a single.

Short and at the stumps, Devon Conway reads the googly well and pulls it down to long on. Devdutt Padikkal slides to his right and saves two runs for his side.

TWO WIDES! Fired in full and down the leg side, Ajinkya Rahane gets down to sweep but misses. Sanju Samson behind the wicket fails to grab it and concedes an extra run. The umpire signals it as a leg bye but Rahane goes for a review asking for a wide. The UltraEdge shows no spike and the umpire now signals it as a wide.

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Floated, full on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane creates room by moving to the leg side and drives it through extra cover for a boundary.

Is that a missed opportunity? Shorter and on leg, Ajinkya Rahane goes on the back foot and pulls this one air towards long on. Jason Holder runs around and keeps the ball in play. He fires a flat throw to Adam Zampa at the non-striker's end but the latter fails to gather this one cleanly. This allows Devon Conway to make his ground.

In the air...but safe! Floated, full on middle, Ajinkya Rahane shimmies down the track but does not mange to get to the pitch of the ball. He still goes through with the shot and luckily for him, the ball drops well in front of long on. Two runs taken.

Tossed up, full and on off, Devon Conway gets on the front foot and clips it down to long on for one.

Good running! Bowls it short and turning in on leg, Devon Conway stays back and places it gently in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Goes with the cutter and on middle, Devon Conway reads it well and turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and on leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it to deep square leg and takes a single. The 50-run stand comes up between Ajinkya Rahane and Devon Conway.

On a good length and around off, Devon Conway dabs this one to Adam Zampa at backward point and calls for Rahane for a quick single. Zampa there fumbles but no harm done.

Short and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane hangs back and drags this one from the inner part of the bat to deep square leg. It was there to be hit for Rahane.

Back of a length and on middle and leg, Devon Conway nudges it off the back foot to deep square leg and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Devon Conway greets Jason Holder with a boundary! Starts his second spell with a loosener, bowls a low full toss on the pads. Devon Conway does not miss out as he flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Fuller this time and on middle, Devon Conway pushes it to long on and keeps the strike with a single.

FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Dragged down and on off, Devon Conway rocks back in his crease quickly and hammers this one to the left of long on for a boundary.

Gives this one air, full on off, Ajinkya Rahane chips this one a bit uppishly but to the right of the bowler. Calls for two initially but in the end has to settle with one.

Floated, full on off, Devon Conway knocks it down to long on for a single.

A confident appeal for LBW but turned down! Short and turning in on off, Devon Conway pulls out the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge onto his front pad.

Starts his spell with a short delivery, on off, Devon Conway hangs back and pushes it back to Chahal.

Slower and shorter on middle and leg, Devon Conway works it to mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Short and angling in from 'round the wicket, Devon Conway pushes it to cover for a dot.

Short again and on midde, Ajinkya Rahane punches it off the back foot to long on for a single.

SIX! SHOT! Tossed up, short and around off, Ajinkya Rahane picks the length early and gets to the ball in a flash. Frees his arms and slaps it over long off for a maximum.

Flatter and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane gets squared up and plays it back to the bowler.

Starts with a flighted delivery, full and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane gets forward and lofts this one over cover. The ball plugs in the outfield and the batters run two.

DROPPED AND FOUR! A tough chance, but this should have been taken. Adam Zampa flights this one up, full and on middle, Devon Conway sweeps it uppishly towards square leg where Sandeep Sharma leaps up but fails to grab it, and it deflects towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Nicely played! This is fired down the leg side, Devon Conway goes down and tries to sweep, but loses his bottom hand. However, he still manages to get some bat on it as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Quicker, full and on leg, Ajinkya Rahane uses his feet and yorks himself, but manages to dig it out towards mid-wicket for a single.

Short and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane cuts it straight to point.

Adam Zampa starts with a flatter delivery, full and on leg, Ajinkya Rahane knocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Poor delivery and rightly punished! This is short again and down the leg side, Devon Conway stays there and just pats it past short fine leg for an easy boundary.

Pitched up, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane nudges it through square leg for another run.

FOUR! Nice shot! Jason Holder lands this short and around off, Ajinkya Rahane gets on top of the bounce and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Touch fuller and on middle, Devon Conway works it towards deep square leg for a single.

This is on a hard length and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it down the pitch.

Jason Holder starts with short-of-a-length delivery around off, Devon Conway looks to pull, but gets cramped and misses.

A slower one now, on a length and on middle, Devon Conway tucks it towards short mid-wicket for one more.

On a length and on off, Ajinkya Rahane steers it in front of point for one.

Fuller and on leg, Devon Conway clips it through backward square leg for a single.

Short and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane cuts it wide of point where the fielder gets a hand to it and reduces the pace of the ball as it stops just before the boundary. Three runs taken!

OUT! TAKEN! Sandeep Sharma draws first blood! Ruturaj Gaikwad experiences his first failure of the season as he goes back for a low score. Sharma serves this a bit fuller and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to flick it away but closes the face early and gets a leading edge as the ball goes high in the air, Yashasvi Jaiswal calls for it from covers, runs forward and takes a good catch. Chennai lose an early wicket!

On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it towards mid off.

Overpitched and on off, Devon Conway drills it towards mid off.

Touch fuller and on off, Devon Conway uses his feet and drives it straight to covers.

Short of a length and on off, Devon Conway taps it to the off side.

This is on a good length and on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

Back of a length and on off, Devon Conway dabs it towards backward point for a run.

Kuldeep Sen begins with a short delivery, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad adjusts well and ramps it towards third man for a single.

On a length and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad knocks it wide of mid on for a single.

FOUR! Shot of a man in form! Sandeep Sharma lands this short of a length and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks up the length early and jabs it towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Just over! Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chennai are underway finally! This is full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad mistimes his lofted drive in the air behind mid off where Yuzvendra Chahal runs backwards but fails to reach it. Two runs taken!

Back of a length and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad keeps it out onto the pitch. Three dots in a row now!

This is on a hard length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it toward short covers.

A huge shout for LBW, but turned down! Sandeep Sharma starts with a good-length delivery, on middle, shaping in, Ruturaj Gaikwad strides forward to flick it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down and Sanju Samson decides agains the review.