CSK vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: Dhoni's late surge in vain as Rajasthan beat Chennai by 3 runs

Jadeja can only manage a single in the fifth ball and Dhoni is back on strike. 

The flashlights are on as Chepauk anticipates a six from their skipper. However, Sandeep bowls an excellent yorker and Dhoni fails to send it over the ropes. One run come off it as Rajasthan Royals win by 3 runs.

MS Dhoni hits another six as Sandeep Sharma bowls another full toss, this time towards off stump. However, the CSK skipper tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

He then passes the strike to Jadeja as CSK need 6 off 2 balls.

Sandeep Sharma comes to bowl the final over and starts off with a couple of wides. That's pressure but the bowler bowls a terrific yorker to complete his first ball, which is a dot too. 

Dhoni hits the second ball for a six. Once again misses his length and ends up bowling a fulltoss, which is hit for a flat six towards backward square-leg for a six. CSK: 163/6 (19.2 overs) | need 13 runs in 4 balls

Holder bowls it slightly up and Jadeja dispatches it over the square leg for a six.

The next ball is a dot but Jadeja then hits the pacer for another six in his final delivery. CSK: 155/6 (19 overs) | need 21 runs in 6 balls

Jason Holder is introduced in the attack and he starts with a couple of singles, before Jadeja hits him for a four towards long-on. Holder then deviates from his line and bowls a legstump wide. CSK: 143/6 (18.3 overs)

Chahal bowls an exceptional final over as just five singles come off it. 

Zampa comes to bowl his next over and Dhoni welcomes him with a four, before passing the strike to Jadeja. 

Jadeja smashes it hard but finds a fielder in the deep, so the strike is back with Dhoni. 

Dhoni connects a six in the fourth ball, which travels for 83m. CSK: 134/6 (17.4 overs) 

Chahal removes Devon Conway right after he completes his half-century. He is caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal for 50(38). 

Ashwin follows it up with a tight over as four singles come off it. CSK: 117/6 (16 overs)

Impact Substitute Ambati Rayudu fails to make impact as he is caught in the deep by Shimron Hetmyer off Yuzvendra Chahal's bowling. Rayudu falls for 1(2). 

Jadeja joins Conway in the chase. CSK: 109/5 (14.3 overs)

Zampa comes to bowl his third over as Chennai struggle to find the big hits. 

Moeen Ali, who finally finds one, is caught by Sandeep Sharma at deep. He falls for 7(10). 

Ambati Rayudu arrives in the middle after being introduced as Impact Substitute for Sisanda Magala. CSK: 103/4 (14 overs)

Yuzvendra Chahal is reintroduced in the attack and he starts off with a five-run over. CSK: 98/3 (13 overs) | need 78 runs in 42 balls

Ashwin comes to bowl his third over and there's a stumping call, which is being refered to TV umpire. Samson removed the bails quickly but excellent recovery by Shivam Dube, who grounds his foot right on time. 

Dube then hits the spinner for a fours as he picks the short ball and hits it straight past the bowler for a boundary.

However, Ashwin responds strongly and traps Dube LBW for 8(9). CSK: 92/3 (11.4 overs)

Kuldeep Sen is re-introduced into the attack and he keeps thing tight. Six singles come off it as CSK reach 86/2 in 11 overs. 

Ashwin breaks the 68-run stand between Ajinkya Rahane and Devon Conway as he traps the former LBW for 31(19).

Shivam Dube joins the run chase. CSK: 78/2 (9.3 overs)

Rahane tries to find some big hits against Adam Zampa and plays two shotw wide off long-on, which results in a double. He then hits the spinner for a boundary towards covers. 

Just when Zampa thought he's done with his over, he's recalled after CSK review a wide, which goes in their favour. CSK: 76/1 (9 overs)

Holder is welcomed with a boundary by Devon Conway as nine runs come off his over. The pair of Rahane and Conway also bring up 50-run stand for the second wicket. CSK: 61/1 (8 overs) | 115 runs in 72 balls

Yuzvendra Chahal is introduced in he attack and he is hit for a boundary by Devon Conway. Seven runs come off his over. CSK: 52/1 (7 overs)

Opportunity for Zampa to pick a wicket in the first over as Conway plays it in the air. Tough chance for Sandeep Sharma, who jumps but only manage to get his fingers on to it as it races for a boundary. 

Ashwin comes to bowl the next over as there's some drama in the middle, involving the spinner and Rahane.

Ashwin stops during his run-up as Rahane is ready to bat and Rahane walks out of his stance as Ashwin is ready to bowl. The batter then steps down against the spinner and dispatches him over the long-off fence for a six. 

10 runs come off he over as CSK reach 45/1 in 6 overs.

Adam Zampa is introduced in the attack and he starts with a couple of dots, before Rahane passes the strike to Conway in the third ball, who then hits the spinner for a boundary. CSK: 31/1 (4.4 overs)

Jason Holder is introduced in the attack and he starts with a back of a length delivery, which beats Devan Conway. 

Rahane and Conway, however, combine to finish the over with a boundary each as CSK move to 26/1 in 4 overs.

Sandeep Sharma provides Rajasthan Royals with early breakthrough as in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad returns for 8(10). A good length ball and Gaikwad tried to play it across the line but gets a leading edge. Yashasvi Jaiswal calls for the catch and completes it comfortably. 

Ajinkya Rahane joins the run chase and opens his account with three runs. CSK: 14/1 (2.4 overs)

Kuldeep Sen bowls a tight over as just three runs come off it. CSK: 10/0 (2 overs)

Kuldeep Sen will share the new ball with Sandeep Sharma and he starts with a short ball, which is directed towards third-man by Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK: 8/0 (1.1 overs)

Sandeep Sharma starts his over with a loud LBW appeal against Ruturaj Gaikwad but the height could have been the question there. 

Meanwhile, the two also exchange some friendly smiles later in the over after Gaikwad decides to move from his stance but the bowler anyway releases the ball.

The batter then plays a lofted drive, which bounces over mid-off, as he sneaks in a double and then hits the pacer for a boundary. 

Seven runs come off the first over. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway arrive in the middle to start the 176-run chase. 

Sandeep Sharma leads the attack for RR. 

Tushar Deshpande then removes Jason Holder for a first-ball duck, who is caught by Devon Conway near the boundary ropes.

Rajasthan introduce Adam Zampa as an Impact Substitute and he comes in for Jos Buttler.

He attempts a scoop in the first ball and finds Maheesh Theekshana, who drops a sitter. The batters try to sneak in a double but a quick throw by Theekshana ends up in a run-out. Adam Zampa falls for 1(1) as Rajasthan Royals post 175/8 in 20 overs.