RR vs CSK highlights, IPL 2021: Dube, Jaiswal hit blazing fifties, RR beat CSK by 7 wickets to stay alive

RR vs CSK highlights, IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals take on Chennai Super Kings in an important IPL 2021 match in Abu Dhabi today. Follow RR vs CSL highlights and latest updates here.

IPL 2021, RR vs CSK highlights - Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Indian Premier League Match Today in Abu Dhabi

IPL 2021 highlights, Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets in Abu Dhabi to stay alive in IPL 2021. Shivam Dube slammed a 31-ball fifty and stayed unbeaten on 64 as RR chased the 190-run target in 17.3 overs. Chennai Super Kings got two wickets to stage a brief comeback in the match after Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a flying start to the RR chase. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for 50 off 21 balls by KM Asif and Shardul Thakur got Evin Lewis. Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad hit his maiden T20 hundred as Chennai Super Kings finished with 189 for 4. Ravindra Jadeja played his part with a nice 15-ball 32. Chetan Sakaria dismissed Ambati Rayudu for 2. Rahul Tewatia removed Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina in quick succession after Chennai Super Kings openers Gaikwad and du Plessis started well. Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field first against CSK....Read More

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• 2 Oct 2021, 11:18:10 PM IST

  Rajasthan Royals win by 7 wickets

  That's it! Rajasthan Royals are well and truly alive in the IPL. They have beaten Chennai Super Kings comfortably by 7 wickets and 15 balls to spare. What a chase this has been and it was scripted by two Indians - Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

• 2 Oct 2021, 11:12:07 PM IST

  Phillips goes big

  SIX! Don't bowl there, not at your pace Sam Curran. It was nothing delivery and Phillips, who eats these sort of deliveries for breakfast smokes it over deep mid-wicket. RR inches away from victory now. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 11:09:19 PM IST

  Welcome Glenn Phillips

  FOUR! Phillips almost ran 30 metres to hit that slipped-out-of-the-hand full toss from Sam Curran. He couldn't. But in the free hit, he smashed it past the covers to collect his first boundary in the IPL. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 11:03:22 PM IST

  Shardul Thakur strikes

  OUT! Sanju Samson has to go for 28. Shardul Thakur gets his second wicket. Is it too late for CSK? RR 170/3, need 20 off 26 balls

• 2 Oct 2021, 11:01:25 PM IST

  No stopping Dube

  FOUR! Cracked away! A full ball, outside off. Dube slashes it over covers for a boundary. The long off fielder runs across but to no avail.

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:53:28 PM IST

  Maiden IPL fifty for Dube

  FIFTY for Shivam Dube. What an innings this has been for the all-rounder. His maiden IPL fifty off 31 balls. What this innings has done, is that it has kept the pressure on CSK and in fact, almost taken the game away from them. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:47:41 PM IST

  Samson shows his class

  Hazlewood to Samson: Four! Amid all the big hitting from the left-handers, Samson shows a touch of class. It was not good delivery from Hazlewood mind you. It was on the pads and Samson just clips it away in the gap. RR's 150 is up in 12.4 overs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:41:46 PM IST

  Curran to Dube: Six

  SIX! Shivam Dube, what have you eaten for breakfast today? A full toss from Sam Curran, the second one of the over, and Dube is not missing those. He hit the first one for a boundary and the next one is a maximum. RR 141 for 2 after 11.4 overs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:30:09 PM IST

  Shivam Dube take a bow

  SIX! Looked like he didn't get all of it but boyt it cleared the long-off boundary quite easily. Such is the power of the lanky left-hander. If CSK thought the troubles have ended after Jaiswal and Lewis, now another left-hander Dube is hurting them. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:28:55 PM IST

  Dube goes down town again

  SIX! Dube can hurt the spinners and he is doing that to the CSK ones right now. A short one from Moeen, Dube rocks back and pulls it away deep into stands. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:25:42 PM IST

  Shivam Dube hits biggest six of RR chase

  SIX! How big is that? Really really big! 97 metres. Shivam Dubey hits a monster six off Ravindra Jadeja. He can be dangerous against the spinners. And this one was right in his slot. 100 up for RR. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:24:02 PM IST

  Nice shot

  FOUR! Captain leading from the front! A full ball, on off from Moeen Ali. Sanju Samson reverse-sweeps it through point for a boundary.

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:14:22 PM IST

  Jaiswal's innings ends

  OUT! KM Asif strikes on his first ball. Jaiswal's blazing innings comes to an end. He departs for 50 off 21 balls. A dream start for Asif. He bowled a bumper. Jaiswal, who had played the pull shot so well, got a glove to it and Dhoni was not going miss it. RR 81/1 after 6.1 overs

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:09:41 PM IST

  Shardul ends the opening stand

  OUT! The carnage has ended, at least from Evin Lewis' end. Evin Lewis is out for 27 off 12 balls. The opening stand of 77 has been broken by Shardul Thakur. RR 77/1 after 5.2 overs.

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:07:24 PM IST

  FIFTY for Jaiswal

  SIX! This is just unbelievable hitting from the left-hander. He didn't event realize he has brought up fifty off 19 balls. He is some sort of trance. A slower one from Hazlewood, picked up early and Jaiswal hit it over mid-off for a six. RR 75/0 after 5 overs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:04:24 PM IST

  Jaiswal continues to run-flow

  SIX! SIX! FOUR! This looks like a highlight package now. Young Yashasvi Jaiswal is taking apart an experienced Australian fast bower in Josh Hazlewood. He has no answer to this onslaught. 14 runs in 4 balls already. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 10:03:01 PM IST

  50 up for Rajasthan Royals

  SIX! Out of the park she goes. This is breathtaking batting from Evin Lewis. There is nothing that Dhoni can do except to admire. Another short one from Thakur, Lewis this time, smashes it right from the middle of the bat to hit it over square leg for a six. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:59:33 PM IST

  Four again!

  Thakur to Lewis: FOUR! A change in bowling but no change in result. A slower ball from Shardul Thakur but didn't get the line right. Lewis rocks back and pulls it away for a boundary. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:55:29 PM IST

  RR vs CSK live score

  What a start for the Rajasthan Royals! Jaiswal and Lewis have given a flying start to the RR innings. They are 41/0 after 3 overs, chasing 190 for victory.

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:52:30 PM IST

  Evin Lewis goes big

  SIX! FOUR! Evin Lewis now joins the party. Oh sure it is one going on at the moment in Abu Dhabi. RR's left-handed opening pair has made sure CSK have some scares in this match. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:51:30 PM IST

  16 runs off the over

  Jaiswal ends Hazlewood's over with two more boundaries. Just the start the Rajasthan Royals wanted. They have moved to 24 for no loss after 2 overs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:50:00 PM IST

  Rayudu drops Jaiswal

  It went miles up in the air, possibly had snow when it came down and Rayudu, who did his best to station himself underneath it, could not hold on to it. Jaiswal gets a life and also a couple of runs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:49:00 PM IST

  Another boundary for Jaiswal

  FOUR! EDGY! Good-length ball, just outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to drive on the up but it goes off the outside edge past the slip fielder and into the fence.

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:44:35 PM IST

  Jaiswal off the blocks

  FOUR! Uppish but in the gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets off the mark with a confident cover drive. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:42:09 PM IST

  RR chase begins

  Sam Curran has the new ball for CSK. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis are the openers for RR. Lewis is on strike. They need a god start. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:32:10 PM IST

  A day to remember for Ruturaj Gaikwad

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:27:18 PM IST

  100 for Gaikwad

  WOW! SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad hits maiden T20 hundred. It was the last ball of the innings, Gaikwad needed a six to get to the mark and guess what? He gets it. What a shot that was. CSK finish with 189/4 in 20 overs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:25:25 PM IST

  Gaikwad has a chance

  After hitting 15 runs in the four balls, Jadeja has given strike to Gaikwad. He has two balls to score five runs and get to his maiden T20 century. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:23:19 PM IST

  Raining boundaries

  FOUR! SIX! Jadeja showing how dangerous he can be at the back end of an innings. He knew Rahman will aim for the yorker, Jadeja bent down one knee, converted it into the full toss and flicks it for a six. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:22:03 PM IST

  Last over coming up

  CSK 167/4 with just one over to go. How many can they get? We have an interesting situation here, Gaikwad is batting on 95 but Jadeja is on strike. Rahman to bowl the last over

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:14:23 PM IST

  Jadeja joins in

  FOUR! Rahman was looking for the yorker, missed it slightly and it was enough for Jadeja to place it through the off side and get a four. CSK 154/4 after 17.5 overs.

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:11:32 PM IST

  CSK vs RR, IPL 2021 live score

  SIX! Out of the park, quite literally. Some sound that made from his bat. Gaikwad is living a dream today and we are not complaining. A short one from Rahman, he pulls it deep into the grassy banks to move into the 90s, this is highest T20 score now. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:09:21 PM IST

  Gaikwad is just unstoppable

  FOUR! The mid-off was up and Gaikwad takes full advantage of it. He is in some sort of mood today. Sakaria has a smile on his face. Yup, not much you can do when you have batsman in this kind of mood. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:06:10 PM IST

  Sakaria gets Rayudu

  OUT! Sakaria gets Rayudu for 2. He was looking to go big and rightly so but he chose the longest part of the boundary to clear and had to pain for it. Phillips takes a good catch in the deep mid-wicket fence. CSK 134/4 in 16.2 overs

• 2 Oct 2021, 09:02:58 PM IST

  4, 4, 6 goes Gaikwad

  SIX! That has gone miles! Gaikwad reaches 79 and this is some hitting! Short ball on middle and leg, Gaikwad pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum.

  FOUR! That is an outstanding shot! Wow, we can look at this shot all day! Good-length ball on off, Gaikwad lifts it to long off and it seems that it has bounced before the ropes and the replays show that it has. A boundary.

  FOUR! EDGY BUT CHENNAI WON'T MIND! Shortish ball around middle, Gaikwad goes on his knees and looks to pull but it goes off the top edge and it flies over the keeper for a boundary.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:49:36 PM IST

  Tewatia gets another, Moeen goes

   

  OUT! Tewatia the man again for RR. Moeen Ali is out for 21. Saw him coming down early. Tewatia is a smart cricketer. Moeen Ali stepped out and the RR spinner slipped it wide. Samson did well to gather it cleanly and then whip bails off. CSK 114/3 in 14.3 overs

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:48:13 PM IST

  Gaikwad goes bang bang

  SIX! SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad is poetry in motion, even when he hits sixes. Simply superb footwork, outstanding timing and even better execution. How do you do it like this? This is jaw-dropping stuff from Gaikwad.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:41:24 PM IST

  Fifty for Ruturaj Gaikwad

  FIFTY for Ruturaj Gaikwad off 43 balls. His 7th in the IPL. CSK 100/2 in 13.4 overs.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:35:00 PM IST

  Moeen Ali gets into the attack

  FOUR! Top shot from Moeen Ali! Loopy ball on off from Markande, Ali dances down the track and then lifts it to long on for a boundary.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:31:59 PM IST

  Gaikwad inching towards is fifty

  FOUR! Inside out again. Just beautiful from Gaikwad. He waits for the ball to arrive, leans forward to get the ballance right and then his lovely hands do the rest.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:27:38 PM IST

  Gaikwad you beatuty!

  FOUR! A lofted extra cover drive that would make even the best in the buisiness proud. Flighted delivery from Markande and Gaikwad makes room, gets the balance right and just lifts it over the in-field to get a boundary. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:25:58 PM IST

  Good comeback by Aakash Singh

  After going for runs in his first two overs with the new ball young left-arm seamer Aakash Singh comes back well. Gives only 4 runs in his third over. CSK 63/2 after 11 overs. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:17:08 PM IST

  Tewatia gets Raina

  OUT! Rahul Tewatia gets another one. A string of low scores for Raina continues as he falls early today as well. Tewatia bowls a full ball, on off. Suresh Raina gets on his knee and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. It was without any pace so Raina had to generate some power behind it. He hits it high and straight in the hands of Shivam Dube at deep mid-wicket who pouches it nicely. Rajasthan in control after striking two quick wickets.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:13:16 PM IST

  RR vs CSK live score

  FOUR! Short from Tewatia, Gaikwad rocked back quickly and smashed it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:12:16 PM IST

  Markande bowls a quiet over

  Mayank Markande's return to the IPL is a good one. The leg-spinner gives only four singles in his first over. CSK 52/1 after 8 overs.

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:07:44 PM IST

  Tewatia gets the breakthrough

  OUT! Rahul Tewatia gets Faf du Plessis stumped for 25. He cam dancing down the track too early, Tewatia just dragged his length back and du Plessis was stranded in the middle. Good work from Samson behind the stumps. CSK 47/1

• 2 Oct 2021, 08:01:53 PM IST

  Du Plessis, Mustafizur collide

  Uh oh! There was a nasty collision between Faf du Plessis and Mustafizur Rahman. The CSK opener was looking for a quick single. Mustafizur was trying to get in line of the throw but du Plessis rammed into him in his quest to get into the crease.  Du Plessis looks a bit dazed, Mustafizur is up and running. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 07:59:23 PM IST

  Du Plessis goes big

  SIX! Faf du Plessis picked the off cutter from Mustafizur early. He danced down the track and used his wrists to hit it over long on and into the crowd. The first six of this match. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 07:54:06 PM IST

  Back-to-back boundaries for CSK

  Faf du Plessis has decided to take the attack to Chetan Sakaria and he has found success. Two boundaries to start the fifth over. The first one was laced with perfect timing, the second one off a thick outside edge but the results the same. 

• 2 Oct 2021, 07:52:16 PM IST

  Mustafizur on the money

  Rajasthan's most experienced and best bowler of this season, Mustafizur Rahman starts pretty well. Only 5 runs off the over. CSK: 25/0 after 4 overs.