CSK vs RR, IPL 2023: Sandeep Sharma quietens Chepauk as Rajasthan win by 3 runs

What an over by Sandeep Sharma as he quietens Chepauk!

After giving two wides and being hit for two SIXES, Sandeep still held his nerves.

Dhoni and Jadeja tried their best but couldn't pull off a fairytale win for CSK.

Conway departs just after his Fifty!

Chahal pushes this one wider outside off and Conway reached out to it.

He goes for a loft but gets it off the toe-end over extra cover and Jaiswal takes the catch.

Conway c Jaiswal b Chahal 50(38) [4s-6]

Ambati Rayudu came in as the impact player, but did not do much as he was out for 1. 

The flipper from Chahal and Rayudu miscues his pull shot towards towards deep mid-wicket where Hetmyer moves to his right to take a catch.

Rayudu c Hetmyer b Chahal 1(2)

Zampa gets his first wicket for RR!

Tossed up ball around leg, Moeen Ali goes for a big hit. But Sandeep Sharma runs and cover ground to take a good catch towards deep backward square leg.

Moeen Ali c Sandeep Sharma b Zampa 7(10)

Smart bowling from R Ashwin. Shivam Dube is caught in the crease as he tried to counter the ball but missed it.

However, replay rolls in and Ball Tracking shows that it would have gone down leg. 

Shivam Dube lbw b Ashwin 8(9) [4s-1]

Rahane and Conway have a discussion after the former was given OUT. But Rahane himself did not want to send it upstairs. 

Ashwin's carrom ball and the length was too full and it struck low on the pad and right in front of the stumps. 

Rahane lbw b Ashwin 31(19) [4s-2 6s-1]

No Boult, no problem as Sandeep provides the early breakthrough for RR.

He angled it in and Gaikwad wanted to whip it through the leg-side, but it got a leading edge and the ball goes high. 

Jaiswal calls for it and hangs on to a good catch. 

Gaikwad c Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma 8(10) [4s-1]

Adam Zampa, is the Impact Player for Rajasthan Royals.

With Padikkal and Buttler on the crease, they were looking to go till 200 at least, but Jadeja came and changed the momentum of the game.

Akash Singh also took two wickets for CSK and Mooen Ali dismissed Buttler.

Rajasthan Royals - 175/8 (20)

1st Jason Holder, it was a slower ball off-cutter outside off and the batter swung and miscued the heave which went straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. 

Holder c Conway b Tushar Deshpande 0(1)

1 run completed as Zampa was dropped but run-out too. 

Zampa shuffled across and scooped the slower ball to Theekshana at short fine-leg.

It was a sitter and was dropped but the batters try to steal a second and it is when the throw to Dhoni is enough who flicks it on to the stumps catching Zampa well short. 

Zampa run out (Theekshana/Dhoni) 1(1)

The wide full-toss outside off works as Dhruv Jurel miscues it to long-off but Dube takes the catch. 

Dhruv Jurel c Shivam Dube b Akash Singh 4(6)

No celebrations or anything from Mo depite getting Buttler out!

It was a nicely tossed up offbreak outside off and Buttler went for a big slogsweep and missed it.

The ball turned back in to hit off-stump. 

Buttler b Moeen Ali 52(36) [4s-1 6s-3]

50 for Buttler!

But not much celebration from the man.

Ashwin holes out and the ball is sliced in the air and Magala at extra-cover takes it. 

Magala immediately looks at his fingers and calls for the physio. 

Ashwin c Magala b Akash Singh 30(22) [4s-1 6s-2]

Samson falls for a duck again!

It was a fullish and quicker ball which drifted into middle and leg. Samson made the mistake of going back and the ball went on to break the stumps.

Samson b Jadeja 0(2)

Jadeja breaks the 77-run stand!

The left-hander fetches the slogsweep and a top-edge saw Conway at deep backward square leg make no mistake. 

Padikkal c Conway b Jadeja 38(26) [4s-5]

Tushar Deshpande strikes and CSK get their 1st wicket.

The hard back of a length into the pitch gets Jaiswal to throw the bat. It's an easy catch for Dube at mid-off

Jaiswal c Shivam Dube b Tushar Deshpande 10(8) [4s-2]

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sisanda Magala, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh

He is being felicitated by N.Srinivasan.