CSK 176-6 (20 Ovs) vs RR 182-9 | Scorecard
Deshpande to bowl the penultimate over. The required rate has gone over 20.
Boundary! A slower bouncer outside off and Dhoni sends it over short third for a boundary.
Two singles follow.
Maximum! Vintage Dhoni! Deshpande sends in a slower one outside off and Dhoni was quick to hoist it over the left of long-on.
Another six! This time Jadeja. A length ball angling wide outside off, Jadeja makes room and sweeps it for a monstrous six over deep backward square leg.
Nineteen runs off Deshpande over.
CSK need 20 off last six balls.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the final over. Starts off with a wide bouncer.
Out! Dhoni departs caught by Hetmyer. A low wide full toss and Dhoni heaves it across line but gets only the toe end of the bat. Hetmyer moves to his left from deep mid-wicket and takes a brilliant catch.
Dhoni goes after making 16 off 11.
Jamie Overton is the new man in. He stabs the yorker down to long off and picks a single. Jadeja rotates the strike.
Sixer! Overton picks a good length delivery and carts it down the ground. CSK need eleven from two.
Overton heaves again but could not connect. Two runs to backward square. And that is the game!
Final ball and Overton plays it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.
CSK lose by six runs as Royals win their first match of the season.
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