IPL Match No. 61 Report: CSK Beats RR by 5 Wickets

IPL Match No 61

12 May, 2024 (Sunday)
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Toss: Rajasthan Royals won the toss & decided to Bat.

First Innings Summary:

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and came out to bat. RR openers started a bit slow at the beginning. Rajasthan scored only 42 runs in the power play but didn’t lose any wickets. Right after the power play ended, Jaiswal lost his wicket scoring 24 off 21 balls. Jos Buttler looked out of form as he was dismissed for 21 off 25 balls. Riyan Parag & Dhruv Jurel pulled the score a bit for RR. Jurel scored 28 off 18 balls. Riyan Parag remained not out scoring 47 runs off 35 balls. Rajasthan Royals could only post a total of 141 runs losing 5 wickets. For CSK, Simarjeet Singh picked up 3 wickets & Tushar Deshpande picked up 2 wickets. 

Second Innings Summary :

Chennai Super Kings had a decent total of 142 runs to chase down in 20 overs. CSK had an opening stand of 32 runs. They scored 56 runs in the power play losing only 1 wicket of Rachin Ravindra. Captain Ruturaj played the role of an anchor. CSK built small partnerships every time, and didn’t lose quick wickets. Daryl Mitchell scored 22 off 13. Shivam Dube scored 18 off 11. Ruturaj Gailwad stayed in the crease till the end scoring 42 runs off 41 balls. Sameer Rizvi finished the chase with his 15 off 8 balls. CSK won the match by 5 wickets. With this win, they moved to 3rd position in the table. They now just need to win their last match to confirm their qualification. 

Simarjeet Singh was named Player of the Match for his 3-26(4) with the ball.

Upcoming Matches: 

IPL Match No. 63 – Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13 May 2024 (Monday), Time – 7:30 PM

On match number 63 of Tata IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans have a huge task ahead of them. They have a very low chance of qualifying, but for that, they have to win their remaining 2 matches with big margins to better their NRR and also have to hope few results go their way. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have already qualified with 2 matches remaining. They can do some experiments as well before they play the first qualifier. This match is a must-win for GT. 

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