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• March30202522:36 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: FOUR!

  A short ball from Kumar Kartikeya and Ruturaj Gaikwad has smashed it away for a four through the deep mid-wicket. With that shot, the CSK captain moves to 40 off 36 balls. 10 runs came off the Kumar Kartikeya over. Chennai Super Kings need 99 runs in 54 balls.

  CSK 84/3 (11)

• March30202522:30 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  Shivam Dube is OUT! It's redemption for Wanindu Hasaranga. He was hit for a four and a six by Dube but bounced back to claim his wicket. Riyan Parag took a stunning catch at extra cover to effect the dismissal. 

  CSK 72/3 (9.3)

• March30202522:23 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Asking rate goes to 11!

  Eight runs came off the Maheesh Theekshana over. Chennai Super Kings need 121 runs in 66 balls. The asking rate has gone to 11. CSK also need to keep a check on that as well. Ruturaj Gaikwad is batting on 30 off 24 balls while Shivam Dube is on 8 off 7.

  CSK 62/2 (9)

• March30202522:16 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  Wanindu Hasaranga has struck on the very first ball of his spell. He has got the wicket of Rahul Triphathi. The right-handed batter hit the ball on the leg side and it was a really good catch from Shimron Hetmyer at deep mid-wicket. Hasaranga celebrated the wicket in 'Pushpa' style. 

  CSK 46/2 (7.1)

• March30202522:13 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Good over!

  Maheesh Theekshana has started with an economical over. Just four runs came off it. Both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi were happy with singles in the over. The duo's partnership for the second wicket has reached to 46 off 38.

  CSK 46/1 (7)

• March30202522:09 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: End of powerplay!

  14 runs came off the final over of the first powerplay bowled by Sandeep Sharma. Chennai Super Kings are back in the game. They need 141 runs in 84 balls. The asking rate is close to 10 and both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi have their eyes set.

  CSK 42/1 (6)

• March30202522:06 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: FOUR!

  A short of length ball and Ruturaj Gaikwad played a beautiful lofted sweep on it for a four through the long leg. Gaikwad followed it up with a stunning shot on the off side. There are two brilliant shots from the CSK captain!

  CSK 37/1 (5.3)

• March30202522:03 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Archer goes expensive!

  After conceding just one run in his first two overs, Jofra Archer has leaked 12 runs in his third one. It was courageous from Tripathi and he went after the bowler. He managed to hit two boundaries in it. Chennai Super Kings need 155 runs in 90 balls.

  CSK 28/1 (5)

• March30202522:01 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: SIX!

  A short ball from Jofra Archer to Rahul Tripathi and it was helped away for a six over deep fine leg. Archer went down the leg side again and Tripathi managed to get a four off it despite not getting it from the middle of his bat. 10 runs have come off the last two balls.

  CSK 27/1 (4.4)

• March30202521:56 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: FOUR!

  Rahul Tripathi creates room for himself and hits it towards the backward point for a four. This is the first four of the CSK innings. Okay, Rahul gets another four in the next delivery. He mistimed his pull shot but the ball fell well away from a diving short fine leg and ran away for a four. 11 runs came off the Tushar Deshpande over.

  CSK 16/1 (4)

• March30202521:53 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Brilliant bowling!

  Jofra Archer is on fire! He didn't get any wicket in this over but bowled brilliantly. Only one run came off the over. Rahul Tripathi looked clueless against the pace of Archer. The asking rate has gone over 10 for CSK now.

  CSK 5/1 (3)

• March30202521:48 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Play resumes!

  The play resumed with Gaikwad scoring a couple and then taking a single. Tushar Deshpande then bowled a dot ball to Rahul Tripathi. Just four runs came off the over. This is a brilliant start from RR!

  CSK 4/1 (2)

• March30202521:43 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Gaikwad is injured!

  Ruturaj Gaikwad has received a massive blow on his right hand. He missed the short ball of Tushar Deshpande and got hit on the right hand below the elbow. The physio is currently checking him. We have a short stoppage in play.

• March30202521:40 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  Jofra Archer has claimed the wicket of Rachin Ravindra. It was an away going delivery from Archer and Rachin got an outside edge on it. The southpaw fell for a four-ball duck. This is a massive blow for CSK.  

  CSK 0/1 (0.4)

• March30202521:34 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Chase begins!

  Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Tripathi are out there at the middle to start the CSK chase of 183 runs. Gaikwad will take the strike, Tripathi is at the other end. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand. Here we go.

• March30202521:25 (IST)

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• March30202521:22 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Rajasthan Royals post 182/9!

  Rajasthan Royals faltered towards the end and finished at 182 for 9 in their stipulated 20 overs. The side was looking go past the 200-run mark at one point when Nitish Rana was firing on all cylinders, but once the batter fell for 81 off 36 balls, RR failed to continue the run.

  RR 182/9 (20)

• March30202521:14 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  Maheesh Theekshana has dismissed Shimton Hetmyer for the latter's individual score of 19 off 16 balls. Rajasthan Royals are faltering towards the end. That is the second wicket for Pathirana.

  RR 176/9 (19.1)

• March30202521:12 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Run-out!

  Poor running between the stumps and RR have lost just another wicket. Shimron Hetmyer missed the fuller delivery of Khaleel but he somehow went for a run, without even watching at the ball. Khaleel collected the ball in time and clipped the bails at the striker's end, finding Kartikeya short of crease.

  RR 175/8 (18.5)

• March30202521:08 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  Jofra Archer is OUT! Khaleel Ahmed has got the wicket. It was a slower delivery, bowled away from Archer and he ended up hitting it in the air. Ruturaj Gaikwad fumbled but eventually managed to hold on to the catch after running to his left from long-on. 

  RR 174/7 (18.3)

• March30202521:03 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Match resumes!

  The match resumed and Pathirana cleaned up Riyan Parag. It was an inswinging delivery and Parag missed it as the ball rattled his stumps. It seems that the injury took a toll on Parag, and there was a lapse in concentration for sure. Not to take away anything from Pathirana though, who bowled a brilliant delivery. Parag is gone for 37 off 28.

  RR 166/6 (17.5)

• March30202521:00 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Parag is injured!

  Riyan Parag has received a brutal blow on his elbow. It was a short ball from Matheeshan Pathirana bowled at really good pace and Parag missed his pull shot. The ball hit his right elbow and the player is looking in great pain. He is currently being checked by the physio. We have a stoppage in play.

  RR 166/5 (17.4)

• March30202520:58 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Expensiver over!

  Noor Ahmad conceded 12 runs in his final over of the spell. Riyan Parag hit him for a four and a six. Noor, however, still finished with economical figures of 2 for 28 in his four overs. Another game, another impressive performance from the Afghanistan spinner. 

  RR 165/5 (17)

• March30202520:52 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: FOUR!

  Matheesha Pathirana was extremely unlucky in this over. He had trapped Shimron Hetmyer but Jamie Overton dropped the catch. On the final ball of the over, Hetmyer got an inside edge but the ball missed the stumps and raced away for a four.

  RR 153/5 (16)

• March30202520:43 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  What a sensational catch that has been from Vijay Shankar! It was overpitched from Ravindra Jadeja and Wanindu Hasaranga whipped it on the leg side. Vijay Shankar sprinted from the deep mid-wicket and took off a blinder there. The dived forward to perfection and rolled on the floor to complete the terrific catch.

  RR 140/5 (14.1)

• March30202520:40 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: CSK back in the game!

  The wicket of Nitish Rana has put CSK back in the game. They claimed another wicket, in the form of Dhruv Jurel, to further strengthen their grip in the game. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, need a good partnership from this point to reach close to 200 or surpass it. 

  RR 140/4 (14)

• March30202520:34 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: WICKET!

  Another wicket goes down! Noor Ahmad gets a second wicket. He gave it flight and Dhruv Jurel wanted to hit it for a biggie, got an outside edge in it and ended up being caught out at short third man. Pathirana took a really good catch diving forward.

  RR 134/4 (13.1)

• March30202520:30 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: OUT!

  What a great comeback from R Ashwin this is! He was slammed for a six and a four by Nitish Rana before claiming the wicket of the batter. It was a smart work from Ashwin and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni. As Rana jumped out of his crease, Ashwin bowled it wide with good pace in it and Dhoni, showing superb game awareness, reached to the line of the ball, collected it and stumped Rana. The southpaw departed for 81 off 36. What a sensational innings!   

  RR 124/3 (11.3)

• March30202520:25 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Expensive start for Pathirana!

  13 runs came off Matheesha Pathirana's first over. Riyan Parag slammed him for a beautiful six on the first ball of the over. It was a superb flick shot from Parag that went over the square leg for a maximum.

  RR 112/2 (11)

• March30202520:18 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: End of 10 overs!

  Rajasthan Royals are at a very good stage after the end of 10 overs. They should target a total of over 200 from this point. Nitish Rana is batting on 70 off 33 and he too could score his maiden IPL century. His highest score in the tournament is 87.

  RR 99/2 (10)

• March30202520:15 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: FOUR!

  That is a beautiful inside out shot from Nitish Rana for a four. R Ashwin gave it flight and Rana drove it on the air over the in-field for the boundary. This is also the first boundary after the powerplay for Rajasthan Royals.

  RR 92/2 (9)

• March30202520:14 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Brilliant review!

  Nitish Rana was given out LBW on the bowling of R Ashwin, but he went straight up and it turned out to be a brilliant review from the southpaw. Ball-tracking suggested that it would have left the leg stump.

  RR 88/2 (8.3)

• March30202520:08 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: WICKET!

  Noor Ahmad comes into the attack and strikes just on the second ball of his spell. It was bowled outside off stump and Sanju Samson hit it right into the hands of Rachin Ravindra at long-off. Rajasthan Royals are two down. A mini comeback for CSK this is!

  RR 86/2 (7.3)

• March30202520:05 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Good bowling!

  After a lot of fireworks from RR, this is a really good over from R Ashwin. He conceded only five singles in it. The duo of Samson and Nitish Rana have added 80 runs for the second wicket so far off 39 balls.

  RR 84/1 (7)

• March30202520:01 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Fifty for Nitish Rana!

  Nitish Rana raced to his half-century in only 21 balls. He got there with a four on the bowling of Khaleel Ahmed and then slammed a sensational six over deep mid-wicket to move to 58 off 22 balls. A total of 15 runs came off the over. Rajasthan Royals have simply dominated this powerplay.

  RR 79/1 (6)

• March30202519:56 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: SIX! SIX! FOUR!

  Nitish Rana is on fire! He slammed R Ashwin for two consecutive sixes and a four. A total of 19 runs came off the 5th over. Runs are flowing for Rajasthan Royals. They are going really well in this game at the moment. Last over of powerplay coming. Khaleel will bowl it.

  RR 64/1 (5)

• March30202519:51 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Runs! Runs! Runs

  Another expensive over from Jamie Overton. Sanju Samson too hit a six later in the over. A total of 16 runs came off it. Rajasthan Royals are flying at the moment. Chennai Super Kings need to have a check on the scoring rate of their opponents.

  RR 45/1 (4)

• March30202519:50 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Back-to-back FOURS!

  Jamie Overton continues to be expensive as Nitish Rana has slammed him for two consecutive fours. The first one was a poor shot ball on the leg stump and Rana pulled it over the short fine leg for a four. The second ball was a short one over the stumps and Rana played an upper cut on it for a four. 

  RR 37/1 (3.3)

• March30202519:47 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: FOUR!

  That is a well-timed shot from Sanju Samson on the leg side for a four. It was still a good over from Khaleel Ahmed as only six runs came off it. Rajasthan Royals are scoring close to 10 per over, which is surely not bad on this track.

  RR 29/1 (3)

• March30202519:42 (IST)

  RR vs CSK Live: Expensive over!

  Nitish Rana slammed Jamie Overton for a six and a four in the over that fetched RR a total of 14 runs. This will take some pressure off the batting team as they lost Jaiswal in the very first over. Khaleel Ahmed is back with his second over.

  RR 23/1 (2)