| 14:06 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Welcome to the coverage of the match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, the match is between Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings. Both the teams won 4 matches and lost a match. | |||
| Chennai Super Kings won the toss and will bat | |||
| Rajasthan Royals team: SA Asnodkar, GC Smith, YK Pathan, SR Watson, M Kaif, RA Jadeja, +M Rawat, *SK Warne, Sohail Tanvir, SK Trivedi, MM Patel | |||
| Chennai Super Kings team: PA Patel, SP Fleming, S Vidyut, SK Raina, *+MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, JA Morkel, Joginder Sharma, M Gony, M Ntini, M Muralitharan | |||
| Both the teams are going into the match with unchanged teams. | |||
| 14:28 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | PA Patel and SP Fleming to open the batting | ||
| 14:30 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| Sohail Tanvir comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Patel Gone! fuller length ball on the off and middle, tries to play it across and misses, hit him on pads, shouts for lbw, umpire Rauf raises finger. |
| Patel lbw b Sohail Tanvir (0 runs, 1 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| V Sivaramakrishnan comes in to bat | |||
| 0 | b2 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 0 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a run. |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Fleming good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 0 | b5 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off and nips back, tries to push it misses, hit him on pads, shouts for lbw, umpire Rauf raises finger. |
| Fleming lbw b Sohail Tanvir (0 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | SK Raina comes in to bat | ||
| 0 | b6 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Raina good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, left alone. |
| End of over 1: | (1 run scored) Chennai Super Kings 1-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 1*, 2 balls, Raina 0*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SR Watson comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 4 | Watson to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball on the legs, flicks it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| 1 | b3 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, defended towards covers for no run. |
| 1 | b4 | 1wd | fuller length ball outside the off, left alone. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off and angling away, tries to push it misses. |
| 1 | b6 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 1 | b7 | 4b | short of good length ball on the off and rising away, tries to pull it misses, went over keeper for four byes. |
| End of over 2: | (9 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 10-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 5*, 8 balls, Raina 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Raina good length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to drive it misses. |
| 2 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for a run. |
| 2 | b4 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Sivaramakrishnan fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 2 | b5 | 0 | Gone! good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge to slip for an easy catch to Warne. |
| Sivaramakrishnan c Warne b Sohail Tanvir (5 runs, 10 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| S Badrinath comes in to bat | |||
| 2 | b6 | 1lb | Sohail Tanvir to Badrinath good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to backward square leg for a leg bye. |
| End of over 3: | (2 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 12-3 (Raina 1*, 4 balls, Badrinath 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| MM Patel comes on to bowl | |||
| 3 | b1 | 0 | Patel to Badrinath good length ball on the off, pushed towards cover point for no run. |
| 3 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 3 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for no run. |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, defended back to bowler for no run. |
| 3 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball on the legs, flicks it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 3 | b6 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| End of over 4: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 16-3 (Raina 1*, 4 balls, Badrinath 4*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SK Trivedi comes on to bowl | |||
| 4 | b1 | 4 | Trivedi to Raina good length ball on the legs, flicks it wide of keeper for FOUR! |
| 4 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the middle, turns it wide of backward square leg for a run. |
| 4 | b3 | 0 | Trivedi to Badrinath good length ball on the legs, tries to pull it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 4 | b4 | 3 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it got inside edge towards fine leg for three runs. |
| 4 | b5 | 4 | Trivedi to Raina short of good length ball on the middle, turns it wide of fine leg for FOUR! |
| 4 | b6 | 2 | good length ball on the off, drives it over extra cover for couple of runs. |
| End of over 5: | (14 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 30-3 (Raina 12*, 8 balls, Badrinath 7*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SR Watson comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 4 | Watson to Badrinath fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it towards point for FOUR! |
| 5 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended back to bowler for no run. |
| 5 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 5 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the middle, punches it towards mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 5 | b5 | 0 | Gone! short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got top edge to bowler for an easy catch to Watson. |
| Badrinath c and b Watson (15 runs, 14 balls, 3x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | MS Dhoni comes in to bat | ||
| 5 | b6 | 0 | Watson to Dhoni good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards cover point for no run. |
| End of over 6: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 38-4 (Raina 12*, 8 balls, Dhoni 0*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| MM Patel comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 1 | Patel to Raina good length ball on the legs, turns it to square leg for a run. |
| 6 | b2 | 1 | Patel to Dhoni good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a quick run. |
| 6 | b3 | 0 | Patel to Raina good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 6 | b4 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, defended towards square leg for a run. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | Patel to Dhoni good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 6 | b6 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, left alone. |
| End of over 7: | (3 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 41-4 (Raina 14*, 11 balls, Dhoni 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SK Warne comes on to bowl | |||
| 7 | b1 | 2 | Warne to Raina tossed up just outside the off, pushed towards point for couple of runs. |
| 7 | b2 | 1 | short ball just outside the off, cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 7 | b3 | 0 | Warne to Dhoni tossed up on the legs and spins away, leans forward to push it misses. |
| 7 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the legs, tries to push it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 7 | b5 | 0 | Gone! tossed up on the off and spins away, tries to push it got outside edge to slip for an easy catch to Smith. |
| Dhoni c Smith b Warne (1 runs, 7 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| JA Morkel comes in to bat | |||
| 7 | b6 | 2 | Warne to Morkel fuller ball just outside the off, punches it towards extra cover for couple of runs. |
| End of over 8: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 46-5 (Raina 17*, 13 balls, Morkel 2*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Patel to Raina good length ball on the off, pushed to deep point for a run. |
| 8 | b2 | 0 | Patel to Morkel fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to mid-off for no run. |
| 8 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 8 | b4 | 1 | Patel to Raina good length ball on the middle, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 8 | b5 | 1 | Patel to Morkel good length ball on the off, pushed towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 50 took 8.5 overs | |||
| 8 | b6 | 1 | Patel to Raina good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards cover point for a run. |
| End of over 9: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 51-5 (Raina 20*, 16 balls, Morkel 4*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 9 | b1 | 1 | Warne to Raina short ball just outside the off, punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 9 | b2 | 0 | Warne to Morkel tossed up on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 9 | b3 | 1 | tossed up just outside the off, sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | Warne to Raina short ball just outside the off, punches it back to bowler for no run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | fuller ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 9 | b6 | 4 | Warne to Morkel short ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| End of over 10: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 58-5 (Raina 22*, 19 balls, Morkel 9*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| YK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 10 | b1 | 0 | Pathan to Raina tossed up on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 10 | b2 | 1 | tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 10 | b3 | 0 | Pathan to Morkel tossed up on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 10 | b4 | 0 | short ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 10 | b5 | 0 | tossed up just outside the off, pushed to covers for no run. |
| 10 | b6 | 0 | fuller ball on the legs, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| End of over 11: | (1 run scored) Chennai Super Kings 59-5 (Raina 23*, 21 balls, Morkel 9*, 11 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11 | b1 | 1 | Warne to Raina fuller ball just outside the off, walks down the track and drives it to long on for a run. |
| 11 | b2 | 4 | Warne to Morkel tossed up on the off, sweeps it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | fuller ball on the steered it to short thirdman for no run. |
| 11 | b4 | 6 | Bang! fuller ball on the off, walks down the track and smashed it straight down the ground for a SIX!! |
| 11 | b5 | 4 | tossed up on the legs, sweeps it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 11 | b6 | 2 | short ball on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| End of over 12: | (17 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 76-5 (Raina 24*, 22 balls, Morkel 25*, 16 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12 | b1 | 1 | Pathan to Raina tossed up on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 12 | b2 | 4 | Pathan to Morkel short ball just outside the off, guides it wide of short thirdman for FOUR! |
| 12 | b3 | 1 | tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | Pathan to Raina tossed up on the off, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | Pathan to Morkel fuller ball on the middle, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12 | b6 | 0 | Pathan to Raina tossed up on the middle and spins in, tries to flick it misses. |
| End of over 13: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 84-5 (Raina 26*, 25 balls, Morkel 31*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SK Trivedi comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 0 | Trivedi to Morkel good length ball on the off and kwpt low, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b2 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off and slower one, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b3 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards point for a run. |
| 13 | b4 | 1 | Trivedi to Raina low full toss on the off, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 13 | b5 | 0 | Trivedi to Morkel good length ball just outside the off, punches it to short covers for no run. |
| 13 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 14: | (3 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 87-5 (Raina 27*, 26 balls, Morkel 33*, 24 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| MM Patel comes on to bowl | |||
| 14 | b1 | 1 | Patel to Morkel fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 14 | b2 | 0 | Patel to Raina Gone! fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it got top edge towards long off for a well judged catch by Tanvir. |
| Raina c Sohail Tanvir b Patel (27 runs, 27 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| J Sharma comes in to bat | |||
| 14 | b3 | 2 | Patel to Morkel fuller length ball on the off, drives it wide of long on and Kaif stopped it well for couple of runs. |
| 14 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it towards thirdman for a run. |
| 14 | b5 | 0 | Patel to Sharma Gone! short of good length ball on the off, pulled it got edge towards mid-on for an easy catch to Tanvir. |
| Sharma c Sohail Tanvir b Patel (0 runs, 1 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| MS Gony comes in to bat | |||
| 14 | b6 | 0 | Patel to Gony short of good length ball on the off, defended towards point for no run. |
| End of over 15: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 91-7 (Morkel 37*, 27 balls, Gony 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SR Watson comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 2 | Watson to Morkel fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it over covers for couple of runs. |
| 15 | b2 | 2 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it over mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| 15 | b3 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off and slower one, tries to pull it misses. |
| 15 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the legs, ducks underneath it. |
| 15 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to mid-off for a run. |
| 15 | b6 | 0 | Watson to Gony good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got inside edge to pads. |
| End of over 16: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 96-7 (Morkel 42*, 32 balls, Gony 0*, 2 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Sohail Tanvir comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Morkel Gone! fuller length ball on the off and slower one, tries to drive it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Morkel b Sohail Tanvir (42 runs, 33 balls, 4x4, 1x6) | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that This is the best bowling by Sohail Tanvir in an innings in Twenty20 Matches | |||
![]() © Lancashire CCC | M Muralitharan comes in to bat | ||
| 16 | b2 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Muralitharan yorker length ball on the middle, digs it towards backward point for no run. |
| 16 | b3 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off, tries to pull it got bottom edge and bounces to keeper for no run. |
| 16 | b4 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off, makes room to drive it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Muralitharan b Sohail Tanvir (0 runs, 3 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| M Ntini comes in to bat | |||
| 16 | b5 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Ntini good length ball just outside the off and nips back, tries to push it misses. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | low full toss on the middle, turns it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 17: | (1 run scored) Chennai Super Kings 97-9 (Gony 0*, 2 balls, Ntini 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 17 | b1 | 0 | Watson to Ntini short of good length ball on the legs, ducks underneath it. |
| 17 | b2 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, defended it got edge to pads. |
| 17 | b3 | 1wd | short of good length ball down the legs, left alone. |
| 17 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, ducks underneath it. |
| 17 | b5 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it misses. |
| 17 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 17 | b7 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| End of over 18: | (1 run scored) Chennai Super Kings 98-9 (Gony 0*, 2 balls, Ntini 1*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 18 | b1 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Gony fuller length ball down the legs, makes room to dig it misses. |
| 18 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 18 | b3 | 4 | Sohail Tanvir to Ntini fuller length ball outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge wide of thirdman for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 100 took 18.3 overs | |||
| 18 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it wide of covers for FOUR! |
| 18 | b5 | 2 | low full toss on the off, drives it to sweeper cover for couple of runs. |
| 18 | b6 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off and slower one, tries to drive it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Ntini b Sohail Tanvir (11 runs, 12 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 19: | (11 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 109-10 (Gony 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16:00 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 16:00 GMT: Royals need 110 runs to win. | |||