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Updated April 19th, 2021 at 23:39 IST

IPL 2021, CSK vs RR Highlights: Moeen Ali & Jadeja shine, CSK defeats RR by 45 runs

Both teams looking to continue their winning momentum, MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium

Reported by: Ujjwal Samrat
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RR 143/9 (20)

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RR 143/9 (19.2)

  

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RR 137/8 (19)

  

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RR 108/7 (16.5)

  

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RR 100/7 (15.2)

  

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RR 98/7 (15.1)

  

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RR 96/7 (14.4)

  

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RR 94/5 (13.5)

  

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RR 91/4 (12.3)

  

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CSK batting coach Mike Hussey while talking at the sidelines with the commentators said that clearing the mind is the only way Raina and Moeen can overcome their short ball scare. RR 90/3 (11.5)

  

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RR 82/2 (10)

  

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RR 72/2 (9.2)

  

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RR 66/2 (8.5)

  

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RR 45/2 (6)

  

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RR 44/1 (5.2)

  

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RR 30/1 (4)

  

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RR 23/0 (3.2)

  

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Jos Buttler and Manan Vohra have started well for Royals and bagged 11 runs off Chahar in 1st over. RR 11/0 (1.1)

  

 

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Shardul Thakur almost pulled out a stunner to dismiss Buttler on Curran's ball. RR 15/0 (2.1)

  

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CSK 180/8 (19.3)

 

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Chris Morris was not able to end his bowling spell on high as Bravo struck the all-rounder with 2 back-to-back boundaries. 

CSK 173/7 (19)

 

 

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CSK 163/7 (18.3)

 

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Chetan Sakariya is having a ball at the Wankhede as he dismissed Raina, Rayudu, and Dhoni. CSK 158/6 (18)

 

 

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CSK 129/5 (15.1)

  

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CSK 125/5 (14)

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CSK 125/5 (14)

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Jayadev Unadkat has ended his bowling spell for the night. Unadkat proved expensive as he gave away 40 runs in his 4 overs and went wicketless. CSK 123/3 (13.1)

 

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CSK 112/3 (12)

  

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CSK 99/3 (11.2)

  

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CSK 78/3 (9.2)

  

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CSK 65/2 (7.2)

  

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CSK 66/2 (8)

  

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CSK 47/2 (6.1)

  

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CSK 44/1 (5.2)

  

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CSK 25/1 (3.5)

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CSK 24/0 (3.3)

 

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Chetan Sakariya was bowling tight over until du Plessis smacked his last ball for six. CSK 15/0 (2.1)

 

 

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Rajasthan Royals (RR) has paid tribute to former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of its clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) today at Wankhede stadium. Rajasthan Royals took to its official Twitter handle to share a picture depicting some of its young players during their childhood days watching MS Dhoni play for Chennai Super Kings. The picture includes batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, bowler Chetan Sakariya, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh, and Anuj Rawat, all watching Dhoni play for Chennai on a television set. "From the screen to the field. Tonight," Rajasthan captioned the post.  

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CSK 5/0 (1)

 

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Cricketing legend Brian Lara called the RR team 'weaker' as compared to CSK in the absence of Stokes and Archer during the pre-match discussions on Hotstar. 

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Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

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No changes for us. Same team. Getting out on good deliveries is okay. Last year would have taught him (Ruturaj) on the highs and lows. As support staff, you can motivate all you want but one you are out there, you are on your own. The pitch looks a bit tacky to start with. Needs to assess things as it comes and also need to keep an eye out on the dew.

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Sanju Samson wins the toss and elected to bowl first. Rajasthan playing with same XI

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With MS Dhoni capping his 200th appearance for CSK on Friday against Punjab Kings, head coach Stephen Fleming remarked that the skipper is the 'heartbeat' of the franchise. 

Read Here What Fleming Said

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Read Here On Ben Stokes' Injury Update

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Chris Morris loves to bowl against the Chennai Super Kings, his first IPL team, and has enjoyed great success against the 'Chinna Thaala' - Suresh Raina. Morris has got Raina out four times in eight T20 innings and has also kept him quiet - the experienced left-hander has scored at only a run-a-ball against him.

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David Miller has an average of 44.5 and strikes at 148 against Dwayne Bravo, who has managed to get him out twice in 11 T20 encounters. The South African southpaw would be happy to face Bravo as he comes into the game carrying the sensational form from his half-century in our previous game.

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Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who is part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad support staff in the ongoing IPL, has undergone an angioplasty.

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Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson has given his fellow teammate Jos Buttler a unique nickname that the franchise shared with its followers.

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The left-arm pacer of Rajasthan Royals Chetan Sakariya has impressed everyone from his bowling and athletic fielding ever since he made his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Recently, he revealed the name of his cricketing idol and the batsman he is looking forward to dismiss. 

Read Here What He Said

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Although RR skipper Sanju Samson numbers against CSK are not amongst his best, however Samson enjoys facing the spin of
Ravindra Jadeja. The two have met in 7 innings in the IPL and Samson has scored 62 runs off the 37 deliveries he has faced from Jadeja at a strike rate of 167.6. The CSK all-rounder has had a fair share of success against Sanju, dismissing him twice.

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5: 53 IST, April 19th 2021

The Chennai Super Kings will go up against the Rajasthan Royals in the 12th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League on Monday, April 19. Both teams - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) are high in confidence as they both won their last match. 

Talking about Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson has been handling his new role of captainship well as his side did not look under-confidence even when they lost their first match against the Punjab Kings. Royals got a massive blow when English all-rounder Ben Stokes was ruled out of the IPL 2021. However, South African David Miller filled his shoes as he looked in sublime touch against the Delhi Capitals. 

On the other hand, Chennai's Deepak Chahar, Moeen Ali, and Faf du Plessis is in fine form and will be looking to keep it straight and simple so that the CSK remains on the winning track. In terms of record, Chennai holds an edge over Rajasthan as the two teams have played 24 matches in the IPL, with CSK winning 14 matches and RR winning 10.

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The two teams have played 24 matches in the IPL, with CSK winning 14 matches and RR winning 10.  Since 2015, both teams are neck and neck against each other winning 4 matches each. In their last clash in IPL 2020, the CSK innings never got going and as a result, the MS Dhoni-led side could only muster 125/5 in 20 overs. In reply, a Jos Buttler masterclass, where he made an unbeaten 70 in 48 balls, helped RR go past the line comfortably with 15 balls to spare.

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Chennai Super Kings (Probable XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

Rajasthan Royals (Probable XI): Manan Vohra, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, David Miller, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya

Dream XI Prediction:

Sanju Samson (vc), Faf du Plessis (c), Jos Buttler, David Miller, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Morris, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Chetan Sakariya

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The surface at the Wankhede Stadium is usually batting-friendly, but since the last couple of games, we have seen bowlers doing brilliantly here. It will be interesting to see how the track plays out in this game.

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Suresh Raina has 609 runs in 21 innings against RR, including four half-centuries.

Ravindra Jadeja has picked 16 wickets in as many games against RR

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Sanju Samson has been dismissed three times by Deepak Chahar in the IPL. MS Dhoni has a terrific record against Jaydev Unadkat Dhoni has smashed him for 83 runs off 36 balls, while Unadkat has dismissed Dhoni only once.

Published April 19th, 2021 at 17:53 IST