CSK vs RR, IPL 2018, 17th match at Pune, April 20, 2018

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	c †Buttler b Laughlin	106	57	-	9	6	185.96

Ambati Rayudu	c †Buttler b Laughlin	12	8	-	2	0	150.00

Suresh Raina	c Gowtham b Gopal	46	29	-	9	0	158.62

MS Dhoni (c)†	c Gowtham b Gopal	5	3	-	1	0	166.66

Sam Billings	c Stokes b Gopal	3	7	-	0	0	42.85

Dwayne Bravo	not out	24	16	-	4	0	150.00
Ravindra Jadeja	not out	2	1	-	0	0	200.00
Extras	(nb 1, w 5)	6
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 10.20)	204/5
Did not bat: Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Ambati Rayudu, 4.3 ov), 2-131 (Suresh Raina, 11.5 ov), 3-151 (MS Dhoni, 13.2 ov), 4-161 (Sam Billings, 15.1 ov), 5-202 (Shane Watson, 19.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Stuart Binny	2	0	33	0	16.50	2	7	0	1	1
Krishnappa Gowtham	3	0	35	0	11.66	3	1	3	0	0
Jaydev Unadkat	4	0	39	0	9.75	8	4	2	0	0
Ben Stokes	3	0	39	0	13.00	4	8	0	0	0
Ben Laughlin	4	0	38	2	9.50	5	3	1	3	0
4.3 to AT Rayudu, too close for the cut, and Rayudu pays the price! Good-length on the fourth-stump line, and his shot takes a thick outside edge. Too easy for Joseph Buttler. 50/1 19.5 to SR Watson, taken. Watson gets the front leg into the leg side to set up for the slog. Never a good strategy against Laughlin's away drifters. It's going too far away and he gets a thin edge that carries to Buttler. A sensational innings from Watson ends. 202/5
Shreyas Gopal	4	0	20	3	5.00	12	2	0	1	0
11.5 to SK Raina, excellent diving effort at deep midwicket! Gopal's gonna feel lucky here. It was overpitched on leg stump, and Raina's slog sweep is just mistimed. In the air for a while, before Gowtham runs forward and completes the catch. An all-Karnataka wicket there. 131/2 13.2 to MS Dhoni, he's taken at long-on! K Gowtham assists Gopal again. Just about. Dhoni steps out against the googly and is too close to it despite getting to the pitch of it at a good length in front of off. No room to swing and his attempted slog comes off the inside half and goes straight to Gowtham. He looks to take with a reverse-cup but eventually completes the catch after stretching to his right on the second attempt. 151/3 15.1 to SW Billings, picks out deep midwicket. CSK are having something of a slide on the end opposite to Watson's. It's a half-tracker from Gopal. Which is smart of him, because that's how you get wickets in the IPL if you're a spinner now. Sits up nicely on middle stump and he slaps it, flat, to Stokes in the deep. 161/4

Rajasthan Royals (T: 205 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	b Chahar	16	11	-	1	1	145.45

Heinrich Klaasen	b Thakur	7	7	-	1	0	100.00

Sanju Samson	c Sharma b Chahar	2	3	-	0	0	66.66

Ben Stokes	c Billings b Imran Tahir	45	37	-	3	1	121.62

Jos Buttler †	c Imran Tahir b Bravo	22	17	-	1	1	129.41

Rahul Tripathi	c Billings b Bravo	5	5	-	0	0	100.00

Stuart Binny	c & b Thakur	10	8	-	1	0	125.00

Krishnappa Gowtham	c †Dhoni b Watson	1	2	-	0	0	50.00

Shreyas Gopal	not out	8	10	-	0	0	80.00
Jaydev Unadkat	b Sharma	16	10	-	3	0	160.00

Ben Laughlin	c †Dhoni b Sharma	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Extras	(w 8)	8
TOTAL	18.3 Ov (RR: 7.56)	140
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Heinrich Klaasen, 1.5 ov), 2-25 (Sanju Samson, 2.6 ov), 3-32 (Ajinkya Rahane, 4.3 ov), 4-77 (Jos Buttler, 10.1 ov), 5-96 (Rahul Tripathi, 12.2 ov), 6-111 (Ben Stokes, 13.5 ov), 7-115 (Krishnappa Gowtham, 14.4 ov), 8-117 (Stuart Binny, 15.3 ov), 9-140 (Jaydev Unadkat, 18.2 ov), 10-140 (Ben Laughlin, 18.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Deepak Chahar	4	0	30	2	7.50	9	1	1	4	0
2.6 to SV Samson, picks out deep square! Once again, Samson struggles to get on top of a short ball. He's shadow-practicing rolling the bat over it as he walks off, but was nowhere near in position to do that as this short one skidded in towards his underarm. Got it off the high part of the bat and Karn Sharma snaps up a simple one. 25/2 4.3 to AM Rahane, knuckle ball to the top of middle! Rahane stepping out, getting outside the line of the stumps on the leg side, and swiping aimlessly while swivelling as he's beaten by pace by this short of a length ball. An ugly hoick would be describing it accurately, but it's been induced by a superbly disguised ball. 32/3
Shardul Thakur	3	0	18	2	6.00	9	2	0	0	0
1.5 to H Klaasen, Thakur outclasses Klaasen! Good length on middle, and that's dead centre. He tries to defend this straight back to Shardul, but played down the wrong line. Crashes straight into middle stump. 20/1 15.3 to STR Binny, Godly catch from Thakur! Short on off, and he tries to pull. The ball takes the top edge, and it's in the air for just a bit, as Thakur sprints, dives forward and then takes a one-handed stunner. 117/8
Shane Watson	3	0	13	1	4.33	9	1	0	1	0
14.4 to K Gowtham, top edged to Dhoni! Short on off, and Gowtham tries to pull this over midwicket, but can only find the bat's edge. Great day for Watson. 115/7
Imran Tahir	4	0	44	1	11.00	4	3	2	1	0
13.5 to BA Stokes, Tahir has the last laugh! Tossed up on middle, and Stokes has no option but to slog sweep. Connected well, but doesn't have the distance. It's the longer part of the boundary on the leg-side, and therefore perishes for 45. 111/6
Dwayne Bravo	2	0	16	2	8.00	2	1	0	2	0
10.1 to JC Buttler, The DJ starts the party first ball! Offcutter, and short outside off. Buttler doesn't pick the pace up and tries to drag his pull. Takes the bat's toe end, goes in the air, and taken easily by first slip in the end. Royals spiraling downhill fast. 77/4 12.2 to RA Tripathi, full on off, and Tripathi goes for a wild leg-side heave. Tries to send it over deep midwicket, but comes off the bat's toe end. Billings, at cow corner, takes a few steps in front and completes the catch. 96/5
Karn Sharma	1.3	0	13	2	8.66	2	2	0	0	0
18.2 to JD Unadkat, crashes into middle stump! Tossed up on middle, and this is the topspin from Karn. Unadkat misses the slog, and the ball sneaks under his bat. Nine down now. 140/9 18.3 to B Laughlin, it's all over! Karn finishes with two wickets to his name. Good length outside off, and once again zipping straight through. The No. 11 tries to cut, but all he can get is a feather edge. Comfortably done by thala Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings win by 64 runs!. 140/10
Ravindra Jadeja	1	0	6	0	6.00	1	0	0	0	0

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Chennai Super Kings innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 1 wicket)
Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (27 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (SR Watson 37, AT Rayudu 12, Ex 1)
SR Watson: 50 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (60 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (SR Watson 25, SK Raina 28, Ex 0)
Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 4
SR Watson: 100 off 51 balls (9 x 4, 6 x 6)
Chennai Super Kings: 200 runs in 19.3 overs (118 balls), Extras 5

Rajasthan Royals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
Over 2.2: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batsman - AM Rahane (Struck down)
Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 4
Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 8

MATCH DETAILS

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Toss	Rajasthan Royals, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2018
Player Of The Match	Shane Watson
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days	20 April 2018 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	KN Ananthapadmanabhan Nitin Menon
TV Umpire	Rod Tucker
Reserve Umpire	Nitin Pandit
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath
Points	Chennai Super Kings 2, Rajasthan Royals 0

Win Probability

CSK 100%

CSKRR

100%50%100%

Over 19 • RR 140/10

Jaydev Unadkat b Sharma 16 (10b 3x4 0x6) SR: 160

Ben Laughlin c †Dhoni b Sharma 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Super Kings won by 64 runs

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Royals Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AM Rahane	bowled	16	11
H Klaasen	bowled	7	7
SV Samson	caught	2	3
BA Stokes	caught	45	37
JC Buttler	caught	22	17
RA Tripathi	caught	5	5
STR Binny	caught	10	8
K Gowtham	caught	1	2
S Gopal	not out	8	10
JD Unadkat	bowled	16	10
B Laughlin	caught	0	1
Extras	(w 8)
Total	140(10 wkts; 18.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
DL Chahar	4	30	2	7.5
SN Thakur	3	18	2	6
SR Watson	3	13	1	4.33
Imran Tahir	4	44	1	11
DJ Bravo	2	16	2	8
KV Sharma	1.3	13	2	8.66
RA Jadeja	1	6	0	6

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	20	Ajinkya Rahane	Heinrich Klaasen
2nd	5	Ajinkya Rahane	Sanju Samson
3rd	7	Ajinkya Rahane	Ben Stokes
4th	45	Jos Buttler	Ben Stokes
5th	19	Ben Stokes	Rahul Tripathi
6th	15	Stuart Binny	Ben Stokes
7th	4	Stuart Binny	Krishnappa Gowtham
8th	2	Stuart Binny	Shreyas Gopal
9th	23	Shreyas Gopal	Jaydev Unadkat
10th	0	Ben Laughlin	Shreyas Gopal

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Indian Premier League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SRH	14	9	5	18	0.284
CSK	14	9	5	18	0.253
KKR	14	8	6	16	-0.070
RR	14	7	7	14	-0.250
MI	14	6	8	12	0.317
RCB	14	6	8	12	0.129
KXIP	14	6	8	12	-0.502
DC	14	5	9	10	-0.222

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