All-round Royals blank Super Kings
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Apr-2015

Chennai Super Kings lost Brendon McCullum for 12 in the third over, after they chose to bat first on a hot day in Ahmedabad • BCCI
The Rajasthan Royals bowlers struck two crucial blows, removing Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis, to leave Super Kings at 39 for 3 in the seventh over•BCCI
Dwayne Smith struck two sixes and three fours for his 29-ball 40 but fell to James Faulkner in the 10th over, leaving Super kings on 65 for 4•BCCI
Dwayne Bravo brought up his second IPL fifty for Super Kings. He struck eight fours and a six during an unbeaten 91-run stand with MS Dhoni, helping his team post 156 for 4•BCCI
Chris Morris bowled 14 dot balls, took a brilliant catch and a wicket against his former team•BCCI
Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson put on a 144-run opening stand to blank the Super Kings•BCCI
Shane Watson, in his first match of IPL 2015, smashed six fours and fours sixes during his 47-ball 73, before falling to Ravindra Jadeja•BCCI
Ajinkya Rahane struck six fours and two sixes in an unbeaten 55-ball 76 to guide Royals to an eight-wicket win and handed Super Kings their first loss this IPL•BCCI