RR vs CSK, IPL 2023 Highlights: Royals go top of the table with a 32-run win over CSK

CSK lose the game by 32 runs. A perfect game for RR at their home ground.

The game is close to gone for CSK now!!

RR are almost there! What a great over from Sandeep!! CSK need 46 runs from last 12 balls

Can Shivam Dube do it for CSK?

74 needed in 4 overs for CSK!!! Will they be able to get close?

Zampa gets crucial wicket of Moeen. CSK lose their fifth wicket.

Dube is hitting it cleanly

Can CSK at least get close? Moeen and Dube are looking to smoke sixes!!!

6, 4, 6 in last three balls for CSK

Rayudu and Rahane gone in the same over!! This match is almost done and dusted now!

Rahane tries to go for a big one and holes out at long on where Jos Buttler doesn't make a mistake. The game is running away from CSK now.

Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to go for a big one but only top edges to Padikkal who take a good catch!!! CSK in trouble now

CSK need 135 runs off 66 balls. Can they chase this down?

Adam Zampa has got the first wicket and he removes Conway, who was struggling for runs today. This was a googly outside off as Conway wanted to clear the mid-off. But it went straight to the fielder. Good stuff from RR. Meanwhile, the third spinner Chahal is in action in the 7th over as Rahane comes in to bat.

RR are looking to pile the pressure on CSK openers. They have introduced spin from both ends with Ashwin and Zampa. Ashwin bowled the 5th over for 10 and Zampa rolled his sleeves for the 6th over.

CSK have began their chase in the second innings. They made a sluggish start with only 13 on the board in the first three overs. But Gaikwad hits a four and a six in the final two balls of the fourth over to belt some crucial runs. CSK need much of that. Ashwin has come to bowl his first over in the 5th of the game.

Rajasthan have registered a big total of 202. This is a very good score at this venue. This is the highest score at Sawai Mansingh Stadium as for the first-time the 200 barrier has been breached at the venue. RR were good right from the start as Jaiswal going all guns blazing. Buttler was not that smooth and went back after scoring 27. But Jaiswal kept going and made 77. CSK made a slight comeback with Deshpande taking two wickets in the 14th over but then Dhurv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal powered the finish. Pathirana was good but RR got a few lucky boundaries off him at the death. Deshpande leaked a bit more runs in the 19th and RR have managed a big total. So, CSK need to breach the record of highest chase if they have to win this.

RR have set themselves for a big finish. Pathirana has bowled well but RR collected a few lucky fours. Now Jurel has hit Deshpande well in the 19th over. RR are at 182/4 after 19 overs.

The death-overs (16-20) are underway in the innings and what a start for CSK in the slog overs. Theekshana has bowled Hetmyer with this wrong-un on the first ball of the 16th. Padikkal now comes in to bat at 6.

And Deshpande has got another wicket in the 14th over. Another slower one as Jaiswal hands this catch to backward point, where Rahane takes a good catch.

And Samson has to walk back to the hut. Deshpande strikes on the first ball of the 14th over. This was a good length ball, Deshpande bowled an off-cutter as Samson toe-ends this to long-on. RR two down and Hetmyer comes to the crease.

Pathirana has been introduced in the attack for the first time today. He has come to bowl the 12th over.

RR are on track even after the loss of Buttler. Jaiswal is going really well as he has made 61 in 33 balls. After 10 overs, RR are at 100/1. CSK spinners are key. Jadeja has bowled 2 overs and taken a wicket, while Theekshana and Moeen are yet to strike. Theekshana has bowled three, while Moeen has bowled one over till now. Jadeja to bowl the 11th and he gives just 4 runs from the over.

And here comes the first wicket for CSK. Jadeja has got Buttler caught out at long-on. A much-needed breakthrough. Came down the ground but not much power on that as he hands a catch to Dube. It's time-out. They have hit 86 in 8.2 overs and Jaiswal has got to his fifty.

RR have made a brilliant start to the first innings. They have made 64 in the first 6 overs and have not lost any wicket. Theekshana has bowled 2 overs and has gone for 20 runs. CSK need a wicket or they will be under big pressure

CSK lose 1st review. CSK have lost a review here. This was against Jaiswal. The umpire gave it not out as CSK went upstairs. But this was missing leg.

CSK have brought in Maheesh Theekshana in the 4th over of the game. RR batters are going all guns blazing behind CSK's fast bowlers. They have made 42/0 after 3 overs.

RR openers have made a strong start. 24 runs from the first two overs. Buttler creams two boundaries in the second over of the innings.

The RR openers are on the middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler look for solid start. Akash Singh starts for CSK. And a wonderful start for RR. Jaiswal has hit three fours in the opening over. He showed his aggressive mindset and RR have amassed 14 in the first over.

"We are playing on pitch number 5 and it will affect the boundary sizes. It is equidistant square but the large straight boundaries are 78 metres. There was not much grass last week when RR played against LSG and 154 was enough, but big change is there is an even covering of grass today but it won't bounce or seam extravagantly. The batters will think it is better to score today, 154 may not be enough in this game," Kevin Pietersen says

Meanwhile, CSK's Ravindra Jadeja has also scaled a big feat. He is playing his 150th game for CSK. Note, he is only the third player to play 150 IPL games for Chennai. No brainers, the top two are MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina.

Donavon Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav are RR's subs

Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar are CSK's subs

RR are registering a big milestone in this game. This is their 200th IPL game and they become the seventh team in history to reach there. Can you guess, which team has played most IPL games? Well it's Mumbai Indians.

Boult misses out, Zampa is in

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

No Stokes for CSK. No changes.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

RR have won the toss and they will be batting first. No Trent Boult for RR as he has a niggle and they bring Adam Zampa in. No changes for CSK. Dhoni says he wanted to bowl first anyway.

CSK are dealing with injury issues to their key players. Ben Stokes, Deepak Chahar and Sisanda Magala are the few ones who are nursing their injuries. They are unlikely to play in today's game. Meanwhile, RR are not having injury scares.

The Pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is not a high-scoring venue. There are not many sixes hit at the venue and it is least in terms of average sixes hit per ball in the tournament: one six in every 29.7 balls. The previous game witnessed a low-scoring thriller between LSG and RR.

There is no rain predicted for the encounter in Jaipur. The temperature is expected to hover around 24 degrees with the sky being cloudy in the evening.

CSK's form guide:

W,W,W,L,W,W,L (most recent first)

RR's form guide:

L,L,W,W,W,L,W

In short - Nice but going off the track in the recent games

Rajasthan were earlier on top of the table but have now lost two games on trot. They are fighting to stay in the top two. RR have fire in their batting with Buttler, Jaiswal, Samson and Hetmyer breathing fire. Their bowling is well led by Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal. They will look to return to the winning ways.

If you ask in short - Nice and well.

They are the table toppers with 5 wins in 7 games. CSK's batting is proving out to be inspirational with the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube and Ajinkya Rahane smashing runs at will. Their spin attack is well led by Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana and Moeen Ali. The only issue CSK are facing is with their fast bowling. But they are managing it fine at the moment.

RR's squad:

Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Donavon Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Riyan Parag, Joe Root, Adam Zampa, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Singh Rathore

CSK's squad:

MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu

Hello and a warm Welcome everyone to our live coverage of Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings match number 37 in IPL 2023. MS Dhoni's men will be up against Sanju Samson's troops for the second time this season. CSK lost the previous encounter these two played against each other and are eyeing to pay the favour back, Meanwhile, Rajasthan are coming into this game on the back of two defeats and look to return to the winning ways in the tournament. A win would help CSK strengthen their hold in the top two, while RR's victory will let them challenge the top two sides. This shall be a cracker of a contest. So sit back at your comfort as, I Varun Malik, take you across this game.