Ravindra Jadeja's flourish with the bat towards the end of the innings has been one of the rare bright spots for the Chennai Super Kings this season.
Table-toppers Mumbai Indians, who have already made it to the Play-offs, have a strong middle order with the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya in the ranks.
The KKR mystery spinner has been exceptional with the ball for KKR, picking up 15 wickets in 12 games, including the prized scalp of Dhoni twice in two games.
CSK chased down the 173-run target on the last ball of the match, with Jadeja smashing back-to-back sixes as the MS Dhoni-led side dented KKR's chances of making it to the playoffs.
In 20 encounters between both the sides, Rajasthan Royals lead narrowly by 11 wins. In their past five matches, the Royals have won three while Punjab won two.
With 10 points from 12 games, Rajasthan need to win their match against a confident Kings XI Punjab side later tonight.
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Tahir brings more than 300 T20 matches of experience to the Renegades and will be available for matches after Christmas, the club stated on its website.
In a minute-long video, Sachin Tendulkar praised Ruturaj Gaikwad and also said that he is "deemed to play a long innings."
Ruturaj Gaikwad's 52-ball 73 and Ravindra Jadeja's late cameo earn CSK consolation win in IPL 2020 while heavily denting KKR play-off ambition.
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