Chennai vs Rajasthan Match Stats

SIX! BOOM! Shivam Dube has had enough of knocking it around! Ashwin serves it right in the slot, on off, Shivam Dube needs no second invitation and springs on the front foot to tonk it way over long on for a biggie. A boundary after 39 balls for Chennai.

FOUR! Creamed away! Flatter and shorter, outside off, Shivam Dube reaches out and slaps it aerailly to the left of the diving Nandre Burger at cover for a boundary. Pressure on Ashwin. Have the floodgates opened?

WIDE! Strays down leg, on a fuller length, Shivam Dube lets it go for a wide.

FOUR! Nicely done! Ashwin serves it slower through the air but the length is a bit too short and offers width as well, Shivam Dube waits on the back foot and cuts it late to get it past backward point for four more runs.

Keeps it short and on off, Shivam Dube punches it off the back foot to cover.

Gives the ball air and bowls it full, on the pads, Shivam Dube is beaten in the flight and gets pinged low on the front pad.

OUT! TAKEN! Ravichandran Ashwin wins the battle against Dube! Invites Dube to go down town but cleverly pulls the length back and bowls it slower and around off, Shivam Dube gets on the front foot and he is made to reach out in front to clear the straight fence. Skies it off the bottom half of the bat towards long on where Riyan Parag takes a safe catch. Dube falls but he has done what was asked of him. 

WIDE! This is down leg, on a nagging length, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes for the flick but misses.

FOUR! Too short, too wide and Gaikwad pounces all over it! Bowls it outside off, short and wide, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks on the back foot and cuts it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Floats it up, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his feet and works it to point for one.

Slower through the air and fuller as well, on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the front foot and whips it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

At 87.5 kph, full and drifting in, on off, Ravindra Jadeja stays rooted in his crease and pushes it to cover.

Offers flight and dangles the carrot does Chahal, full and turning in, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja gets a good stride in and blocks it out on the leg side.

NEARLY! Jos Buttler almost pulled it off! Chahal tosses it up nicely, full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja advances down the track and looks to clear long on. Gets more height than distance as it goes towards long on. Jos Buttler stationed on the fence takes the catch and soon realises that his momentum is taking him over the fence. He releases the ball before he goes over the boundary cushions and saves five runs for his team.

 Oh! Length in the channel and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja punches it to short covers and rushes for a quick single. The fielder attempts a direct hit but misses. A direct hit and Ruturaj Gaikwad was a goner.

Short and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it to the fielder at mid on. Dot.

Two! Off-pace and shorter in length, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a ramp shot over the keeper's head for a brace.

Good length and on middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad tips it to mid on and scampers across to the other end.

OUT! Ravindra Jadeja obstructs the field here! Back of a length, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for a single. He goes for a second, but he is sent back by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Sanju Samson attempts a direct hit at the bowler's but it hits Ravindra Jadeja's left elbow. The umpire sends it upstairs. The replay shows that Ravindra Jadeja had changed his direction after seeing the ball and the Big Screen shows OUT!

Lands it just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad defends it to the cover region. 21 needed off 24 now!

Off pace on a length and on middle and leg, Sameer Rizvi tucks it to mid on and gets off the mark.

Length and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it to mid on for one more.

Slower one, shorter in length, Sameer Rizvi looks to play an upper cut but misses.

FOUR! Whipped to the cow-corner boundary! A low full toss, Sameer Rizvi hangs back and whips it through cow corner for a boundary. The fielder makes a good attempt to stop it but misses.

Short and on off, Sameer Rizvi pulls it to mid-wicket for one.

Length, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to covers for one more. Just 12 needed now!

Fuller one, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it to mid on for one.

Oh! Length and outside off, it shapes in a touch, Sameer Rizvi looks to guide it but gets beaten.

Slower one, outside off, Sameer Rizvi steers it to deep backward point for one.

SIX! Right out of the screws! Shorter and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad swivels and pulls it all the way over deep square leg for a maximum!

Fuller one, just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to push it but misses.

Too short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad leaves it alone. Just 5 needed now!

FOUR! Scores level now! A half-tracker from Trent Boult, around off, and Sameer Rizvi is very severe on it. He reaches out and drills it through covers for a boundary.

FOUR! That's it! Sameer Rizvi finishes off with a boundary! A wide full toss, Sameer Rizvi reaches out to it again and steers it through point for another boundary! Chennai beat Rajasthan by 5 wickets!