IPL 2023 Live Updates: Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by three runs. Chasing a target of 176, Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 172 for 6 as Sandeep Sharma nailed two perfect blockhole deliveries to keep Mahendra Singh Dhoni (32 off 17 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (25 off 15 balls) under check. Ravichandran Ashwin was the best RR bowler on view with figures of 2/25.
Sandeep denies CSK 👉
Oh what drama and theatre created by CSK in the last two overs. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja pounced on every single error to put threaten to chase down 40 successfully for only the third time in IPL. Sandeep Sharma is under extreme pressure.
First ball: a slower bouncer gone wide.
Second ball: Yorker wide down the leg side
Third ball: Nails the yorker. Dot
Fourth ball: Yorker slides slightly down leg, and Dhoni flicks it flat for a parallel six over long leg.
Fifth ball: Sandeep tries the yorkerker again. Better line, but length is slightly too full and Dhoni imparts serious power to hit him for another six over midwicket.
Sixth ball: Meetings. Pressure. Just seven off last three. Sandeep goes around, and nails the yorker. Six off two
Seventh ball: Over the wicket to Jadeja. Spot on with the yorker again. Dhoni has something stiff in his leg. Can't put pressure on the fielders for the second.
Eighth ball: Down to Dhoni again. He won't play the ramp. It is simple: if Sandeep errs, CSK win. But if Sandeep nails it, Dhoni won't manufacture anything. Sandeep runs in from around the wicket, and nails the yorker. Three-run win for RR.
