On Thursday (11th April) night, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) snatched a thrilling last-ball victory against the host side Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur).

After winning the toss, CSK captain MS Dhoni decided to bowl first. The home team managed to score 151/7 in 20 overs. In reply, the visiting side chased down that target on the final ball of the match.

Brief Scores: RR – 151/7 in 20 overs (Ben Stokes 28, Jos Buttler 23; Ravindra Jadeja 2/20)

CSK – 155/6 in 20 overs (MS Dhoni 58, Ambati Rayudu 57; Ben Stokes 2/39)

Result – CSK won by four wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

(Teams’ stats)

CSK

i) CSK won this match by four wickets on the final ball of the match.

  • After May 2012, it was the first time when CSK beat RR at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Before this victory, previously CSK had won against RR at this venue on 10th May 2012. Their latest victory was the third victory against the Rajasthan franchise at this venue.
  • It was the second time when CSK successfully chased a target against RR on the final ball of a match. Their previous incident happened at Chennai on 21st April 2012 when CSK successfully chased the 147 runs target against RR.  
  • It was the fifth time when CSK successfully chased a target on the final ball of a match.

 

 

(Players’ stats)

Ravindra Jadeja

CSK, RR
Ravindra Jadeja (Image Credit: IPL)

i) By the end of this match, the left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has reached 100 IPL wickets.

  • Ravindra Jadeja is the first left-arm spinner to take 100 IPL wickets.
  • Ravindra Jadeja is the third left-arm bowler to take 100 or more IPL wickets. Ashish Nehra (106 wickets) and Zaheer Khan (102 wickets) were the first two left-arm bowlers to achieve this feat.
  • Ravindra Jadeja is the 13th bowler to take 100 or more IPL wickets.

 

Ambati Rayudu-MS Dhoni

CSK, RR
MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu (Image Credit: IPL)

i) CSK batsmen Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni put a 95-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

  • It is the joint second highest fifth-wicket partnership for CSK.
Partners Partnership runs Opposition Venue Date
Ambati Rayudu & MS Dhoni 101 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru 25th April 2018
Subramaniam Badrinath & MS Dhoni 95 Mumbai Indians Mumbai 14th May 2008
Ambati Rayudu & MS Dhoni 95 Rajasthan Royals Jaipur 11th April 2019

 

  • It is the fourth highest partnership for CSK for any wicket against RR.

 

MS Dhoni

CSK, RR
MS Dhoni (Image Credit: IPL)

i) It was MS Dhoni’s 100th victory as an IPL captain.

  • MS Dhoni is the first IPL captain to win 100 matches.