Chennai XI vs Rajasthan XI 47th Match at Abu Dhabi, 02 Oct, 2021

Toss: Rajasthan, who chose to bowl
Chennai XI 189/4 (20)
Rajasthan XI 190/3 (17.3)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Ruturaj Gaikwad
  • Glenn Phillips 14 * (8)
  • Shivam Dube 64 * (42)

Over 7.1: Boundary!. Moeen Ali to Sanju Samson,

Over 7.2: Single. Moeen Ali to Sanju Samson,

Over 7.3: No runs. Moeen Ali to Shivam Dube,

Over 7.4: No runs. Moeen Ali to Shivam Dube,

Over 7.5: No runs. Moeen Ali to Shivam Dube,

Over 7.6: Single. Moeen Ali to Shivam Dube,

Over 9.1 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Shivam Dube, no run, gets forward and plays it straight back to the bowler.

Over 9.2 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Shivam Dube,Six! Gets waiting with the front leg out of the way and smokes this over deep mid-wicket for six!

Over 9.3 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Shivam Dube,Six!  Came down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and belted into the night sky and it appears out of nowhere, just behind the straight boundary

Over 9.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Shivam Dube,1 run, backs away and slaps this hastily to long-off for one

Over 9.5 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Sanju Samson,1 run, gets forward and works this with the spin to mid-wicket for a single

Over 9.6 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Shivam Dube,1 run,  clears his leg and squeezes a full and flat one towards long-on for a single

Over 17.2 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Shivam Dube,1 run, gets forward and drives all along the carpet to long-off

Over 17.3 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Glenn Phillips,1 run, gets forward and drives it to sweeper cover and gets the winning run.

Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets

MS Dhoni (CSK ): A bad toss to lose. 190 was a good score, and the dew made it flat, and the ball started coming on well. You needed to bat well, and they did that, and put pressure on the bowlers. They just took the game away in the first 6 overs. 250 would've been closer to par, given the way they were going. It was stopping a bit with their wristspinners, and it started coming on better later, that's when Ruturaj capitalised really well. Often when you lose the game it can get brushed under the carpet but it was a brilliant innings. I think the batsmen must assess quickly what is a good score, and you tend to go hard in the format and then realise that it's not a 160-180 wicket. They assessed the conditions quickly, and they didn't let pressure get to the middle order. Deepak played really well, and the bowlers were under the pump. We should have used the dimensions better. It's important to forget but also learn from this game, because there's no point learning if this happens in a playoff match.