20 Apr, 23:41 (IST)

CSK register another victory in the IPL. Watson was at his very best tonight as his century propelled CSK to register a daunting total. RR team were never in the game as they lost their wickets at regular intervals. Rahane, Samson, Klaasen all failed at the top and the middle order, barring Stokes, weren't able to put a strong fight. Here, we end our live coverage of the 17th IPL Match tonight. Do join us tomorrow.Karn Sharma to continue. Undakat swats the ball to the boundary for FOUR! on the first ball. However, Karn Sharma picks up TWO in TWO! Unadkat is BOWLED OUT!  and Ben Laughlin, the last man is CAUGHT OUT! on the very next ball. FOW: 140/9: Jaydev Unadkat 16 (10) | 140/10: Ben Laughlin 0 (1).CSK vs RR Match Scorecard | Updated IPL Points Table

20 Apr, 23:31 (IST)

R Jadeja to bowl for the first time tonight now. RR fail to score any boundary in this over. Both, Shreyas and Unadkat deal in ones and two in the entire over as they score 5 runs in Jadeja's first over. RR on the brink of another loss this season. RR requires 69 runs from 12 balls.

20 Apr, 23:28 (IST)

Karn Sharma introduced. Both, Shreyas Gopal and Unadkat take singles on the first five deliveries of the over. However, Unadkat launches one over the cover region for FOUR! Unadkat showing RR batsmen how is to hit the deliveries in the middle. RR requires 75 runs from 18 balls.

20 Apr, 23:25 (IST)

Thakur returns. Another over, another wicket. RR has given up the fight it seems. Next wicket is Stuart Binny who is CAUGHT OUT! to a blinder of a one-handed catch off his own bowling. Jaydev Unadkat is the next man in. However, Unadkat hits a FOUR! on the last ball of the over. FOW: 117/8: Stuart Binny: 10 (8). RR requires 84 runs from 24 balls.

20 Apr, 23:21 (IST)

Shane Watson returns. Not only boundaries but RR is seen struggling to score runs too. Next wicket CAUGHT OUT! is of K Gowtham whose top edge finds a safe landing in MS Dhoni's gloves. Shreyas Gopal is the new man in. FOW: 115/7: K Gowtham: 45 (36).

20 Apr, 23:16 (IST)

Tahir to continue. RR score 2 runs off the first three balls. Stokes hits a huge SIX! launching it in the cover region. Tahir strikes the next ball as Stokes is CAUGHT OUT! trying to clear the boundary ropes again. K Gowtham is the new man in. RR is complete disarray here, as their last hope Stokes is back in the hut too. FOW: 111/6: Ben Stokes: 45 (36).

20 Apr, 23:10 (IST)

Bravo to continue. Pressure takes a toll on Tripathi as he is CAUGHT OUT! trying to clear the boundary ropes. Stuart Binny is the new man in. RR dealing in ones and twos at the moment. FOW: 96/5: Rahul Tripathi: 5 (5). RR requires 102 runs off 42 balls. Time-out called.

20 Apr, 23:05 (IST)

Tahir to continue. Only a sole FOUR! is scored in the over, as Rayudu misfields at the boundary. Tahir bowls a stupendous over, as RR is able to score 10 runs from it. 

20 Apr, 22:58 (IST)

Dwayne Bravo introduced now. DJ strikes on the first ball, as Buttler is CAUGHT OUT! to a slower off-cutter. Bravo begins his celebratory dance. Rahul Tripathi is the new man in. Bravo is meticulously mixing his slower deliveries in between. Bravo bowls a WIDE! ball to which Dhoni tries to catch Tripathi out of the crease. Dhoni hits but he is well in the crease. A couple to end the over, as Bravo concedes only 7 runs in his first over. FOW: 77/4: Jos Buttler: 22 (17).

20 Apr, 22:51 (IST)

Tahir to continue. A couple on the first ball is followed by a FOUR! on the second ball by Stokes. Four consecutive singles on next 4 balls for RR there. RR need more FOURs! & SIXes! if they need to win this match tonight. RR requires 128 runs from 60 balls.

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Mumbai, April 20: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), are the two Indian Premier League (IPL) teams will go head-to-head, later tonight. The 17th match of the IPL 2018 will see both teams lock horns at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, in Pune – which is CSK’s make-shift home ground this season.

CSK & RR have had a decent run in the tournament so far, with both the sides needing to answer a lot of unanswered questions. On one hand, where CSK are battling injuries; on the other hand, the most expensive buys for RR haven’t played to their desired effect yet!

Going in the 17th match of the IPL, CSK has won 2 out of their 3 matches; losing out their last match against Kings XI Punjab narrowly. They are currently placed in the fourth spot in the latest IPL Points Table. RR has won and lost an equal number of the total of 4 matches they have played so far, and are sitting on the 5th spot.

Full CSK Squad for IPL 2018:

MS Dhoni (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif KM, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, and Chaitanya Bishnoi.

Full RR Squad for IPL 2018:

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, , Darcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, and Mahipal Lomror.

Come Friday, captains of both CSK (MS Dhoni) and RR (Ajinkya Rahane) would be looking forward to improving their position on the points table with a win tonight.

For CSK, will Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, or Dhoni take the field tonight would be a question on every CSK fan’s mind! Will we see David Willey or Lungi debut in the IPL? For RR, the team management would be mulling to let Jofra Archer play his first IPL match tonight. Are we in to see another Sanju Samson special tonight?

Well, the CSK vs RR IPL match has generated a lot of buzz, prior the action at MCA Stadium actually begins. It will be an interesting sight to see the two returning sides clash against each other, later tonight! You can catch the live scorecard of CSK vs RR match here.

Only one of the CSK & RR teams will be able to cross the finishing line happily; however, which team will it be, would be an interesting guess! Let us know what you think in the comments section below.