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RR beat CSK by 4 wickets | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Highlights And Cricket Score 43th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 11, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
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Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights And Cricket Score 43th Match - T20 Commentary
Chennai have got a good score considering the nature of the wicket. All they need is to bowl well and maintain pressure on the home team. Uphill task awaits the Rajasthan batsmen. Do join us back in a while for the run chase.
Just when the Chennai pair was looking to up the ante even more, Archer came back for a new spell and provided Rajasthan with another wicket in the form of Watson. Raina was dismissed by Ish Sodhi who was the best bowler for Rajasthan tonight. With two quick wickets, Chennai were pushed on the back foot a little. Dhoni and Billings found it tough to get going but in the final four overs, they managed to hit a few boundaries and got their score past 175.
A decent batting performance from Chennai on a sluggish wicket, they have managed to put a fighting score on the board after deciding to bat first. The in-form opener for Chennai, Ambati Rayudu, departed in the third over of the innings. Suresh Raina though came out all guns blazing and scored boundaries freely. He and Watson counter-attacked the Rajasthan bowlers and stitched an 86-run stand for the second wicket.
Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni. Length ball from Stokes on the stumps, Dhoni goes hard at it across the line. The ball goes off the inner half to deep square leg. Just one run added to the total. CHENNAI FINISH WITH 176/4!
Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Bravo goes across and mistimes the pull wide of the man at square leg. They collect a single.
Dwayne Bravo walks out to bat.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. OUT! Direct hit from Buttler and Billings is a goner! Yorker length from Stokes closer to the off stump, Billings backs away to slice that. He can't put bat to ball and looks for a quick bye. Buttler is alert as he underarms that one on to the stumps. Billings simply had no chance of returning back.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. Dropped! Fuller length ball on the stumps, Billings backs away and heaves it away to deep mid-wicket. Prashant Chopra runs in from the deep and gets both the hands to it but the ball just pops out of his hands. Poor miss from the young man.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. FOUR! Make that three in a row! Chennai go past 170, how many can they score off the final four? Full pitch delivery on the stumps, Billings gets right under that one and smashes it hard over the man at mid off.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Chennai! Slower ball on the leg stump line, Billings backs away and swipes it to deep square leg. Desperate dive in the deep from Ankit and he fails to stop the ball.
Ben Stokes will bowl the final over the innings.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. FOUR! Much-needed boundary for Chennai! Good length ball on the pads, Dhoni backs away to heave that one. The ball goes off the inner half to the fine leg boundary.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Low full toss on the stumps, Dhoni hammers it to long on. They get enough time to scamper back for the second run.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Short ball from Archer, zips through at pace. Dhoni goes right across to pull that one. He misses it and straightaway looks at the umpire at square leg but there is no signal which he was looking for.
Jofra Archer to Sam Billings. Low full toss on the stumps, Billings backs away and goes too hard at that one. He once again mistimes the shot on the leg side. Just the single is all they get.
Jofra Archer to Sam Billings. Slower ball, Billings backs away and mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket. They take couple more.
Jofra Archer to Sam Billings. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Billings goes back and pulls it hard to the deep mid-wicket region for a brace.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Sam Billings is safely home! Full pitch delivery on the stumps and Dhoni punches it straight down the track. The ball hits the wickets at the other end. Billings was looking for a quick single and had to rush back. Unadkat picks the ball and tries to remove one of the stumps but Billings gets back well before that.
Appeal for run out. Billings is the man in question.
Jaydev Unadkat to Sam Billings. Slower ball wide outside off, Billings waits back and hits it back past the bowler. The ball rolls to long off and they take a run.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Slower ball outside off, Dhoni reaches out for it and slaps it hard to long on for a single.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Wide! Unadkat dishes out a wide delivery over the tramline and Dhoni stays back and lets it go.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. SIX! Biggie! Dhoni whacks one over the fence and brings the 150 up for Chennai! Slower ball, much shorter in length. Dhoni camps on the back foot and mauls it over cow corner for a maximum.
Jaydev Unadkat to Sam Billings. Bowls this one well wide of the off stump, Billings walks across to slog that. Gets a bottom edge on the off side. They get just another single.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Slower ball on the stumps, Dhoni lofts it to long on. Fielder charges in from the deep but still gets it on the bounce. Single taken.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Full length ball outside off, Dhoni chops it wide of the man at backward point for a single.
Jofra Archer to Sam Billings. Slower ball from Archer outside off, Billings walks right across his stumps aiming to scoop that one. The ball hits him on the gloves as he was too early into the shot. The ball rolls on the off side. The Chennai pair take a quick single.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Short of a length ball, Dhoni gets on top of the bounce and pulls to deep square leg for a single.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Drifting down leg and Dhoni glances it to short fine leg. The ball goes travelling at pace and Unadkat does really well to get a hand to it and saves couple of runs for his side.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Wide! Slower bumper from Archer outside off, Dhoni doesn't offer stroke to that one. The ball lobs over the batsman and wide given by the umpire.
Jofra Archer to Sam Billings. Full ball on the stumps, Billings backs away and looks to slam that through the covers. Only toe ends it to the fielder and they take a run.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Back of a length ball on the stumps, Dhoni goes right back and nudges it square on the leg side for a single.
Jofra Archer to bowl the 17th over of the innings.
Jaydev Unadkat to Sam Billings. Full pitch delivery, Billings walks right across his stumps and whips it to wide long on. They steal two before the throw of Gowtham comes in from the deep.
Jaydev Unadkat to Sam Billings. Rolls his fingers over that one and delivers it much slower in pace. Billings goes back to play the square cut. Can't put bat to ball.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Back of a length ball on the leg stump line, Dhoni swipes it to the square leg region. They run.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Full ball, touch slower in pace from Unadkat, Dhoni steps out and powers it to long on for a brace.
Jaydev Unadkat to Sam Billings. Keeps it short on the stumps and Billings pulls it away to deep mid-wicket. Single taken.
Jaydev Unadkat to MS Dhoni. Short of a length ball on the leg stump line and Dhoni dabs it to mid-wicket. They steal a quick single.
Jaydev Unadkat is back for a new spell.
Ish Sodhi to MS Dhoni. Flatter ball on the stumps, Dhoni goes back and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket for just the single.
Ish Sodhi to MS Dhoni. Fullish delivery from Sodhi, the batsman plays it to the cover region.
Ish Sodhi to Sam Billings. Leg bye! Darts this one on the leg stump line, Billings steps out to flick that. He misses it and the ball hits him on the thigh pad. Optimistic appeal for LBW from the bowler and the keeper. The Chennai pair steal a quick leg bye.
Ish Sodhi to Sam Billings. Loopy leg break, touch shorter in length and Billings pushes it down the track. Three dots on the trot.
Ish Sodhi to Sam Billings. Drops it short outside off, Billings goes back and slaps it to the fielder at extra cover.
Ish Sodhi to Sam Billings. Flatter ball from Sodhi outside off, Billings drives it back past the bowler but fielder from extra cover runs in and blocks it.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. Pitched up delivery on the leg stump line and Billings whips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. Fuller length ball on off, Billings plays a drive but finds the man at short extra cover.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. FOUR! Superb shot from Billings! Full pitch delivery outside off, he gets right to the pitch of it and drives it to the left of the man at mid off. The ball speeds away to the boundary.
Ben Stokes to Sam Billings. Full delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Billings flicks it to the man at short mid-wicket.
Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni. Shortish delivery, angling in from outside off, Dhoni swipes it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni. Full pitch delivery on the stumps, Dhoni offers a straight bat and punches it to the mid off region.
Ben Stokes comes back for a new spell.
Sam Billings is the next man in.
Strategic break.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. OUT! Top edge and taken! Raina departs quickly after reaching the landmark, he must be feeling gutted with the execution of that shot. Another tossed up googly on the leg stump line from the Kiwi leg spinner, the ball spins away a little and jumps sharply too. Raina looks to play the sweep, he fails to get on top of the bounce and gets a top edge. The ball balloons to short fine leg and Binny takes a safe catch inside the inner circle. Sodhi gets his first wicket of the evening.
Ish Sodhi to MS Dhoni. Faster one on the pads and Dhoni paddle sweeps it to fine leg. Archer swiftly moves across to his right and dives, just manages to pull that inside the ropes. Saves a run for his side.
Ish Sodhi to MS Dhoni. Faster one on the leg stump line, Dhoni glances it away to fine leg for a brace.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Sodhi bowls a googly and shortens his length seeing Raina charge down the track. The ball spins away a little and Raina gets a leading edge to backward point as he looks to heave it.
Ish Sodhi to MS Dhoni. Quicker ball from Sodhi, Dhoni punches it to the extra cover region. Ankit dives to his left and gets a hand to it. Good stop and the Chennai pair get just the single.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Flatter ball on the leg stump line, Raina works it through mid-wicket region for a single.
Ish Sodhi back into the attack.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Raina tucks it to the mid-wicket region. They take a single. Fifty to Raina, his 34th of the Indian T20 League.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Wide! Short ball down the leg side, Raina moves across to pull that one, he misses it and Archer concedes another wide.
Jofra Archer to MS Dhoni. Short of a length ball, Dhoni hops across and taps on the leg side for another quick single.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Drifting on the pads and Raina works it square on the leg side for a single.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Wide! Archer once again gets it wrong. Bowls it short and down the leg side. Raina lets it go. Wide is the call from the umpire.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Wide! The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire has signalled a wide.
MS Dhoni walks out to bat.
Jofra Archer to Shane Watson. OUT! Timely breakthrough for Rajasthan! Once again it's Jorfra Archer who breaks the 86-run stand for the second wicket! Watson tries to be aggressive against the West Indian but the young man gets the better of him! Another pacy short pitch delivery at 138.3 kph, Watson goes for the pull. The ball goes miles up in the air and Buttler calls for it. He runs quickly to his left and settles under the high ball and he makes no mistake. Superb catch from the English man.
Jofra Archer to Shane Watson. FOUR! That's streaky but who cares as they all count! Short ball from Archer, Watson goes for the pull. He gets a thick top edge over the keeper and four more added to the total.
Jofra Archer to Shane Watson. Good length ball outside off, Watson plays the late cut wide of the keeper. The ball rolls to third man. Sodhi in the deep rushes to his left and stops the ball inside the ropes.
Jofra Archer is back into the attack.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Shane Watson. Full ball from Gowtham to end the over, Watson lofts it hard to long off. Single taken.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. Quicker ball outside off, Raina chops it behind the wickets on the off side for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Smart shot from Raina! Faster one on the leg stump line, he quickly gets inside the line of the delivery and paddles it past the keeper. Raina just used the pace of the bowler and picks up boundary.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Shane Watson. Full ball outside off, Watson makes room and slams it hard to the sweeper cover. Watson will earn just the single for the effort.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. Pushes it quicker through the air and Raina bunts it down the ground for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Shane Watson. Flatter ball on off, Watson backs away and hits it through the covers for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham comes into the attack.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Watson goes back and pulls it down the ground to long on for a single. Chennai are 90 for one after ten overs, how many more can they add in the next 10?
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Wide! And again, Unadkat bowls a delivery over the indicator line and Watson lets it go. The umpire signals wide.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Wide! Touch too wide from Unadkat. Bowls it full outside off and Watson can't reach it. Wide given by the umpire.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Watson sits on the back foot hoping to square cut the wide delivery from Unadkat. He only manages a bottom edge on the off side.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Slower ball on the stumps, Watson goes for the pull. He misses it and gets hit on the back leg. Appeal for an LBW from Unadkat but the umpire shakes his head. It seems like it was heading down leg.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. SIX! Watson deposits another one over the ropes! Half tracker on the stumps, Watsom camps on the back foot and heaves it flat over mid-wicket boundary for a biggie.
Jaydev Unadkat to Suresh Raina. Raina backs away and slaps it hard to extra cover. He calls for a quick single. Rahane jumps on the ball and shys at the non-striker's end but he misses the target. Run out chance goes begging. How costly will this be for Rajashtan?
Jaydev Unadkat to Suresh Raina. Raina backs away and Unadkat follows him with a shortish delivery. Raina is cramped for room and he only manages to defend it down the track. Good ball!
Jaydev Unadkat is back into the attack.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Full pitch delivery on the stumps and Raina powers it to long on for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Shane Watson. Quicker ball on the leg stump line, Watson tucks it square on to the leg side. They take a quick single.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Flipper from Sodhi outside off, Raina goes back and punches it to long on for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. SIX! Raina joins the party! Floated delivery on the off stump line, Raina goes down on one knee and plays a slog sweep. He makes good contact and hits it over wide long on for half a dozen. His first at this venue.
Ish Sodhi to Shane Watson. Full ball and Watson smashes it hard past the bowler. Stokes at long off mops it up. Single taken.
Ish Sodhi to Shane Watson. SIX! MASSIVE! Watson connects well and sends it over the stands! Flatter ball on the stumps, he sits on the back foot and whacks it high over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. That's the fifty-run partnership between Watson and Raina.
Ben Stokes to Shane Watson. Drifting into the pads and Watson works it away to deep square leg. Just a run added.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. Full ball on the pads, Raina backs away and heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Ankit in the deep collects that one on the bounce. Single taken.
Ben Stokes to Shane Watson. Bowls an overpitched delivery outside off, Watson square drives it to deep point for a single.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. Back of a length ball outside off, Raina waits back and steers it down to third man. Another run added to the total.
Ben Stokes to Shane Watson. Shortish delivery, Watson goes for the pull, gets it off the inner half and the ball rolls wide of the man at mid-wicket. Single taken.
Ben Stokes to Shane Watson. Pacy delivery from Stokes, skids through after pitching. Watson goes back to play the square cut. He is beaten by the pace of the Englishman.
Ben Stokes is back for a new spell.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Googly from Sodhi, spins away from the batsman who backs away and mistimes the square cut on the off side.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Full delivery on middle, Raina plays a drive back to the bowler.
Ish Sodhi to Shane Watson. Pushes it quicker through the air, Watson goes on the back foot and guides it through point to the deep. Single taken.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Raina nudges it square on the leg side and picks up a single. These two are rotating strike regularly.
Ish Sodhi to Shane Watson. Shortish delivery on the stumps, Watson swipes it hard to deep mid-wicket for just another single.
Ish Sodhi to Suresh Raina. Flatter delivery on the stumps, Raina goes back and punches it to long on. They take a single.
Ish Sodhi comes into the attack.
Strategic break.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Once again Unadkat takes pace off the ball. Watson goes back to cut that. He mistimes it square on to the off side. End of a good Powerplay for Chennai.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Full pitch delivery on the stumps, Watson pushes it to covers. Can't find the gap.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. This one keeps a little low, Watson aims to pull it. He gets an under edge and the ball rolls to Sodhi at short fine leg.
Jaydev Unadkat to Suresh Raina. Unadkat attacks the pads of Raina who works that one to deep square leg. Single completed.
Jaydev Unadkat to Shane Watson. Slower ball, Watson drops it on the leg side and calls for a quick single. He gets a positive response from his partner.
Jaydev Unadkat to Suresh Raina. Brilliant save from Stokes! Short ball and Raina backs away as he pulls it over mid on. Mistimed stroke from him. Stokes rushes back and puts in a good dive. He just manages to pull that inside the ropes. Saves a run for his side.
Jaydev Unadkat to Suresh Raina. Wide! Starts his spell with the one slipping down leg, Raina looks to glance that. He misses it and wide is the signal from the umpire.
Jaydev Unadkat comes on to bowl.
Ben Stokes to Shane Watson. Full pitch delivery outside off, Watson goes for the expansive drive but he fails to make contact with the ball.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. Good length ball on the off stump line, Raina works it square on the leg side for a single.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. FOUR! BANG! Half tracker from Stokes and Raina waits for it on the back foot as he smashes it flat-batted over wide mid on for a boundary. That's the fifth boundary for Raina.
Ben Stokes to Shane Watson. Slower ball on the leg stump line, Watson flicks it to short fine leg. They scamper across for a quick single.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. Full pitch delivery, Raina defensively pushes it to mid off. They steal a quick single.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. Wide! Errs in line, Stokes dishes out a short delivery well down the leg side. Raina goes for the pull, he can't put bat to ball. Wide is the call from the umpire.
Ben Stokes to Suresh Raina. Width on offer from Stokes, Raina waits back and cuts it. He finds the man at backward point.
Ben Stokes comes to bowl.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. Darts this one on the stumps and Raina pushes it to the vacant mid on region for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Shane Watson. Tossed up delivery and Watson drills it hard to long on. Single taken.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. Arm ball on the middle and leg stump line, Raina works to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Another classy stroke from Raina! Full ball on the stumps, he backs away and drills it through the covers. The ball once again makes it to the boundary.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Well placed by Raina! Faster one outside off, Raina goes right back and chops it right in the gap between backward point and short third man.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Suresh Raina. Flatter ball outside off, Raina stays back and taps it on the off side.
Krishnappa Gowtham comes back for another spell.
Jofra Archer to Shane Watson. Good length ball on the stumps, Watson gets right behind it and blocks it. Jofra concedes 11 runs after taking a wicket off the first ball.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Raina once again hops across his stumps and flicks it to mid on. They steal a quick single.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Raina hops across and taps it on the leg side.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. FOUR! More runs! Another wide delivery from Archer, Raina doesn't miss out on this occasion, he slices it nicely behind the man at backward point. The ball races to the boundary in no time. The batsman takes full toll of the Free Hit there.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. Wide! Harsh call from the umpire! Bowls a wide yorker outside off, Raina looks to slice that, he misses it. Wide is the signal and Archer is disappointed with the call. So the Free Hit stays.
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. No ball! Oh dear! Jofra bowls a wide delivery down the leg side and Raina fails to glance that, he misses it. No ball is the signal from the umpire. Free Hit coming up!
Jofra Archer to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Raina is up and running with an elegant flick through mid-wicket! Full pitch delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Raina goes across and flicks it through the gap. The ball races away to the boundary.
Suresh Raina walks out to bat.
Jofra Archer to Ambati Rayudu. OUT! Chopped on! Archer strikes with his very first delivery! Rajasthan get the important opening they needed! Short of a length ball outside off, Rayudu takes a step down the track and looks to play the square cut. He goes too hard at that one and fails to make the desired connection. He gets a thick inside edge which cannons into the wickets. The in-form man for Chennai departs cheaply tonight!
Jofra Archer comes into the attack.
Ankit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu. Flatter ball from Ankit on the stumps, Rayudu forces it to long on. Single taken.
Ankit Sharma to Shane Watson. Pushes it quicker through the air and Watson punches to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ankit Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR! Poor delivery and Watson cashes in on it! Flatter ball angling down leg, Watson gets down one knee and sweeps it hard between the two men behind square on the leg side.
Ankit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu. Flatter ball on the stumps and Rayudu nudges it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ankit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Loopy ball and the batsman lofts it down the ground towards long on. Gowtham runs quickly to his left and gets a hand to it but fails to stop it cleanly.
Ankit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu. Darts this on the leg stump line, Rayudu taps it on to the leg side.
Ankit Sharma comes on to bowl from the other end.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Ambati Rayudu. In the air...... fielder running back from mid off can't get to it and collects it on the bounce! Loopy ball, Rayudu goes for another lofted drive, miscues it just over the infield. Only a run taken by the batsmen. Poor running by the two as there was always a second available there.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Rayudu takes the aerial route! Loopy ball outside off, he steps out to that one and lofts it cleanly over mid off and the ball speeds away to the boundary.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Shane Watson. Tossed up delivery on off, Watson gets to the pitch of it and drills it to long on for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Ambati Rayudu. Pushes it through and Rayudu works it away to the right of the man at mid on for a single.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Ambati Rayudu. Tossed up delivery on off, Rayudu goes across and sweeps it hard but can't beat Unadkat at square leg.
Krishnappa Gowtham to Shane Watson. Flatter ball on the leg stump line, Watson tucks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. Opens his account with an easy run.
The umpires are out followed by Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson. The Rajasthan team is in the final team huddle before the game. Watson takes the strike. For Rajasthan, Krishnappa Gowtham will start the proceedings with the new ball.
Ajinkya Rahane, the Rajasthan skipper, feels they are in a good position and it is all about playing with freedom. States he and his men are aware about the situation they are in and they will try and win all their games. Informs Ankit Chopra comes in and Prashant Chopra makes his debut. First six overs will be very important and he is hoping for a good start, feels the home captain.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says he wants to bat first. Informs they had a high committee meeting and the coach wants them to bat first tonight. Says they have made a couple of changes Dhruv Shorey and Lungi Ngidi make way for Karn Sharma and Sam Billings. Admits he likes playing with the same squad but they have to make changes due to injuries. He ends by saying he discussed with the head coach before the tournament and told him about his wish to bat higher up the order and it has worked well for him and the team.
TOSS - Heads is the call from MS Dhoni and it turns out to be heads. Chennai win the toss and they have elected to bat first.
PITCH REPORT - Michael Clarke starts by saying there will be some turn on this wicket as it appears to be quite dry. Informs there is no grass at all on the surface and it will only get slower and slower as the game goes on. He feels the team winning the toss should look to bat first and get in an extra spinner into the team. Reckons 160 will be a par score.
Hello and a warm welcome to our coverage for Match 43 of the Indian T20 League. Rajasthan to host Chennai at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Last time these two teams played here was way back in 2015. On that day, Shane Watson walked into the game wearing the blue jersey and helped his side beat the visiting team. Today it will be different, he will be up against his previous franchise and would be eager to do well here as well. He will be well equipped with the conditions which makes him the key player in this contest. The Men in Yellow have a better track record against the hosts, they have won four out of their last five. Rahane and his men desperately need to win this game and grab those two important points to keep pace with the teams placed above them. The earlier fixture between the two sides was a one-sided affair. Let us hope we witness an exciting game here today.
A vital two points for Rajasthan as they go level on points with Mumbai and Kolkata. Plenty of work for them to be still done, but they will relish this win. Chennai may have lost, but their position on the table remains unaffected. Anyway, on the 12th of May, there is a double-header as it's a Saturday and the action begins with Punjab hosting Kolkata at 1600 local (1030 GMT), followed by Delhi vs Bangalore in the capital of the country at 2000 local (1430 GMT). It's going to be a power-packed day, so do join in on all the action. Cheers!
Jos Buttler is obviously and rightly declared as the Man of the Match. He is in prime form at the moment as he scored his fourth consecutive fifty. Tonight, his 95 off 60 deliveries was the pillar of the chase and eventually, the match-winner for his side.
Chennai, in particular MS Dhoni, would be a touch disappointed in the bowling performance to say the least. More so because, after the early blitz from Buttler, they pulled things back well in the middle and got the upper hand. This format in particular is of small margins and if not for those two big maximums in Willey's over, maybe the away side would have been on the other side of the result. Goes to show you need to be disciplined at all times. A night to ponder for the visitors, one to celebrate for the hosts. Earlier in the evening, Chennai posted a total in excess of 175 on the back of a Raina fifty and some late hitting from Dhoni and Billings, but it didn't prove to be enough.
The hosts are not yet done in this tournament and they have Jos Buttler to thank for that. He's almost single-handedly taken his side across the line right at the finish. He started off well, despite Stokes' early loss and kept on going. He made some vital partnerships in the middle and kept the scoreboard ticking despite the wickets falling. Chennai did get back in in the middle overs and would have won as well, had it not been for Krishnappa Gowtham's neat little cameo. Those two blows he scored off David Willey's over proved to be the x-factor as it got his side within firing range, enabling Buttler to finish it off late. Superb knock from the Englishman, he remained unbeaten on 95.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Jos Buttler has done it. Absolute pandemonium in the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Unreal scenes. What a knock. Rajasthan survive to fight another day. Buttler slaps this towards extra cover and takes off. Watson has a needless shy at the bowler's end and misses. There's nobody backing up and seeing this, Buttler calls for the second and gets it. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 4 WICKETS!
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. SIX! That's a phenomenal strike! Jos Buttler with an absolute blinder of a hit here. It's full, in his slot and he smokes this away. Backs away and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 2 in 2 to win now.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. That's gone high in the air.... and it's fallen safe! Unreal. Everybody is out in the deep and it's fallen down safely inside the ring. Full and slower on the stumps, Buttler swings and skies it in the mid-wicket area. Nobody can believe how that's not been taken. Bravo actually was going for it but slipped in the process. Two runs taken. 8 from 3 now.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Length ball around off, smacked down to long on for two.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Precious, precious dot. Perfect start to the over. Bravo cleverly bowls the slower one outside off, Buttler doesn't pick it up as he swings early and misses.
And Dwayne Bravo will bowl the final over.
Jofra Archer next in.
David Willey to Krishnappa Gowtham. OUT! Edged and taken! Gowtham departs, but he just might have done enough for Rajasthan. Back of a length outside off, Krishnappa swings and gets an edge behind which Dhoni takes. 12 off the last over with Buttler on strike. What's going to happen here?
David Willey to Krishnappa Gowtham. SIX! BOOM! This is great striking from Krishnappa Gowtham. Right out of the screws this one. Full and in his slot, Gowtham stands firm and smokes it straight back down the ground for a maximum.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Rolls his fingers over this and angles in a full delivery on leg, Buttler makes room and tries to go big over the leg side, but gets an inside edge on the pads instead. Single to the total.
David Willey to Krishnappa Gowtham. Brisk single. Gowtham just runs this down to Harbhajan at short third man and brings Buttler back on strike.
David Willey to Krishnappa Gowtham. Wide! Angled down leg, Gowtham flicks and misses. Wide called by the umpire.
David Willey to Krishnappa Gowtham. SIX! That's gone all the way! Krishnappa Gowtham, what a man! Full and outside off, Gowtham slogs this powerfully over extra cover. Has enough behind it to send it all the way into the stands.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Full delivery just outside off, Buttler backs away and smacks it to long on. One run collected.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Buttler premeditates the scoop shot but there's no pace on the ball. Dhoni does well to move to his left and get a hand to it with a dive. Single taken. Rajasthan need 28 off 12.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Coming back in leg, tucked in front of square leg for a couple.
Krishnappa Gowtham is the new batsman in.
Dwayne Bravo to Stuart Binny. OUT! Gone next ball! Bravo strikes. Full toss on the stumps, Binny swings and gets it off the upper portion of the bat. Skies it in the cover area where Watson runs back, settles himself under the ball and takes a well-judged catch.
Dwayne Bravo to Stuart Binny. SIX! Hello... hello! Stuart Binny has cleared the fence. Much-needed for Rajasthan. Ahead of a length on off, Binny stands tall and launches it over the long on boundary for half a dozen.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Dropped! But that's such a difficult chance. Buttler makes room and hammers it back down. Bravo leaps and gets his fingertips to it, but it's too hard and too high for him to hold on to it. Single taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Dot ball. Good start from Bravo. Buttler makes room and Bravo follows him. Jos can't get it away and wears it on the pads.
Dwayne Bravo back on to bowl.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Fuller on the stumps, Buttler shuffles across and paddle scoops it down to fine leg. Just the single results. 38 to win in 18.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Short of a good length on the stumps, Buttler jumps out and hits it straight to Willey.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Buttler steps out and punches it to point. There is a shy at his end so he has to dive back in. Dangerous, though even if there was a direct hit he would have been safe.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Superb placement. Superb. Back of a length on off, from around the wicket, Buttler slaps this through cover. The sweeper is a bit too square, so no matter how much he runs, he can't get to it. Lovely stuff from Jos Buttler.
David Willey to Stuart Binny. Angling back in on middle and leg, on a length, worked off the inner half through mid-wicket for a run.
David Willey to Stuart Binny. Back of a length outside off, Binny steps out and slaps it through the covers for a double.
David Willey is brought back.
Shane Watson to Jos Buttler. FOUR! No, he can't! Buttler's innovation has brought about the much needed boundary! He picks his spot and goes for the reverse sweep. Connects well and hits it through backward point for a boundary.
Shane Watson to Stuart Binny. Shorter in length on middle, Binny mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket for a run. Just five from the over so far, can he end it well?
Shane Watson to Jos Buttler. DROPPED! Buttler has been dropped. Watson is the man who scuffs it of his own bowling. A tough chance though. This is full and on off, Buttler hits it hard back towards the bowler. Watson in his followthrough gets two hands to it but can't hang on. That had to stick. How costly will that prove? A single taken by the batsmen.
Shane Watson to Stuart Binny. Make that three singles! This was down the leg side, Binny flicks it towards short fine leg who makes a good stop. Binny will be disappointed he could not get that away.
Shane Watson to Jos Buttler. Slower ball on middle, Buttler tries to go inside out but gets it off the inner half towards square leg for a run. So juts two singles to start the over.
Shane Watson to Stuart Binny. Starts off with a slower ball. Binny walks across his stumps and works it through mid-wicket. Binny wants two but has to be happy with one.
Shane Watson is on now.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. Taps this one towards mid off for a quick run. 8 from this over. A good comeback by the bowler. 55 more needed in 5.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. Another dot! Binny needs to keep his head here. He swings his bat to a ball outside off but misses.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. This time offers no room and bowls it on off. Binny taps it back to the bowler.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. FOUR! Timely boundary for Rajasthan. This should release a little pressure off Buttler. Short and wide outside off, Binny gets on top of the bounce and cuts it through point for a boundary.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. Down the leg side, Binny flicks it fine towards fine leg. The fielder there makes good ground to his right, dives and then makes a very good stop. Two taken by the batsmen.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Lands it on a length around off, Buttler pushes it towards covers for a quick run.
Strategic break. Chennai have come back well in this game with a couple of wickets in quick succession. Buttler is still holding down one end, but is losing partners. Needless to say, he is the key for the home side. 63 more runs required from 36 balls.
Ravindra Jadeja to Stuart Binny. Slight turn away around off, Binny gets beaten as he misses the cover drive. Dhoni collects and Jadeja appeals, nothing from the umpire though.
Ravindra Jadeja to Stuart Binny. Good running. Binny wrists this in the gap at mid-wicket and runs hard. Calls for the second, big gap out there and gets it too.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Turning away around off, Buttler opens the face and dabs it just wide of point. Single taken.
Ravindra Jadeja to Stuart Binny. Eases this full ball through mid off and rotates strike.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Fraction straight in line, Buttler clips it behind square on the leg side. Runs the first one hard, wants the second but the fielder is quick to the ball.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Drifting in from around the wicket, Buttler punches it to cover.
Ravindra Jadeja is back.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. Played to the point region by the batsman. Dot ball to end the over.
Shardul Thakur to Stuart Binny. Binny leans across, gets behind the line and defends.
Stuart Binny is the next batsman in.
Shardul Thakur to Prashant Chopra. OUT! Thakur gets back at Prashant! Good field placement from Dhoni. Thakur bowls it to the field, full and on the pads, Prashant flicks it uppishly straight to Bravo at short mid-wicket. He takes it with ease and that's a timely breakthrough for the visitors. Rajasthan need 68 more in 44.
Shardul Thakur to Prashant Chopra. FOUR! Too full and too straight in line, looking for the yorker. He misses his mark and Prashant takes advantage of that. Clips this behind square leg and sends it across the rope for a boundary.
Shardul Thakur to Prashant Chopra. Stump-to-stump line from Thakur, Prashant plays it back in the bowler's direction.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Too full in length outside off, drilled down the ground to long off. One run to the total.
Shardul Thakur comes back on.
Dwayne Bravo to Prashant Chopra. Outside off, on a length, play and a miss.
Dwayne Bravo to Prashant Chopra. FOUR! That will do! What a shot. Full and outside off, Prashant carves this away square through point. No way sweeper cover gets to that. The placement is excellent.
Dwayne Bravo to Prashant Chopra. Just ahead of a length, pretty close to the off stick, Chopra gets behind the line and blocks it out.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Back of a length delivery, Buttler pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Prashant Chopra is the new man in.
Dwayne Bravo to Sanju Samson. OUT! Run out! Huge, huge mix-up and Samson is gone. He sacrificed himself, Buttler would have been gone otherwise. But he knows who the more important one is right now. Samson cuts this to short third man and there's a yes and no between both the batsmen. Sanju isn't as interested, but Buttler is more than halfway down the track. Seeing the throw coming in at the bowler's end, Samson runs to the other end. Bravo collects the ball and underarms it at the stumps at his end. He's gone.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. Fuller and slower outside off, driven to extra cover. A diving save there, which keeps the batsmen to one.
David Willey to Sanju Samson. Full on middle and off, Samson goes dead straight this time. Chips it over the bowler's head and takes two as the man at long on cuts it off.
David Willey to Sanju Samson. FOUR! Streaky runs but he won't mind. Full and outside off, Samson throws everything at it and gets a big edge. Third man is inside the ring, the ball clears him and rolls away to the rope.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Once again it's been hit through the covers. Another run.
David Willey to Sanju Samson. Samson goes aerial, but just a single results. Lofts it over covers and crosses over.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. Beautifully punched. Buttler opens his body up slightly and hits it through to sweeper cover for one.
David Willey to Sanju Samson. From around the wicket, it's on a length on off, Samson comes half-forward and pushes it to long off for a single.
David Willey returns to the attack.
Dwayne Bravo to Jos Buttler. The slower one again, Buttler easily pushes it back down the ground towards long on and gets two runs for it.
Dwayne Bravo to Sanju Samson. Takes the pace off this one, keeps it full on off. Samson brings his wrists into play and whips it through the mid-wicket area. Takes a run for it.
Dwayne Bravo to Sanju Samson. Full and straight from Bravo, hit right back at the bowler. Seeing Samson out of the crease, Bravo has a shy at the striker's end, but it's a wayward attempt.
Dwayne Bravo to Sanju Samson. Play and a miss! Well outside off on a good length, Samson cuts but fails to make contact.
Dwayne Bravo to Sanju Samson. Fullish in length, outside the line of off stump, driven on the up straight to the cover fielder.
Dwayne Bravo to Sanju Samson. Missed out! Slower short ball which Samson picked up. Well outside off. He goes for the powerful cut but hits it straight to the point fielder.
Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack.
Strategic break. Rajasthan have lost a couple of wickets in quick succession but they still have Buttler out there who's in amazing touch. Has scored another fifty and looks set for a big one. Samson is partnering him out there, and the hosts need 92 to win in 11 overs at this point. Interesting phase of play coming up.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Back of a length outside off, slaps the punch to the man at cover.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Sprays it on the pads, worked away through the vacant square leg area. Two men out in the deep who cut it off. A brace collected.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Cramps the batsman for room. Angles it in on middle and leg on a length. Jos stays inside his crease and pushes it back down the track.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. Punches this length delivery through to sweeper cover. One run to the total.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. Good length ball straightening up around off, Samson pushes it back to the left of the bowler.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. FOUR! Full on the pads, too straight in line and it's easy enough for Samson to flick this away. Across the fine leg fence and that's a boundary.
Shardul Thakur to roll his arm over again.
Karn Sharma to Jos Buttler. The batsman drives the ball straight down the ground.
Karn Sharma to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Shortish around off, turning away, Buttler plays at it and gets a thick edge through the vacant slip position, away to the third man fence for a boundary.
Karn Sharma to Sanju Samson. Excellent effort from Sam Billings! What an effort. Dhoni applauds that. Samson gets low and sweeps it through mid-wicket. It seems it'll go all the way to the fence but Billings covers a lot of ground to his right in the deep and puts in a dive. The ball is still rolling away to the rope but Sam once again runs to the ball and keeps it in. The umpire isn't sure so just checks upstairs. Replays show he's managed to keep it in. Lovely stuff. Three runs taken.
Karn Sharma to Jos Buttler. Buttler gets low to sweep this away, but can't connect. It's off the pads on the leg side and a single is taken.
Karn Sharma to Jos Buttler. Fifty for Jos Buttler, his 5th in the League. Another top knock from him. Also, this is his 4th in a row this season. Talk about a purple patch. He gets down on one knee and paddle sweeps it fine down the leg side. Runs the first one hard and comes back the second.
Karn Sharma to Sanju Samson. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, Samson gets low and sweeps it off the inner half behind square leg for a single.
Karn Sharma brought on to bowl.
Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson. Whipped to deep mid-wicket from within the crease for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Full around off, Buttler throws his bat at it and slices it through point. The man in the deep moves to his left and stops it with a slide. Three taken.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Terrific from Buttler! Full around leg, he kneels down and brings out the reverse sweep. Places it square through point and finds the fence.
Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson. Full and fired on off, driven to long off comfortably by Sanju for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Uses the depth of the crease again before working it towards mid on. Single taken.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Spinning away from around off, Jos goes deep inside the crease and punches it square on the off side.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. Back of a length outside off, Samson glides the punch to point. End of the Powerplay, Rajasthan are 57/2. Good one for them, despite the two wickets.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. Some room on offer outside off, Samson with minimal foot movement cuts it to point.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. Marginally ahead of a length, outside off, Samson drives it on the up straight to the man at mid off.
Shardul Thakur to Sanju Samson. Wide! Length delivery down the leg side, wide signalled by the umpire.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Buttler makes room so Thakur follows him. Cramps him for room with a yorker but the batsman still manages to dig it out back towards mid on. Quick single taken. Good bowling and batting all-round.
Shardul Thakur to Jos Buttler. Fullish in length, angling in on the pads, Jos works it in front of mid on.
Shardul Thakur in to have a go with the ball.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Hangs back and punches it to long off for one.
Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson. Drives this through mid off and Samson is off the mark with a single.
Sanju Samson comes out to bat next.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ajinkya Rahane. OUT! Another one down, this time it's the skipper. Jadeja comes from around the wicket and bowls it flat and short close to off. Rahane stays back, looks to put bat on ball but is taken by surprise due to the extra bounce. Draws an edge, it goes off Dhoni's gloves and pops into Raina's hands at first slip, which is his 150th T20th catch. Two wickets in two overs for Chennai.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Shot. Dragged short, Rahane goes back and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ajinkya Rahane. Comes well forward to this full ball and blocks it with the full face of the bat.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Comes ahead and knocks this into the covers for a run.
Ajinkya Rahane walks in next.
Harbhajan Singh to Ben Stokes. OUT! GONE! Harbhajan gets his man! An interesting knock from Ben Stokes comes to an end. He gives the charge and Harbhajan shortens the length just enough. The Englishman swings and misses the ball altogether. It goes right through and knocks the stumps over. First breakthrough for Chennai.
Harbhajan Singh to Ben Stokes. SIX! Right off the meat this time! That should give him some confidence. Loopy and full in line of the stumps, Stokes kneels down and slog sweeps it into the mid-wicket stands for a maximum.
Harbhajan Singh to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Stokes isn't looking comfortable at all. Streaky runs for him. Quicker through the air again, Stokes swings and gets an inside edge past the leg stump for a boundary. It goes all the way to the fine leg fence.
Harbhajan Singh to Ben Stokes. Not out! It's a bump ball! Stokes survives. Would have been a bizarre dismissal to be honest. Harbhajan floats it up on the stumps, Stokes makes room to go big over covers. Ends up getting an inside edge which supposedly goes onto his boot and into Dhoni's gloves. The appeal goes up and the umpire refers it upstairs. Replays show it did go off the boot, but not before hitting the ground first.
Appeal for a caught behind. Stokes the man in question. Is he gone? The soft signal is out.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. From around the wicket now, Harbhajan darts it fuller on middle and leg, it's worked through mid-wicket for one. Stokes on strike now, this is what Dhoni would have wanted against Harbhajan.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. FOUR! That kind of a night for him, isn't it? The timing is unbelievable. Flat, short and on off, Buttler rocks back in a jiffy and whips it in front of square leg. In the gap and that's gone to the boundary line.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Takes the aerial route and finds the desired result! Full around off, Buttler opens his body up, backs away and goes inside out over covers. A boundary results.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler. Drifting in from around the wicket, Jos blocks it into the off side.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ben Stokes. Works it away on the leg side to get off the mark.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ben Stokes. Full and flat outside off, Stokes tries to play the reverse sweep but misses.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ben Stokes. Howzzzat? The answer to that is not out as Stokes' feet were inside the crase. This is down the leg side. Stokes misses the flick and he seems to have lost his balance. Dhoni behind the stumps, collects the ball and takes the bails off quickly. He appeals but the umpire shakes his head.
Ravindra Jadeja into the bowling attack.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. Chance of a run out! Stokes could have been gone even before facing a single delivery. Buttler works it square on the leg side. Ben runs, then is sent back and puts in a dive. Luckily for him, Harbhajan doesn't collect the ball cleanly. 14 off the over, another good one for Rajasthan.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. SIX! Buttler is continuing on in fine form. Seems like there's no stopping him at all. Flighted and full on off, Buttler gets underneath it and smokes it over long on.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Brings out the reverse sweep and finds the fence. Loopy and full outside off, Buttler gets himself into position and then places it past point. Superb placement, it goes across the boundary line.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. Lands it just behind a driving length, on off, Jos is back as he plays it on the leg side.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. FOUR! This is smart cricket. Buttler uses the pace as it's fired flat around his pads. Just places it fine down the leg side, beating the fielder at 45. Nicely done.
Harbhajan Singh to Jos Buttler. Tossed up on off stump, Buttler plays it to the right of the bowler. Dot ball to begin things.
Harbhajan Singh to bowl from the other end.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. A single to finish the first! An electric start for Rajasthan as Buttler taps it towards point and says let me keep strike for the next over as I am the man in form.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. He moves in his crease to spoil the length of the bowler. Willey though lands it on middle, Buttler misses the flick and gets hit high on the thigh pad.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. This time he bowls it on the stumps. A better line and a length on off. Buttler defends it towards covers.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Make that three in a row! Too much room offered and Buttler pounces on it. Short and outside off, Buttler cuts it through point. There is a man in the deep but it is away from him.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! You could not get off to a better start! Another length ball around off, Buttler walks ahead and punches it through covers for another boundary.
David Willey to Jos Buttler. FOUR! What a start to the second innings! Buttler's continues from where he left off in the last game. This is short and outside off, no swing for Willey and it gets too easy for Jos. He punches it through cover-point and the ball races away.
We are back for the chase. A new opening pair for Rajasthan as the two Englishmen, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler make their way out to the middle. The latter will be on strike and he will face David Willey who has the new ball in hand. Here we go...