The RR players have held their nerves, to win by only 3 runs! Dhoni and Jadeja tried their best but couldn't pull off a fairytale win for CSK! Gaikwad got out early but Conway and Rahane stitched a 50-run stand together, keeping the scoreboard ticking. But, the spinners were getting grip and turn as expected and they kept the run rate in check. It was always going to be a battle against spin on this track and Chahal and Ashwin rose to the occasion. In their combined 8 overs, they only conceded 52 runs and took 4 wickets. CSK kept losing wickets due to the asking rate rising but Jadeja and Dhoni gave the hosts a last ray of hope! 40 was needed off the last 2 overs! Holder was taken away for 19 runs in the penultimate over. 20 was needed and Dhoni would have backed himself. Sandeep missed his mark and he was hit for two consecutive sixes. But, he delivered yorkers when it was needed and Dhoni couldn't finish it off.
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