Today’s Match Details – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Match -26 DLF IPL T20, IPL5 2012
Time – 4:00 pm i.e 10:30 GMT |16:00 IST
Date – April 21, 2012
Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Toss – Rajasthan Royals elected to bat
Result – Chennai won by 7 wickets
Man of the match – F du Plessis

In a thrilling match, CSK beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets on the very last ball of the innings, thanks to Faf du Plessis 52-ball 73.

Today in the 26th match of DLF IPL 2012, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. Rahul Dravid and A Rahane gave them a good start and added 36 runs in 4.4 overs before Rahane got out. This lowered the run rate and soon Dravid also got out. But Owais Shah continued his good form and scored a brilliant 43 ball 52. He along with Menaria (36 off 34 balls) scored 92 runs for the third wicket partnership in just 65 balls which helped Rajasthan Royals post a modest total of 146/4 in 20 overs.

Chasing 147 for a desperate win, CSK got a superb start as S Badrinath and F du Plessis added 55 in 7.3 overs for the first wicket stand. S Badrinath was the first to got out but this did not deter CSK batsmen and they continued to march toward the target. Raina and F du Plessis added 61 runs for the second wicket partnership before F du Plessis and Raina got out in the 17th over 73 and 26 respectively. CSK needed 31 to win from 23 balls and it looked like a cake walk but some good bowling by Rajasthan Royals took the match to a thrilling finish. It was once again Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Jadeja who took their team to a seven wicket win on the last ball of the match.

Match 26 IPL 2012 Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard