Match: 24th T20, IPL3
Venue: Ahmedabad
Date: March 28, 2010
Toss: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first.
Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 17 runs

After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals decided to bat first and they got to a flying start with M Lumb and N Ojha. They zoomed to 47 in just 4 overs before they lost the first wicket in form of M Lumb. But N Ojha was at his best today and hammered the ball to all sides of the park. Though the middle order could not contribute significantly but N Ojha acted as a star for Rajasthan Royals and took the team to 177/8 in 20 overs.

Chasing 178 to win, Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings could not get the desired start as they lost Hayden when the team score was 24. M Vijay and S Raina then tried to steady the innings but the required run rate was increasing with the passage of each over. Shane Warne came to bowl and get rid of Raina. Chennai Super Kings were expecting a good performance from M Vijay and Dhoni but both of them got run out, thanks to some excellent fielding by Rajasthan Royals. Chennai Super Kings were 123/4 in 15.4 overs with the required rate hovering at 12.69 per over.Though Morkel tried to change the equation of the game with 3 sixes but the required rate was way too high (17.68) for CSK and in the last over Chennai Super Kings needed 22 runs but they could manage only 160/6 in 20 overs and thus lost the match by 17 runs.

Match 24 – IPL 2010 – Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings Scorecard