With two crucial wickets in his first over, Ravindra Jadeja put RR’s innings on the back foot. In consecutive deliveries, Jadeja dismissed a well-set Padikkal and RR skipper Sanju Samson to bring Chennai back into the game after Padikkal and Buttler appeared to run through the CSK bowling lineup.
After 10 overs, RR had scored 95 runs while losing three wickets Moeen Ali gave Padikkal a life by dropping him at first slip in the final over of the powerplay after CSK struck early and cheaply dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Rajasthan Royals were 57-1 at the end of six overs, with Buttler and Padikkal on the crease. Earlier, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday Dhoni is captaining CSK for the 200th time.
Mitchell Santner and Dwayne Pretorius are replaced by Moeen Ali and Maheesh Theekshana for CSK. Trent Boult, the Royals’ pace spearhead, is out due to a niggle.
