Wannidu Hasaranga snapped up 4 wickets as Rajasthan Royals registered their first win of the season after losing first two games of the season. Rajasthan finally get on the points table. Nitish Rana scored a blistering 81 before being sent back by R Ashwin and MS Dhoni combo as Rajasthan Royals suffered another batting collapse to post 182/9 against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Captain Riyan Parag tried to steady Royals with a gritty 37.

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For CSK, Noor Ahmad and Matheesha Pathirana returned identical figures of 2 for 28 while Khaleel Ahmed also accounted for two wickets. In CSK's chase, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 63 off 44 balls but failed to take his team over the line. Jofra Archer delivered a blistering new ball spell, getting Rachin Ravindra out for a duck. Ruturaj Gaikwad steadied the ship for Chennai, as he scored a gritty fifty while losing wickets around him. Wanindu Hasaranga was the chief destroyer for Rajasthan, as he picked up a wicket in each over and troubled the batters with his googlies.  CSK ultimately fell short by six runs despite some late slogs from Dhoni, Jadeja and Jamie Overton.