Raina crashes into the umpire

May 11, 2018

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni opted to bat, but Ambati Rayudu perished early•BCCI

With his eyes on the ball, Suresh Raina went crashing into umpire Marais Erasmus; luckily both were unhurt•BCCI

Royals kept things tight in the field, forcing CSK to deal in ones and twos in the middle overs•BCCI

Stokes' partner Jos Buttler, however, made full use of the Powerplay overs•BCCI

But K Gowtham had other plans; he struck two sixes in the space of three legal deliveries to bring to equation down to 12 off the final over•BCCI

Jofra Archer was the man to get the breakthrough•BCCI

Raina went on to post his 45th T20 fifty...•BCCI

But a late blitz from MS Dhoni took CSK to 176 for 4•BCCI

Buttler found the boundary at will and raced away to fifty off 26 balls•BCCI

And Buttler did the rest, hitting a six and collecting three doubles to take Royals past the finish line•BCCI

...but Stuart Binny's sharp catch at short fine leg sent Raina back•BCCI

Ben Stokes came in as Royals' surprise opening batsman, but was bowled by Harbhajan Singh•BCCI

Dwayne Bravo's athleticism saved some runs in the field•BCCI