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Patna : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 45 runs in 12th match of IPL 2021 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra, on April 19, 2021, late night, as spinner Moeen Ali, who had scored 26 runs, took 3/7 in 3 overs. Chasing a target of 189 runs, RR finished at 143/9 in 20 overs with opener Jos Buttler scoring 49 in 35 balls hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes and pacer Jaydev Unadkat scoring 24 in 17 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. RR had won the toss but opted to bowl.
Batting first, CSK scored 188/9 in 20 overs with opener Faf du Plessis scoring 33 runs with 4 fours and 2 sixes and Ambati Rayudu scoring 27 runs in 17 balls hitting 3 sixes. Suresh Raina scored 18 runs with 2 fours while Moeen Ali scored 26 runs in 20 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Dwayne Bravi remained unbeaten on 20 in 8 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Captain M S Dhoni (wk) fell to medium fast bowler Chetan Sakariya for 18 in 17 balls with 2 fours. Sakariya took 3/36 in 4 overs while fast medium bowler Chris Morris took 2/33 in 4 overs. It was CSK’s second win in three matches.