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Patna : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 runs in the 12th match of IPL-14 at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 31, 2019, late night, with bowlers Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, and Imran Tahir taking two wickets each and captain M S Dhoni scoring an unbeaten 75 in 46 balls hitting 4 fours and 4 sixes and Suresh Raina 36. RR had won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, CSK had scored 175/5 in 20 overs. CSK has won all its 3 matches so far.

Chasing a target of 176, RR scored 167/8 in 20 overs with allrounder Ben Stokes scoring 46 in 26 balls hitting 1 four and 3 sixes and Rahul Tripathy scoring 39 in 24 balls hitting 5 fours and a six. Openers : Ajinkya Rahane (captain) and Jos Buttler scored 0 and 6 runs respectively. Sanju Samson fell to Deepak Chahar for 8. Steven Smith, Australia, scored 28 in 30 balls with 2 fours. Jofra Archer made 24 in 11 balls hitting 1 four and 2 sixes.

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