Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by three runs in the 17th match of IPL 2023, with this victory Rajasthan team reached the top of the points table
In the match, Chennai needed 5 runs on the last ball to win and the strike was with Dhoni, but he failed to hit the boundary on the last ball and Chennai lost the match.
Chennai needed 21 runs to win in the last over and Dhoni was standing at the crease, in such a situation it was natural for Sandeep Sharma to come under pressure and he was also seen under pressure.
Sandeep bowled the first two balls of the over wide, after that he did not give any run on the first legal delivery of the over, but Dhoni hit two sixes in the next two balls.
Chennai needed 7 runs to win the last three balls and everyone felt that Chennai would win now, Sandeep made a tremendous comeback. Sandeep bowled yorkers in the last three balls, Dhoni took a single on the fourth ball, so Jadeja got a strike, on Sandeep's yorker, Jadeja took a single on the fifth ball of the over.
Dhoni had to play the last ball of the match and the fans were expecting a six from Dhoni, but Sandeep bowled the ball in the blockhole and Dhoni could only take one run. This win is Rajasthan's first win at Chennai's home ground in 15 years, surprisingly Sandeep Sharma was not bought by anyone in this year's mini auction
Rajasthan Royals included Sandeep Sharma in their team as a replacement for fast bowler Krishna's injury.
