Gallery: CSK vs RR | Match 17 | IPL 2023

N. Srinivasan felicitated MS Dhoni on leading CSK for the 200th time

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first

Padikkal and Buttler set the platform with a 77-run stand, after Jaiswal was dismissed early in the powerplay

Buttler then took on Moeen Ali, smashing him for three sixes in an over and threatening to take it away from CSK

Jadeja, however, picked up the wickets of Padikkal and Samson in one over, and put a stopper to the scoring rate

Ashwin departed after a 22-ball 30, holing out to Magala off Akash Singh, after smashing him for two sixes. He was dropped by Moeen Ali, and escaped a run-out attempt from Moeen Ali too!

Jos Buttler got to his fifty, setting up for the death overs!

It was not to be, however, as Moeen Ali got rid of Buttler, redeeming himself after some poor work in the field and with the ball.

While wickets fell regularly at the other end, a late surge at the death from Hetmyer lifted the Royals to 175

The in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed early in the chase of 176

Conway and Rahane got together to lead the recovery with a half-century stand to lay the platform for the chase

The wicket of Rahane was taken by the eventual Man of the Match, Ravichandran Ashwin, which triggered a dramatic collapse

The three spinners triggered a collapse of 5-35, and CSK were suddenly 113-6 with 63 required off 30

After playing out the spinners, the Dhoni-Jadeja pair scripted a turnaround targeting the pacers. In the final over from Sandeep Sharma, with 19 required off 5, Dhoni hammered 2 sixes, bringing it down to 7 off 3.

Sandeep Sharma, however, held his nerve, and nailed three yorkers, earning the Royals a precious win, and a spot at the top of the points table