Buttler falls victim to Mo as he gets bowled out. Mo doesn’t show any celebrations despite claiming such a crucial wicket. The delivery was a well-flighted offbreak outside the off-stump. Buttler attempted a massive slogsweep but couldn’t connect, and the ball spun back to hit the off-stump.
RR might feel a bit let down by their final score of 175. They had a solid foundation when Padikkal and Buttler were batting, but their fortunes changed dramatically in a single over bowled by Jadeja. During that over, Padikkal and Samson were dismissed, and Ashwin was dropped off the first ball.
From that point, Buttler and Ashwin struggled to increase the run rate, until Ashwin broke the shackles by hitting two sixes off Akash Singh. However, Buttler couldn’t maintain his momentum and was eventually dismissed after scoring fifty runs.
Towards the end, Hetmyer’s brief cameo helped RR reach 175, which looked unlikely earlier. CSK’s spinners deserve credit for pulling things back, and MS Dhoni deserves credit for showing faith in Moeen Ali despite his poor fielding performance that included two drops and a missed run-out opportunity.
Ali repaid that faith by claiming the important wicket of Buttler. The pitch favors spinners, and RR has three world-class spinners in their team, with Zampa as the Impact substitute.