Indian Premier League

Rajasthan Royals 142 for 7 (Raut 36*, Carseldine 39) beat Deccan Chargers (Suman 41*) 141 for 5 by by three wickets

• Royals prevailed in a see-saw chase which included three wickets in two overs and 51 runs in seven.
• Disciplined spells of bowling were followed by some nerveless batting, though misfields and dropped catches from Deccan contributed to the close finish

Chennai Super Kings 163 (Badrinath 45, Nehra 3-27, Nannes 3-27) beat Delhi Daredevils (Karthik 52, Warner 51, Jakati 4-24) by 18 runs

• A superb bowling performance by left-arm spinner Jakati gave Super Kings their third win of the tournament and with it some momentum
• Chennai's total of 163 - built around a 66-run partnership between Raina and S Badrinath - seemed too little after they whimpered to a finish, but led by Jakati and Muralitharan they hit back at the clutch, disturbing a threatening stand and keeping Delhi to 145 as the IPL bandwagon landed in Johannesburg
• Karthik and Warner nearly brought a victory for Delhi but they failed to finish it off