ESPNcricinfo staff10-May-2015Brendon McCullum kept his calm and played out a few quiet overs before stepping on the throttle•BCCIThough McCullum was clearly feeling the heat and humidity of Chennai, he didn’t hold back on his favourite shot – the paddle sweep – to bring up his fifty off 44 deliveries•PTI Faf du Plessis and McCullum put on 101 for the third wicket as Super Kings eyed a late surge•PTI The partnership ended with du Plessis being run out for 29 by Shane Watson in the 17th over•BCCIMS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo added 28 in 15 balls to help Super Kings finish on 157 for 5•PTI Chris Morris was the pick of the Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers with figures of 4-0-19-3•BCCIRoyals’ lost Ajinkya Rahane in the sixth over while Watson kept dealing in singles and doubles•BCCIBut just when he looked to up the ante and lined up a straight six…•BCCIBravo plucked the ball out of mid-air and sent the fans at the MA Chidambaram stadium into delirium•BCCISuper Kings applied the squeeze through the middle overs via their left-arm spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Pawan Negi. Jadeja ended with figures of 4-0-11-4•PTI The incoming Royals batsmen perished trying to play the big shots and eventually ended up 12 runs short•PTI
Sharp Super Kings leapfrog to top spot
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