Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday to remain on top of the points table with two crucial points. It was the third straight win for CSK as they won the thriller against the Royals by 4 wickets. Dhoni and Rayudu played two crucial knocks for their side as they powered their side over the line against a spirited Rajasthan side. However, Mitchell Santner was the hero as he finished things off with a six off the last ball to win the thriller for his side.

Chennai Super Kings continue to remain on top of the points table after their thrilling win over Rajasthan Royals. It was the sixth victory in seven matches for the MS Dhoni-led side as they now have 12 points and a healthy net run rate of +0.299. Kolkata Knight Riders are on 2nd with 8 points from six games.

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Orange cap table:

David Warner remains on top of the Orange Cap race with 349 runs from six games at an astounding average of 87.25. He is followed by Lokesh Rahul, who has 317 runs in seven games. MS Dhoni, who scored a brilliant 58 off 43 balls to jump to the seventh spot in the list of highest run-getter this season. He now has 214 runs from seven games and is CSK's top-scorer so far this season.

Purple cap table:

Kagiso Rabada is leading the wicket-taking charts as he has 11 scalps to his name from six games for Delhi Capitals. He is followed by two CSK bowlers on the list - Deepak Chahar (10 wickets) and Imran Tahir (9 wickets). Yuzvendra Chahal has now dropped to the third spot with 9 wickets from 6 games.

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