Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan Royals on Sunday suffered their third straight defeat by a narrow margin of eight runs by Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After the defeat,Rahane said that the last five overs cost them the game.​RR skipper praised MS Dhoni by saying that it very difficult for the bowlers when the veteran he bats like the way he did in the match against RR.
In the post match presentation, “Very disappointed. We started off really well in the first ten overs, but what cost us were the last five overs. When MS bats it is very difficult for the bowlers. It was very hard for the bowlers to grip the ball after six overs, even the fast bowlers. But CSK bowled really well, they kept taking wickets. As a batting unit we need to take the responsibility for this.”
The skipper concluded by saying that they have played well in the last three games and with some luck, they will be able to turn things around in the upcoming matches.