Nonetheless, it was too late, as Dube, too, brought up his maiden IPL half-century and, along with Glenn Phillips (14*), steered the side to a seven-wicket win. CSK utilised six bowlers, as Thakur claimed a couple, along with the best economy.
Brief scores: CSK 189/4 (Gaikwad- 101*, Jadeja- 32*; Tewatia- 3/39) lost to RR 190/3 in 17.3 overs (Jaiswal- 50, Dube- 64; Thakur- 2/30) by seven wickets.