Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai by 10 runs

Albie Morkel (71) and Parthiv Patel's (54) half centuries went waste as Chennai Super Kings lost the plot towards the close to suffer a 10-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals in their crucial Indian Premier League match on Saturday.After Graeme Smith (91) and Kamran Akmal (53) had led the Royals to a huge total of 211 for five, the Super Kings replied by the taking the visiting bowlers by the scruff of their neck with one down Suresh Raina doing most of the scoring.Super Kings were cruising at 157 for three at the end of 15 overs but failed to get 55 from the last five overs with seven wickets in hand to make their semi-final hopes uncertain.With 14 points from 13 matches, the MS Dhoni side will have to win their last match against Deccan Chargers on May 27 in Hyderabad to make the grade.

Kings XI beat Deccan Chargers by 6 wickets

Kings XI Punjab rode on twin half centuries by Shaun Marsh (60) and Kumar Sangakkara (50) to post a six-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in a close but inconsequential Indian Premier League match on Friday night.Chasing a target of 176, Kings XI openers Sangakkara and Marsh shared 84 runs for the first wicket to lay the strong foundation for their ninth victory in the tournament which they achieved with three balls to spare.Towards the close, there was some anxious moments for the home team. With asking rate reaching near 10 per over from the last three overs and four wickets having fallen, the Chargers pressed for a wicket but experienced Mahela Jayawardene (14; 10 balls; 1X6) and young Piyush Chawla (16; 9 balls; 1X4; 1X6) shared an unfinished 39-run stand for the fifth wicket to reach 178 for 4. Shaun Marsh was later adjudged Man of the Match.