Dhoni takes CSK to top of IPL table 

Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets on Tuesday to jump to the top of the table in the Indian Premier Laegue.

Chennai Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten 26 off 16 balls to take his side home with two balls to spare.

Super Kings lost Brendan McCullum (6) and Suresh Raina (2) inside five overs but Dwayne Smith (44) and Faf du Plesis (38) batted well to keep the Super Kings run-chase on track.

Left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma claimed the wickets of both McCullum and Raina. Smith faced 35 balls to score 44 runs with five fours and two sixes, while Du Plesis struck two fours in his 39-ball knock.

The duo added 35 runs for the third wicket before Smith?s wicket was claimed by Kevon Cooper.

At one stage, Super Kings were 121 for five in 17.3 overs and they needed another 28 runs in 15 balls to win the match. Dhoni kept his cool and finished off the job with ease together with Ravinder Jadeja.

Earlier, Royals skipper Shane Watson hit 51 runs to help his side score 148 for eight in 20 overs. Besides Watson, Ankit Sharma (30) and Stuart Binny (22) were the two other batsmen, who reached double figures. For Chennai, Mohit Sharma grabbed three wickers, while Jadeja got two wickets.