Match 12 of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) saw Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 45 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on 19 April.
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After hitting 26 runs in 20 balls, Chennai’s Moeen Ali has climbed to the eighth spot in the list of top run-getters in IPL 2021. Moeen has now scored 108 runs in three games, striking at 144.
However, Rajasthan skipper Sanju Samson (124) is still at sixth place, despite failing in back-to-back matches.
| Batsman | Team | R | SR | 50 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi | 186 | 163 | 2 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Bangalore | 176 | 149 | 2 |
| KL Rahul | Punjab | 157 | 145 | 2 |
| Nitish Rana | Kolkata | 155 | 136 | 2 |
| AB de Villiers | Bangalore | 125 | 189 | 2 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 124 | 175 | 1 |
| Jonny Bairstow | Hyderabad | 110 | 147 | 1 |
| Moeen Ali | Chennai | 108 | 144 | 0 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Delhi | 106 | 177 | 1 |
| Manish Pandey | Hyderabad | 101 | 112 | 1 |
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Even in the list of highest wicket-takers, there have not been so many ups and downs after Match 12. However, riding on his three wickets against Chennai, left-arm seamer Chetan Sakariya jumped to fifth place, bagging six scalps overall. His teammate Chris Morris (5) also made his way to get a place in the top 10 following the match.
| Bowler | Team | W | Econ | 4WI |
| Harshal Patel | Bangalore | 9 | 5.75 | 1 |
| Rahul Chahar | Mumbai | 7 | 7.41 | 1 |
| Avesh Khan | Delhi | 6 | 7.33 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | Mumbai | 6 | 7.80 | 0 |
| Chetan Sakariya | Rajasthan | 6 | 8.33 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | Kolkata | 6 | 12.14 | 1 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab | 5 | 7.11 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | Delhi | 5 | 7.45 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | Rajasthan | 5 | 9.18 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Bangalore | 5 | 9.80 | 0 |
Points Table
Chennai jumped to second in the league table while Rajasthan slipped to sixth, behind Kolkata Knight Riders, due to a big-margin defeat. Let us have a look at how the points table is forming up after Match 12:
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.750 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.194 |
| Delhi Capitals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.453 |
| Mumbai Indians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.225 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.633 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.719 |
| Punjab Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.967 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.483 |