Dwayne Bravo played a nice cameo, hammering four boundaries in his 11-ball 23 to help Chennai post the competitive target for the hosts.
Super Kings suddenly lost the momentum as they were reduced to 89/3 in 12.5 overs from 83 for no loss.
Pacer Kevon Cooper led Royals terrific comeback as he dismissed Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni in one over.
Opener Murali Vijay held the one end after losing three quick wickets with 49-ball fifty to revive Chennai innings.
Rajasthan Royals finally got the first breakthrough when Stuart Binny struck to break the fine opening stand between Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay by removing the former.
The Aussie southpaw continued his dream run as he again snatched the orange cap from explosive Chris Gayle by scoring 41 runs.
Chennai off to a good start with Hussey and Vijay scored 37 runs in the mandatory powerplay against Rajasthan. The duo went on to complete 50-run stand 46 balls and laid good foundation for CSK.
Earlier, Rajasthan skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and opted to field against Super Kings.
Rajasthan made two changes, bringing in Stuart Binny and Vikramjeet Malik in place of Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila. CSK have retained the same playing eleven.
Playing their last match on home soil, Rajasthan would look to upstage top-placed title contenders Chennai. A win for the home team will surely take them into the playoffs.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid, Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Sanju Samson, Dishant Yagnik, Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Siddharth Trivedi, Kevon Cooper and Vikramjeet Malik.
Chennai Super Kings: Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, Mohit Sharma and Jason Holder.
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