The Dravid-Rahane duo gave the Royals a flying start but spinner Nick Beard proved successful in breaking the growing stand when he had Dravid (10) caught by Nathan McCullum at point.
Earlier, Rahul Shukla's impressive figures of 3/23 helped the Rajasthan Royals restrict Otago Volts to 139/7.
After being put into bat, Otago Volts got off to a horrible start when Rajasthan pacer Rahul Shukla scalped three wickets in his first over.
Shukla, brought into the side at the expense of Vikramjeet Malik, picked up the wickets of Hamish Rutherford (5), Derek de Boorder (0) and skipper Brendon McCullum (0) in the fourth over.
Soon after, Shane Watson joined the wicket-taking party when he dismissed the dangerous Neil Broom (11) to leave the Volts struggling at 22/4 after 5 overs.
Ryan ten Doeschate and Jimmy Neesham then gave the Volts some respite when they stitched a crucial 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
However, the glory was short-lived when Kevon Cooper dismissed Neesham (32) when the Otago batsman was caught by Watson at mid-on.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bowl against Otago Volts.
By finishing atop the table Royals will not only avoid playing rampaging Chennai Super Kings in the semifinals but also they will get to play their last-four stage match at home, where they have an incredible 11-match winning streak.
On the other hand, Otago Volts are currently placed second in the group with 12 points from three matches and could knock out IPL champions Mumbai Indians if they win.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (Capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Ashok Menaria, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Rahul Shukla, Pravin Tambe.
Otago Volts: Brendon McCullum (Capt.), Neil Broom, Hamish Rutherford, Derek de Boorder (wk), Ryan ten Doeschate, Jimmy Neesham, Nathan McCullum, Ian Butler, Neil Wagner, James McMillan, Nick Beard.
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