Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (capt), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

• Innings Break: RR reach 182/9, CSK needs 183 runs to win
• CSK eyes to restrict RR under 200
• With wickets of Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Dhruv Jurel, CSK will be eyeing to wrap things quickly. CSK’s effort in the field has helped the side script an incredible comeback in the final phase of the first inning. 
• Wicket! Noor strikes, dismisses Samson
• Rajasthan Royals make a comeback with Nitish Rana taking on Ravichandran Ashwin in the powerplay. The duo managed to cross the 50-run mark in four overs as they charge on spinners. At the end of five overs, RR are 64 runs for the loss of one wicket. 
• Wicket! Khaleel makes early inroad, Jaiswal departs
• Yashwaswi Jaiswal starts his inning with a cracking drive, but Khaleel makes a quick comeback. A fiery send-off to the youngster. Nitish Rana joins Samson in the middle as he struggles to find his feet in the new franchise. 
• Chennai Super Kings win the toss, elect to bowl first
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• RR gears up for the mega clash
• There’s enough depth: Rahul Dravid defends batting line-up
• RR’s head coach Rahul Dravid defends the side ahead of the mega clash with Chennai Super Kings. 
• “A lot of it in these situations now with the Impact Player, you actually do get your bowling and batting options with the 12 players. To be honest, if you look at our last game, we were able to play seven bowling options. We actually had seven bowling options in the playing XI, so we covered in that department,” says Dravid. 
• “With the batting as well, I think we were able to extend our batting using [Wanindu] Hasaranga right up to number eight, Shimron [Hetmyer] came at eight and then we had Jofra [Archer] bat at No. 9. So, I think there is enough depth. The role with the Impact Players, I think the role of the all-rounder now is really diminished.” adds Dravid. 
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• Would’ve loved to see Dhoni come up the order: Shane Watson
• Former Australia and CSK legend Shane Watson said that star M.S. Dhoni should have come up the order above Ravichandran Ashwin to give the team best chance of winning.
• “This is exactly what CSK fans come to see – 30 off 16 deliveries from Dhoni. I would have absolutely loved to see him come up the order. In my opinion, he should have batted ahead of Ashwin.”
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• Royals, Super Kings eye return to winning ways
• Visiting teams don’t often force Chennai Super Kings into submission at the MAC Stadium, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a long 17-year- gap did just that on Friday.
• With little time to recover after the demoralising defeat, the Super Kings will look to bounce back in its first away game of the season against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday (March 30, 2025).
• The Royals have had a disappointing start to its campaign, losing the first two matches in contrasting fashion. After getting hammered by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the high-scoring opener at Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders exploited RR’s batting weaknesses, with Moeen Ali and Varun Chakaravarthy spinning a web, at Guwahati.
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• CSK should rethink its batting approach
• It’s early days for Chennai Super Kings in this season’s IPL, having played just two games (a win and a loss).
• However, the 50-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MAC Stadium here on Friday exposed the team’s fundamental weakness, which has been apparent since the squad was put together at the auction last year.
• A look at the line-up shows that it lacks the dynamism and firepower that most outfits have. CSK’s method of maximising its home advantage by playing on spin-friendly tracks forced the think-tank to spend big bucks on tweakers Noor Ahmad and R. Ashwin.
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• CSK always make pitches as per their strengths, Fleming’s comment surprising: Pujara
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• Cheteshwar Pujara criticizes CSK’s lack of home advantage, calls for middle-order improvement in IPL.
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Published – March 30, 2025 05:28 pm IST