Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Match Result: Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings for the third consecutive time since last season. With this, the two teams have a combined record of 16 wins each.

RR beat CSK, IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals started the IPL 2026 season with a resounding victory that should scare other teams. In their first match played in Guwahati, Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in a one-sided manner. Under the leadership of new captain Riyan Parag, Rajasthan's fast bowlers bundled out Chennai for just 127 runs. Then, thanks to a 15-ball half-century from young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rajasthan achieved the target in just 13 overs and registered a big win.

CSK shaken by Burger-Archer's havoc

Rajasthan Royals completely dominated the third match of IPL 2026, played on Monday, March 30. New Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag's decisions at his home ground, Guwahati, proved completely correct. Winning the toss and electing to bowl first, he dismantled CSK's top order . Nandre Burger (2/26) and Jofra Archer (2/19) combined to rattle Chennai's top order, leaving the team unable to recover. Sanju Samson, who was a hit in the T20 World Cup, failed to deliver against his former team, scoring just 6 runs on his debut for Chennai.

CSK lost five wickets for just 51 runs, and nine for 94. Even 100 runs seemed unlikely, but Jamie Overton saved the team from embarrassment with a crucial 43. The veteran all-rounder, who was part of CSK until last season, also played a major role in Chennai's fate by taking two wickets.

Vaibhav single-handedly blew it apart

After this, everyone waited for Vaibhav Suryavanshi's batting to see how long it would take to take the team to the target. However, all these hopes would have been dashed in the first over itself if Kartik Sharma had taken the catch. Facing his first ball, Vaibhav played a high shot, but Kartik couldn't hold on to it. Vaibhav then gave his second chance only after reaching his half-century, for which he faced just 15 balls. Along with Vaibhav (52 runs, 17 balls, 4 fours, 5 sixes), star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (38) played a composed innings and led the team to victory in just 12.1 overs.

Rajasthan equalized

With this win, Rajasthan has equalized their winning streak against Chennai. The two teams have played 32 matches, and the record is now tied at 16-16. Furthermore, Rajasthan has defeated Chennai in their third consecutive match since last season. Rajasthan has won six of the seven matches played between the two teams since 2022. Chennai's only victory came in 2024.

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