A bowling masterclass from Rajasthan Royals has put CSK in trouble during the IPL 2026 game played on March 30 at Guwahati.

They went on to lose quick back to back wickets and struggled to add runs to the scoreboard. After being invited to bat first, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the innings while Jofra Archer opened the bowling attack.

With Nandre Burger picked the wicket of Sanju Samson for 6 runs, Jofra Archer picked the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad for 6 runs.

Nandre Burger picked the wicket of Ayush Mhatre for golden duck and with the dismissal of Matthew Short for 2 runs, CSK lost four wickets in powerplay.

By the end of powerplay, Chennai Super Kings scored 41 runs in powerplay. Sarfaraz Khan and Karthik Sharma did show some resistance scoring double digit scores.

Ravindra Jadeja who came to bowl 8th over did pick the wicket of Sarfaraz Khan. He went on to pick the wicket of Shivam Dube for 6 runs.

With the dismissal of Karthik Sharma for 18 runs, Chennai Super Kings was in deep trouble as they lost 7 wickets for 74 runs.

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Speaking at the toss, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said, “We are bowling first. There’s been a lot of rain. There’s going to be some moisture. It feels nice (to be captaining), the support has been incredible. Hopefully, a good campaign for us. The goal is to win the championship. We tried to have a lot of smart cricketers.”

Meanwhile, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said, ” It was a no-brainer to bowl first. Nevertheless, we’d like to start positively. You saw how the last year went for us. We went to the auction with some strategy. Let’s hope that they go really well. Our overseas players are Short, Overton, Noor and Matt Henry.”

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11:  Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed