Follow UsRajasthan Royals (RR) are yet to get off the mark in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) after two games, but they’ll hope to do so against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Guwahati on Sunday (March 30). Things are not looking good for RR, but the good news is that CSK are also looking extremely shaky, and will be coming off a humiliating loss at the hands of arch-rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Chepauk.
So, can RR finally get off the mark or will CSK bounce back and make it 2 wins from 3?
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (capt), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey (IP)
Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube (IP)
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The RR vs CSK match will kick off on March 30 (Sunday) at 7:30 PM IST.
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Safe picks: Sanju Samson (RR), Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR), Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK), Rachin Ravindra (CSK)
Risky picks: Dhruv Jurel (RR), Riyan Parag (RR), Noor Ahmad (CSK), Matheesha Pathirana (CSK(
Played 29 | CSK 16 | RR 13
Last 5 matches | CSK 1 | RR 4
Both RR and CSK will enter the fixture on the back of losses, but RR are in absolute hideous form in IPL, having lost 8 of their last 9 fixtures. They’ve also already lost a game in Guwahati, where the ball spun a lot in the clash against KKR. If there’s similar turn tomorrow, the CSK spinners might end up running riot. So expect CSK to bounce back and get back to winning ways.
CSK might have looked shaky thus far, but Rachin Ravindra has looked solid, with scores of 41 & 65*. On a track where 170-180 ish could be par, Ravindra could prove to be the best batter.
A four-fer on debut followed by a three-fer in the second game. Noor Ahmad has looked unstoppable thus far. He will bowl on a Guwahati surface that offered plenty of spin in the RR vs KKR clash. Expect him to once again shine and be the best bowler.
The first game in Guwahati between RR and KKR saw RR bat first and post just 151/9. It was chased down comfortably with KKR, who got home with 8 wickets and 15 balls to spare. There was a lot of turn, and it was well-exploited by the KKR spinners, who took 4/40 off the 8 overs they bowled. So expect a moderate-scoring game with plenty of assistance for the spinners.
There is no chance of rain in Guwahati on Sunday so we are guaranteed to get a full game. It will be a hot and humid day, however, with the temperature expected to be in the late 20s and early 30s.