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.

However, Jamie Overton showed resistance in taking the side past 100 runs.

Noor Ahmad added 1 run while Matt Henry added 5 runs before their dismissals. With Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj at the crease, Chennai Super Kings went on to score 127 runs and got bundled out in the final overs.

Rajasthan Royals’ bowling strategy has put Chennai Super Kings in deep trouble in their opener match.

Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger and Ravindra Jadeja picked two wickets each, while Brijesh Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi bagged one wicket each.

Chasing a 128-run target, youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened the innings while Matt Henry opened the bowling attack.

The duo made a solid start, where Suryavanshi scored a 15-ball fifty. With an aggressive start, the duo made 74 runs in the power play.

Anshul Kamboj brought the first breakthrough, dismissing Vaibhav Suryavanshi for 52 runs. However, the damage was done as the Rajasthan Royals almost sealed a win in the game.

Dhruv Jurel, who came to bat, added 18 runs before his dismissal. Riyan Parag, who came to bat, batted alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal and completed the chase in the 13th over.

Nandre Burger was named the player of the match. He completed his spell with two wickets at 6.50 economy.

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