IPL 2025 RR vs CSK Live Updates: Rajasthan Royals win by 6 runs

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Rajasthan Royals batter Nitish Rana is adjudged as the Player of the Match for his brilliant knock of 81 runs which massively helped in getting his side to a total of 182.

The Rajasthan Royals get their first points on board for the season as they beat the Chennai Super Kings by 6 runs here in Guwahati. Sandeep Sharma bowls a brilliant final over and defends 20 runs as the visitors finish their innings on 177/6. Both teams now sit with 1 win and 2 losses each after the first 3 matches of the league.

Wanindu Hasaranga gets his fourth wicket of the day and this time it is the all-important one of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who departs after scoring 63 runs from 44 deliveries. Chennai Super Kings now stand on 129/5 after 15.5 overs.

The Chennai Super Kings skipper has led his side from the front and has played a brilliant innings so far against the Rajasthan Royals. Gaikwad has so far scored 7 boundaries and will now be looking to take his side over the line in this run-chase of 183.

The Rajasthan Royals spinner cleans up Vijay Shankar and gets his third scalp of the day as CSK lose their fourth wicket for 92 runs. The batter departs after scoring just 9 runs as the visitors are now left requiring 91 runs from 49 deliveries.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag takes an incredible catch as Shivam Dube departs after scoring 18 runs. The batter was looking in good touch and had just hit a boundary and a six in the over but ended up getting dismissed thanks to a blinding catch. Hasaranga gets his second wicket of the day as CSK have now been restricted to 72/3 after 9.3 overs.

Rahul Tripathi departs back to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs from 19 deliveries. Wanindu Hasaranga gets a wicket on the first ball of his spell as Shimron Hetmyer takes a brilliant catch in the field.

The duo of Tripathi and Gaikwad have steadied CSK’s innings and have taken their total to 42 runs after the first 6 overs. Archer got the early wicket of Rachin the Rajasthan bowlers have ended up giving away many runs in the last 3 overs of the powerplay.

After the end of the first 4 overs, the Rajasthan Royals seamers have only let the Chennai Super Kings batters score 16 runs. Jofra Archer also picked up the massive wicket of Rachin Ravindra for a duck. The duo of Rahul Tripathi and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be looking to steady the CSK inning now.

Chennai Super Kings require 183 runs to win their second match of the ongoing IPL season. Their bowlers did a brilliant job in restricting the Rajasthan Royals to a relatively low total. The hosts will be disappointed with their batting performance in the second half of the innings as neither were they able to score many runs and also ended up losing several scalps.

The Rajasthan Royals have completely crumbled here under pressure against the Chennai Super Kings. Their final hope, Shimron Hetmyer departs back to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin completes an easy catch as Matheesha Pathirana gets his second wicket of the day.

Khaleel Ahmed gets the wicket of Jofra Archer for a duck on the third ball of the 19th over. He then performs a brilliant run-out and gets rid of Kartikeya Singh on the fifth ball of the over. Rajasthan Royals now stand on 175/8 after 19 overs.

Chennai Super Kings seamer Matheesha Pathirana gets the massive wicket of Riyan Parag for 37 runs. A lethal yorker cleans up Parag who departs back to the pavilion leaving his side on 166/6 after 17.5 overs.

Rajasthan Royals lose their fifth wicket of the day as Wanindu Hasaranga departs back after scoring just 4 runs. Jadeja gets his first scalp of the day as Vijay Shankar takes an exceptional catch in the field. The hosts now stand on 140/5 after 14.1 overs.

Noor once again does the trick for the Chennai Super Kings and gets the wicket of in-form batter Dhruv Jurel for just 3 runs. Matheesha Pathirana takes a fantastic catch as Rajasthan Royals lose their 4th wicket with 134 runs on the board after 13.1 overs.

Nitish Rana’s magnificent knock of 81 runs from 36 deliveries comes to an end and it is Ravichandran Ashwin who gets the batter’s important wicket. Dhoni performs his third stumping in as many matches and brings an end to Rana’s highly entertaining innings. Rajasthan Royals now stand on 124/3 after 11.3 overs.

Noor Ahmad continues to shine for the Chennai Super Kings and gets the much-needed wicket of Sanju Samson for 20 runs. Rajasthan Royals now stand on 86/2 after 7.3 overs.

After losing a wicket in the first over, the duo of Nitish Rana and Sanju Samson have turned out to be incredible for the Rajasthan Royals, guiding them to a total of 79/1 after the first 6 overs. Rana is unbeaten on 58 runs from just 22 deliveries while Samson is batting on 16 runs from 11 deliveries.

The Chennai Super Kings have made  a strong start to their third match of the 2025 season as pacer Khaleel Ahmed gets the big wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for just 4 runs.

The toss is won by the Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad who has opted to bowl first against the Rajasthan Royals.