Rajasthan Royalsdefeated Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in a comprehensive fashion in Match 3 of the 2026 Indian Premier League at the Barasapara Stadium in Guwahati.
Bowling first on a Guwahati wicket, which had been under cover for the past few days, Rajasthan's fast bowlers quickly got the advantage as they blew away Chennai's top order. Nandre Burger Sanju Samson and Ayush Mhatre were dismissed on consecutive balls in different overs, while Jofra Archer dismissed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. A flurry of boundaries from Sarfaraz Khan then saw the team consolidate, but they ended the powerplay at 41-4 after Sandeep Sharma dismissed Matthew Short.
After this, when Royals returned to the dressing room, Ravindra Jadeja trapped Sarfaraz with his second ball of the match and after hitting the experienced spinner for a six, he ended his first over by dismissing Shivam Dubey at long off. At this stage, Chennai were in a doubtful position at 57/6. Jamie Overton's inning of 43 runs took Super Kings to 127 runs despite being out. Archer, Berger and Jadeja took two wickets each.
Rajasthan had a great start in chasing the target. Vaibhav Suryavanshi Taking the Chennai bowlers all around the park. He defeated the experienced bowlers of Chennai and scored more than 300 runs and completed 50 runs in just 15 balls, which is the third fastest score in the IPL. He was out in the seventh over after scoring 52 runs, while Rajasthan's score was 75/1. The stage was set for the Royals with the 15-year-old's explosive performance. Despite losing the wicket of Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 38 runs and captain Riyan Parag scored 14 runs to give Royals victory with 41 balls to spare. Nandre Berger was awarded the Player of the Match award.
Here are some key stats from RR vs CSK, Match 3, IPL 2026
- Third fastest half century in IPL history: Vaibhav Suryavanshi- 15 balls
- Longest gap between performances by a team: Ravindra Jadeja – 6,158 days
- Highest partnership for 10th wicket for Chennai Super Kings: Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj – 33 (26)
- Chennai Super Kings' third lowest score in the first innings against Rajasthan Royals – 127
- For the first time since 2020, Sanju Samson has been out without scoring a half-century in the first match of the season.
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