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Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, IPLT20, Today Match Prediction
RR vs CSK Win Probability
Toss Winner - Rajasthan Royals won the toss and choose to bowl first
Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets
Can the Chennai Super Kings bank on Sanju Samson to start with a win against his former team?
- Sanju Samson has scored 275 runs in his last 3 T20s (97*, 89, 89) at a strike rate of 200.
- Yashaswi Jaiswal scored 559 runs in 14 games for Rajasthan Royals at a strike rate of 159.71 in the last season.
- Rajasthan Royals have 4 wins in the last 5 games played against Chennai Super Kings.
We predict that Rajasthan Royals will defeat Chennai Super Kings.
| Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 21.3°C|Patchy light rain with thunder |
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RR vs CSK Live Prediction
RR vs CSK Match Prediction & Analysis
With millions tuning into cricket’s most fan-loved league, the Indian Premier League (IPL), the stage is set as Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals clash again. CSK holds a narrow head-to-head edge of 16 wins to RR’s 15; this contest has historically been as tight as it gets. The match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on 30th March, from 7:30 pm onwards.
Riyaan Parag will lead the Rajasthan Royals after the former skipper, Sanju Samson, is traded to the Chennai Super Kings. Paraag has played 84 games for RR, scoring 1566 runs and picking up 7 wickets. This brings their former rookie, Ravindra Jadeja, back into the squad. Jadeja played for RR in the 2007 & 2008 seasons, scoring 430 runs and picking up 6 wickets in 27 games.
RR bought 9 players in the auction with Ravi Bishnoi as their highest pick for INR 7.2 cr. Bishnoi has 72 wickets in 77 IPL games with an economy of 8.26. RR will miss Sam Curran due to an injury. Dasun Shanaka has been added as his replacement.
The 5 times champions, Chennai Super Kings, have hit a jackpot by trading Ravindra Jadeja for the ICC World T20 Cup’s Player of the Tournament, Sanju Samson. The 18 Cr. trade brought an experience of 177 games with 4704 runs, 3 centuries, 219 sixes, and 103 wickets behind the stumps. Samson will replace injured Dhoni as the wicketkeeper in the first two weeks.
CSK also bought 9 players in this auction. They surprised everyone by buying two uncapped players, Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, for 14.2 cr each. Sharma played just 83 balls in SMAT 2025 to hit 11 sixes. CSK has also boosted its squad with the inclusion of Rahul Chahar (75 wickets in 79 IPL games) and Sarfaraz Khan (585 runs in 37 innings at SR of 131).
Recent history has a different picture, with the Rajasthan Royals winning the last 4 games out of 5.
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RECENT PERFORMANCE
RR
W
L
L
L
W
RR
187/8 in 20.0 9.35
188/4 in 17.1 10.95
206/4 in 20.0 10.3
205/8 in 20.0 10.25
117/10 in 16.1 7.24
217/2 in 20.0 10.85
212/2 in 15.5 13.39
209/4 in 20.0 10.45
CSK
W
L
W
L
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CSK
147/10 in 18.3 7.95
230/5 in 20.0 11.5
187/8 in 20.0 9.35
188/4 in 17.1 10.95
213/5 in 20.0 10.65
211/5 in 20.0 10.55
190/10 in 19.2 9.83
194/6 in 19.4 9.86
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 5 Matches
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202/5 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals won by 32 runs
170/6 in 20.0
172/6 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 3 runs
175/8 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Rajasthan Royals Preview
RR finished the last season in ninth place with just 4 wins in 14 games. They beat the Chennai Super Kings twice, the Punjab Kings, and the Gujarat Titans once. Yashaswi Jaiswal was their leading run-scorer with 559 runs at a strike rate of 160. Surprisingly, RR played their last game against CSK in 2025. They chased 188 runs in 17 overs with 6 wickets in hand.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the innings with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Jaiswal has 2166 runs in 67 IPL games. He has been consistently scoring runs over the last 3 seasons, with a strike rate above 155. In the last 3 seasons, he has scored 1619 runs in 44 games with 12 half-centuries and 2 centuries. The 15-year-old, Sooryavanshi, scored 252 runs in 7 games last season at a strike rate of 206.55. He will be the batter to watch out for. He was the only centurion from the RR squad.
Riyan Parag might come in at number three. Parag has been named captain for this season. In the last 2 seasons, Paraag has scored 966 runs in 30 games at a strike rate of 155. Shimron Hetmyer will come in the middle with Ravindra Jadeja and Dhruv Jurel. In his four seasons with RR, Hetmyer has rarely been used higher up the order—just four times in 55 matches. Despite that, he’s consistently delivered as a finisher, maintaining a strike rate above 150 in 3 of the last 4 seasons. In the recent ICC T20 World Cup, Hetmyer was West Indies’ top scorer, piling up 248 runs at a blistering strike rate of 186.46. He also smashed 19 sixes—only behind Finn Allen (20) and Sanju Samson (24).
Jadeja will be returning to the squad after a 17-year absence. He brings an experience of 254 games in which he has scored 3260 runs at a strike rate of 131 and has picked up 170 wickets at an economy rate of 7.67. He has a strike rate of 171 in death overs in the last two seasons. Jurel finished last season with 333 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 156.33. Donovan Ferreira might come at number seven. He has a strike rate of more than 200 in the last 20 games.
Jofra Archer will lead the bowling attack with Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, and Adam Milne. Archer was their leading wicket-taker in the last season with 11 wickets. He also picked up 11 wickets in the recent T20 World Cup. In 46 IPL games, Deshpande has picked up 51 wickets. But he is very expensive and has an economy of 9.84. Bishnoi has 72 wickets in 77 games. Last season, RR bowlers averaged over 32.
Key Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ravindra Jadeja.
RR Over/Under Betting Tips
Yashasvi Jaiswal Total Fours Over 2.5 @ 1.80
Yashasvi Jaiswal averaged 4.28 fours per match last season, batting in the powerplay overs where he has the best chance of dissecting the field early on. Against CSK he is averaging 4.25 fours per match across the last six matches played, making this an excellent value proposition.
Rajasthan Royals Total Fours Over 14.5 @ 1.85
Rajasthan Royals are averaging 16 fours per match at Barsapara Stadium and averaged 15 fours per match in IPL 2025 against CSK. The fast outfield and flat surface make the boundary count a highly reliable market for the Royals in this fixture.
Shimron Hetmyer Total Runs Over 19.5 @ 1.85
Hetmyer arrives in fine form, having smashed 248 runs in 7 matches at the T20 World Cup. He also averages 33.4 at Barsapara Stadium, accumulating 101 runs across 4 matches at this ground. His record here makes the runs over market a good bet.
Rajasthan Royals Total Sixes Over 8.5 @ 1.85
Rajasthan Royals averaged 10.42 sixes per match in IPL 2025 and hit 9 sixes against CSK at this very venue. With Jaiswal and Suryavanshi at the top, along with destructive middle-order finishers, the Royals have the firepower to clear the rope consistently at Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne.
Rajasthan Royals Actual Playing XI:
Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Ravi Bishnoi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Brijesh Sharrma, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Chennai Super Kings Preview
CSK finished at the bottom of the table in the last season with just 4 wins. It was all due to the trial and error in the batting order. The five-time IPL Champions have finally fixed this problem this year. Ruturaj Gaikwad will open the innings with Sanju Samson. Gaikwad played just 5 games in 2025, scoring 122 at a strike rate of 150. In 6 seasons, he has 2506 runs for CSK in 70 games. The addition of Samson will boost their charge towards the title. Samson showed a stellar display in the knockouts of the T20 World Cup, scoring 89, 89, and 97* to win the player of the match award. Samson will be the batter to watch out for. Ayush Mhatre will be pushed to play at number three. The U19 World Cup-winning captain scored 240 runs in 7 games of his first season at a strike rate of 189.
Dewald Brewis will come in the middle with Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, and Prashant Veer (Both were bought for INR 14.2 cr). Brewis scored 225 in the 6 games played in 2025 at a strike rate of 180. 69% of his runs came from boundaries and sixes. Dube played a strong role in the middle for CSK in the last season. He scored 357 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 133. Dube scored 235 runs in the T20 World Cup at a strike rate of 170.
Either Sharma or Veer will be selected in the playing 11. Veer has scored 112 runs in 9 domestic T20s at a strike rate of 162 and has also picked up 12 wickets. Nicknamed ‘Miller’ in the domestic circuit, Veer hasn’t played a competitive game since January. Sharma has 334 runs in 12 T20s at a strike rate of 163. He hit 11 sixes in 83 balls he played in SMAT 2025.
Noor Ahmad will lead the bowling attack with Khaleel Ahmed, Matt Henry, and Akeal Hosein. Ahmad was their leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets at an economy of 8.17. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Khaleel picked up 15 wickets in the last season but went for runs. Henry picked up 16 wickets in 10 games of the Vitality Blast. He has 6 wickets in the last 4 T20Is. Anshul Kamboj might come as a substitute. Kamboj picked up 8 wickets in the last season with the lowest economy of 8.
Key Players: Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis.
CSK Over/Under Betting Tips
Ruturaj Gaikwad Total 6's Over 0.5 @ 1.80
Ruturaj Gaikwad is averaging 1.12 sixes per match against the Rajasthan Royals in IPL and at Barsapara Stadium he hit one six in the 2025 season. Gaikwad is coming into this season on the back off some really good domestic season and we back him to hit at least one six in today's match.
Sanju Samson Total Runs Over 24.5 @ 1.85
Sanju Samson is back in form and will make his debut for CSK in the IPL. He opens the batting for the men in yellow and has scored past 25 runs in four of his last five T20s. We back Samson to continue his good run of form in the first match of his campaign against his former team and predict his score to be over 24.5.
Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Ayush Mhatre, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Khaleel Ahmed.
Chennai Super Kings Actual Playing XI:
Noor Ahmad, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Matt Henry, Kartik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather in Barsapara is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging from 19 to 26 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h. Rain is expected to play the spoilsport.
RR vs CSK Pitch Report
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Average Turn
The match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on 30th March, from 7:30 pm onwards. The average first innings score is 160, 7 more than second innings. Riyaan Parag has 110 runs in the last 3 games played at this venue.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
CSK to win the coin toss @ 1.90
We back Chennai Super Kings to win the toss against Rajasthan Royals in today's match.
Total Sixes in Match Over 16.5 @ 1.85
The last time CSK played at Guwahati, the total sixes in the match reached 17. Both teams boast power-packed, top-heavy batting lineups and the Royals were one of the top six-hitting teams last season. We are backing heavily on the total match sixes to go over 16.5.
Toss: To Bowl
It is a batting-friendly pitch. In the last three IPL games played here, team has chased the target on 2 occasions. The only loss has come by just 6 runs. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
RR vs CSK
Winning Prediction
Both teams finished the last season at the bottom of the points table. RR will bank on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s recent success. Sooryavanshi was the second leading run-scorer in the U-19 World Cup with 439 runs at a strike rate of 170. He scored 175 off 80 balls in the Finals. RR lost 5 games in the last season by a margin of 11 runs or less while chasing. They have addressed the issue by adding Ferreira (death overs strike rate of 238.58 in T20s since the last IPL), Shanaka, who has a death over strike rate of 186.30, and Jadeja, who has a strike rate of 170 in death overs.
CSK have fixed their batting lineup issues by bringing Sanju Samson at the top and spending 28 crs for Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma to play in the middle. But the bowling department is still their concern. Nathan Ellis is out. They will depend on Noor Ahmed and Khaleel Ahmed to continue as they did last season.
We predict that Rajasthan Royals will defeat Chennai Super Kings.
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