RR vs CSK: Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings are face to face in the third match of IPL 2026. In this match being played at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Rajasthan won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are batting for Chennai.
An interesting match is being played today in the 19th season of IPL. Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings are face to face in the third match of the Indian Premier League 2026. In this match being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Chennai Super Kings team is batting first. Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad are present at the crease for the team.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss
In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to bowl first. In such a situation, the team of Chennai Super Kings had to come on the field to bat first. Both the teams are starting their campaign in IPL 2026 with this match, hence this match is considered very important for them.
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Chennai Super Kings entered without Dhoni
This time the team of Chennai Super Kings has entered the field without its biggest star MS Dhoni. Dhoni is out of the first few matches due to injury. Not only Dhoni, but another important player of the team Dewald Brevis is also not a part of this match. In such a situation, the responsibility of the team has increased more on captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and the rest of the batsmen.
Two big players playing against old teams
This match is also considered special because two big players are taking the field against their old teams.
The first story is of Sanju Samson. Sanju Samson, who was a part of Rajasthan Royals for a long time, is now seen in the jersey of Chennai Super Kings. In the absence of Dhoni, he is handling the responsibility of wicketkeeping for the team.
On the other hand, veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is also in the news in this match. After being an important part of the success of Chennai Super Kings for almost 15 years, Jadeja is now again seen playing for his first team Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals playing 11
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper)
- Riyan Parag (captain)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Ravindra Jadeja
- jofra archer
- Nandre Burger
- Sandeep Sharma
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Brijesh Sharma
Chennai Super Kings playing 11
- Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain)
- Ayush Mhatre
- matt short
- Shivam Dubey
- Karthik Sharma
- jamie overton
- Noor Ahmed
- matt henry
- Anshul Kamboj
- Khalil Ahmed
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