RR vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2025: CSK aim to bounce back from RCB thrashing; RR eye first win of season – Firstpost

RR vs CSK IPL 2025 LIVE Cricket Score: Rajasthan Royals face Chennai Super Kings in Match 11 of the 2025 Indian Premier League at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday. RR are yet to open their account, and will be hoping to collect their first win in their final game of the season in Guwahati. CSK, on the other hand, will be hoping to boucne back from a 50-run thrashing at the hands of fierce rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on Friday. Follow our live blog for real-time updates and score on RR vs CSK
RR’s campaign began with a high-scoring clash against SRH in Hyderabad, where they were blown away by an onslaught from Ishan Kishan and Travis Head. Their bowling attack was brutally exposed with Jofra Archer (0/76 in four overs) recording the most expensive spell in IPL history.
Their second match against KKR in Guwahati further highlighted their batting vulnerabilities. After being asked to bat first, RR managed only 151/9. Despite a late push from Jofra Archer (16 off 7), their total proved insufficient. KKR’s chase was anchored by Quinton de Kock, who remained unbeaten on 97 off 61 balls. ( READ MORE)
It goes without saying that MS Dhoni did his legacy no favour by walking out to bat at No 9 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday, and only made it worse by not collecting a single boundary until the penultimate over of the chase.
From experts to fans, netizens slammed ‘Captain Cool’ for his bizarre decision, with many urging the 43-year-old to finally call time on his playing career. ( READ MORE)
MS Dhoni is one of the most iconic middle-order batters in limited-overs cricket and is also among the most celebrated finishers of all time. However, ‘Thala’ has been batting No 8 since his knee problems in the 2023 season that led to a surgery in June that year.
On Friday, during the home game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Dhoni went a step further and walked out to bat at No 9, sending Ravichandran Ashwin to bat ahead of him during a tricky situation at Chepauk.
Here’s how the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings have fared so far in the 18th edition of the world’s biggest T20 league:
vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai on 23 March: Won by 4 wickets
vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on 28 March: Lost by 50 runs
Here’s how the inaugural IPL champions, who have played under Riyan Parag’s leadership with Sanju Samson currently recovering from a finger injury, have fared so far this season:
vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on 23 March: Lost by 44 runs
vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati on 26 March: Lost by 8 wickets
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag(c), Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhruv Jurel(wk), Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi.
The upcoming match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings will be the second and final match of the season in Guwahati, with the north-eastern city having previously witnessed Kolkata Knight Riders demolish the ‘hosts’ with 15 deliveries to spare after being set 152 to win.
Guwahati is among the three secondary home venues this season; while Barsapara had been named the second home venue for the Royals, Visakhapatnam’s ACA-VDCA Stadium has been serving as Delhi Capitals’ second home in recent years. And like Guwahati, Vizag too is hosting its second and final game of the season on Sunday.
Dharamsala’s picturesque HPCA Stadium, meanwhile, has been Punjab Kings’s (formerly Kings XI Punjab) alternate home ground for years now, having first hosted an IPL match in 2010. It will be hosting three of PBKS’ home games this season – all of them taking place in May.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have met a total of 29 times in the Indian Premier League, which includes the final of the inaugural edition in 2008 that the latter ended up winning by three wickets, winning their only title under the late Shane Warne’s leadership.
CSK are slightly ahead of RR in the overall head-to-head record, having won 16 games compared to 13 for Royals. The Royals, however, lead 3-2 in their last five meetings.
RR vs CSK IPL 2025 Live Cricket Score & Updates: Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be eyeing their first victory of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) when they host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday. RR are yet to open their account in the 18th season of the world’s biggest T20 league, suffering heavy defeats in both of the matches that they have played so far.
CSK, on the other hand, had got their campaign off to a positive start with a four-wicket victory over arch-rivals Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, a.k.a. Chepauk. The ‘Yellow Army’ however, were given a rude wake-up call by Royal Challengers Bengaluru at their ‘Fortress’ five days later, suffering a 50-run thrashing at the hands of the Rajat Patidar-led team – their biggest at home.
RR vs CSK: When and where to watch?
The RR vs CSK IPL 2025 match will begin at 7:30 PM IST, with the toss taking place 30 minutes prior to that. The match will be played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
RR vs CSK: Live streaming and broadcast
The live broadcast for the RR vs CSK IPL 2025 match will be available on Star Sports Network and Sports18 channels. The live streaming will be shown on the JioHotstar app and website.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag(c), Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhruv Jurel(wk), Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi.
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