The IPL 2026 match 3 saw a contest between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings turn out to be an entertaining encounter for cricket lovers. The contest was played at an extremely high level with both teams showing aggressive batting prowess, astute bowling changes and sensational fielding efforts. In fact, major partnerships and timely wickets kept the nail biting action till the very final overs. Star players from both teams fired in this close IPL 2026 game with fans treated to a competitive showdown on the RR vs CSK scorecard.
1st Inning- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Batting
Batting R B M 4s 6s SR Sanju Samson † b Burger 6 7 11 1 0 85.71 Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) b Archer 6 11 17 1 0 54.54 Ayush Mhatre c †Jurel b Burger 0 1 7 0 0 0 Matthew Short c Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma 2 7 18 0 0 28.57 Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Jadeja 17 12 21 2 1 141.66 Kartik Sharma lbw b Brijesh Sharma 18 15 24 0 1 120 Shivam Dube c Ravi Bishnoi b Jadeja 6 4 2 0 1 150 Jamie Overton not out 43 36 61 2 2 119.44 Noor Ahmad c †Jurel b Archer 1 9 9 0 0 11.11 Matt Henry c & b Ravi Bishnoi 5 7 16 1 0 71.42 Anshul Kamboj run out (Hetmyer/†Jurel) 7 10 20 1 0 70
Extras (lb 9, nb 1, w 6) 16 Total 19.4 Ov (RR: 6.45) 127
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Bowling
Bowling O M R W ECON 0s WD NB Jofra Archer 4 0 19 2 4.75 17 1 0 Nandre Burger 4 0 26 2 6.5 14 3 1 Brijesh Sharma 3 0 17 1 5.66 10 2 0 Sandeep Sharma 2.4 0 22 1 8.25 3 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 3 0 16 1 5.33 8 0 0 Ravindra Jadeja 3 0 18 2 6 11 0 0
2nd Inning- Rajasthan Royals (RR) Batting
Batting R B M 4s 6s SR Yashasvi Jaiswal not out 38 36 63 3 1 105.55 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Khan b Kamboj 52 17 31 4 5 305.88 Dhruv Jurel † b Kamboj 18 9 10 4 0 200 Riyan Parag (c) not out 14 11 18 1 1 127.27
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 1) 6 Total 12.1 Ov (RR: 10.52) 128/2
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Bowling
Bowling O M R W ECON 0s WD NB Matt Henry 3 0 40 0 13.33 2 1 0 Khaleel Ahmed 3 0 17 0 5.66 10 0 0 Anshul Kamboj 3 0 27 2 9 8 0 0 Noor Ahmad 2 0 24 0 12 4 0 0 Jamie Overton 1 0 14 0 14 1 0 0 Matthew Short 0.1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0
Match Details
Ground Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Toss Rajasthan Royals, elected to field first Series Indian Premier League Season 2026 Player Of The Match Nandre Burger Hours of play (local time) 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45 Match days 30 March 2026 – night (20-over match) CSK Player Replacement Impact player: Sarfaraz Khan in, Ayush Mhatre out (1st innings, 3.1 ov) T20 debut Brijesh Sharma Umpires Kumar Dharmasena DRS Mohit Krishnadas DRS TV Umpire Virender Sharma Reserve Umpire Kannur Swaroopanand Match Referee Narayanan Kutty Points Rajasthan Royals 2, Chennai Super Kings 0
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