CSK vs RR, IPL 2025: 28-year-old star added as RR captain Sanju Samson opts to bowl against MS Dhoni's CSK, Check playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match 62 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is taking place at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both RR and CSK are officially ruled out of the playoffs race of the marquee event. This will be RR's last outing in the 18th edition of the cash-rich league, and on the other hand, CSK will play their last clash against Gujarat Titans on May 25.

Captains at toss

Sanju Samson at toss: We will bowl first. Looking at the last game against DC, there was something in it. There's no hiding in this game. We got to do it today. Everyone has to be a match-winner. They have to think like that. We need to be smarter and braver. We have a couple of changes. Yudhvir comes in.

MS Dhoni at toss: We want to express ourselves in our batting department. Need to figure out which individual will do well in which slot next year. Need to work on our bowling. Once we were out of the tournament, we want to find the answers for the next year. Need to look in to the combination and the auction.

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CSK and RR performance in IPL 2025

Five-time champions CSK had a forgettable outing in the IPL 2025, the five-time champions became the first team to get ruled out of the tournament. They are currently number 10 in the points table with just three wins in 12 outings. On the other hand, RR managed to win three matches out of their 13 outings and are currently ninth in the table.

CSK and RR head-to-head

CSK and RR have played 30 IPL matches against each other, and out of these 30 games, CSK managed to win 16 and RR managed to win 14.

CSK vs RR playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre, Devon Conway, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal

Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore