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Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to bowl first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Barsapara stadium in Guwahati on March 30, Sunday.
What did the captains say?
After winning the toss, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said:
"We will bowl first. Looks a good wicket, better than the last game that was played here so we'll look to chase. So far so good, it was a quick turnaround, very little time for us but that's how the IPL is. We have to be ready. We have come here for the first time as a franchise, good to see all the love we've got. Two changes, Jamie Overton comes in for Sam Curran and Vijay Shankar for Deepak Hooda."
Meanwhile, RR's stand-in skipper Riyan Parag, after losing the toss, said:
"Would've done the same as well. My hometown, been brought up here and played a lot of cricket here, surreal feeling to play in front of all these people. We've done well in small bits, it's about coming together and putting up a collective performance. Same team for us."
CSK's Playing XI:
Chennai Super Kings XI: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
CSK's Impact subs: CSK bench: Shivam Dube, Mukesh Choudhary, Devon Conway, Shaik Rasheed, Sam Curran
RR's Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (capt), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
RR's Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh
CSK vs RR's Head-to-Head
CSK and RR have faced each other in 29 matches in IPL. Out of these 29 games, CSK have won 16 whereas RR have come out victorious on 13 occasion.
Pitch report
"63m and 66m side boundaries and 78m down the ground. It is similar to the other night. It is compact and there is a sheen, but it is dry and the middle overs are going to be crucial for the bating team against the quality spin bowlers. It is not going to be a 200 wicket but still going to provide a great game of cricket," Daren Ganga and Shane Watson analysed the match.
