RR vs CSK, IPL 2026, Match 3, Guwahati: The Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) scheduled to be played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on Monday, March 30, 2026. Both Rajasthan and Chennai would aim for a turnaround this season, having finished IPL 2025 in ninth and tenth place, respectively. For Chennai, former captain MS Dhoni will not be available for the first six matches of the tournament, while star batsman Dewald Brevis has also been ruled out of CSK’s first match of the season against RR.
Rajasthan, on the other hand, looks like a more settled unit under new captain Riyan Parag. With Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Ravindra Jadeja in the ranks, they have the batting firepower to bat Chennai out of the contest. The five-time champions, however, under Ruturaj Gaikwad, are no pushovers, and with Sanju Samson making his way into Chennai, they would fancy their chances to match Rajasthan’s batting firepower.
PITCH REPORT
The pitch is expected to be batting-friendly, as is the case in a T20 game, with very little help for the bowlers. The team winning the toss would ideally like to chase, given the fact that this is the first game of the season in Guwahati, and it would give the team a fair idea of how the surface is going to play.
RR vs CSK IPL 2026: When does the match start?
The RR vs CSK IPL 2026 season opener starts at 7:30 pm at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
RR vs CSK IPL 2026: When will the toss happen?
The toss will take place thirty minutes before the scheduled start of play, ie, 7:00 pm IST.
RR vs CSK IPL 2026: Where will the match take place?
The match between RR vs CSK will take place at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on Monday, March 30, 2026.
Who will win RR vs CSK IPL 2026 Match 3 in Guwahati?
RR will start as favorites to win against CSK in Guwahati.
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IPL 2026 RR vs CSK Full Squads:
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Adam Milne, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Vignesh. Puthur, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Brijesh Sharma
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Ayush Mhatre, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Aman Khan, Gurjapneet Singh, Zakary Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer.
