Chennai Super Kings open their IPL 2026 season on Monday, March 30, against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. CSK, five-time IPL champions, are chasing a sixth title. RR, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back after a poor 2025 campaign.
Head-to-Head
CSK lead the all-time IPL record against RR — 16 wins to 15 across 31 meetings.
Match Details
The toss takes place at 7:00 PM IST, with play starting at 7:30 PM IST. Star Sports Network will broadcast the match in India; Jio+Hotstar carries the live stream.
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Squads
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Shubham Dubey, Vignesh Puthur, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakary Foulkes, Spencer Johnson, Kartik Sharma
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