RR vs CSK / Rajasthan beat Chennai by six runs, Hasranga took four wickets

Chennai Super Kings suffered their second consecutive defeat in IPL 2025. Rajasthan Royals defeated them by 6 runs to register their first win. Chasing the target of 183 runs, Chennai could only reach 176/6. Nitish Rana scored 81 runs for Rajasthan, while Wanindu Hasaranga took 4 wickets.

RR vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered their second consecutive defeat in IPL 2025. In the match played on Sunday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated CSK by 6 runs to register their first win. In this exciting match played in Guwahati, Rajasthan batted first and scored 182 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Chennai's team could only score 176 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Brilliant batting by Rajasthan

Rajasthan Royals' innings did not start well and Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) was dismissed in the first over itself. But Nitish Rana batted brilliantly and scored 81 runs off 36 balls, which included many attractive fours and sixes. Captain Riyan Parag contributed 37 runs, while Sanju Samson scored 20 runs.

For Chennai, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed and Mathisha Pathirana took 2-2 wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja got 1-1 wickets.

Chennai's attempt to chase the target

Chasing the target of 183 runs, Chennai Super Kings got off to a bad start and Rachin Ravindra was dismissed in the very first over without opening the account. After this, captain Rituraj Gaikwad (63) and Rahul Tripathi (23) tried to handle the innings. Shivam Dubey (18), Vijay Shankar (9) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (16) could not do anything special. In the end, Ravindra Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 32 runs, but could not lead the team to victory.

Rajasthan bowler Wanindu Hasaranga performed brilliantly and took 4 wickets. Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma got 1-1 success.

Changes in the points table

With this win, Rajasthan Royals have reached the ninth position in the points table, while Chennai Super Kings are at the seventh position. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) remains at the top with four points and a net run rate of 2.226.

What do the teams say?

After the match, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag said, "The team played brilliantly, especially the bowlers performed well under pressure." At the same time, CSK captain Rituraj Gaikwad said, "Our batting needs to be strengthened further, especially in the beginning."