Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 2025 Match Preview

Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 2025 Match Preview

This season of IPL 2025 will have another exciting match between Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings. This match will be taking place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The team of Rajasthan Royals have young and strong international players. On the other hand the Chennai Super Kings which is 5 times champion handles the pressure easily. 

We can see good batsmen and bowlers in the team. The captain of Rajasthan Royals is Riyan Parag and Chennai Super Kings is captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad. This match will be stunning to watch. In this article, we will explore the match details, date, time, venue and the players. 

Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Match Details

MatchDateDayTime (IST)Venue
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan RoyalsMarch 30, 2025Sunday7:30 PMBarsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super KingsMay 12, 2025Monday7:30 PMThe venue for this 63rd match of the season is MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

Barsapara Cricket Stadium and Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium is one and the same stadium in Guwahati, Assam.This stadium has hosted many domestic and international cricket matches.

MA Chidambaram Stadium is also known as Chepauk Stadium. It is situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Being the home ground for the Chennai Super Kings, it has showcased excting matches and can occupy approx 50,000 people.  ​

Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings Key Highlights

FactorRajasthan RoyalsChennai Super Kings
CaptainMain Captain- Sanju SamsonInterim Captain-Riyan ParagRuturaj Gaikwad
Top BatterYashasvi JaiswalMS Dhoni
Key BowlerJofra ArcherKhaleel Ahmed
All-rounderDhruv JurelRachin Ravindra
Head-to-Head RecordClose contestCSK leads slightly
StrengthPowerful battingStrong spin attack
WeaknessMiddle-order strugglesDeath bowling issues

This match is equally important for the teams in IPL 2025. We can expect big knocks, great bowling and more exciting turnovers in this match. 

Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings Teams Overview – IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals Squad

​Rajasthan Royals (RR) have formed a very strong and enthusiastic squad for this IPL season. The team consists of experienced as well as young talents.  blending experienced internationals with promising young talents. The Captain of the team Sanju Samson is retained for ₹18 crore. RR has a fabulous opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for the same amount. Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel, both are all rounders and are secured at ₹14 crore each. The knocker batsman Shimron Hetmyer is hired for ₹11 crore and Sandeep Sharma, the pacer, continues with RR at ₹4 crore.

RR has made good strategies to acquire the players in the IPL 2025 auction. The England Pacer Jofra Archer is re-signed for ₹12.5 crore which will enhance their fast-bowling. The spinners from Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga (₹5.25 crore) and Maheesh Theekshana (₹4.4 crore) have been acquired this season. Also, RR has invested in young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi for ₹1.1 crore who is just 13-year-old.

Rajasthan Royals Players

Yashasvi Jaiswal (All-Rounder), Sanju Samson (Batter/ Captain), Dhruv Jurel (Batter), Riyan Parag (All-Rounder/Interim Captain), Jofra Archer (Bowler),Shimron Hetmyer (Batter), Tushar Deshpande (Bowler), Wanindu Hasaranga (Bowler), Maheesh Theekshana (Bowler), Nitish Rana (All-Rounder), Sandeep Sharma (Bowler), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Bowler) Kwena Maphaka (Bowler), Akash Madhwal (Bowler), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Batter), Shubham Dubey (Batter), Yudhvir Singh (All-Rounder), Kunal Singh Rathore (Batter), Ashok Sharma (Bowler), and Kumar Kartikeya (Bowler).

Chennai Super Kings Squad

A great Squad is secured by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the IPL 2025. The players who are retained in the team are one of the best players. The captain of the team is Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja are retained for ₹18 crore respectively. Matheesha Pathirana is hired at ₹13 crore whereas Shivam Dube for ₹12 crore and the iconic MS Dhoni for ₹4 crore.

CSK has reacquired the spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for ₹9.75 crore. The Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad is secured for ₹10 crore. They used the Right to Match option and brought back Devon Conway the opener for ₹6.25 crore and Rachin Ravindra the all rounder for ₹4 crore. Pacer Khaleel Ahmed is acquired for ₹4.80 crore, batsman Rahul Tripathi is hired for ₹3.40 crore, all-rounder Vijay Shankar for ₹1.20 crore and all-rounder Sam Curran for ₹2.4 crore. CSK also afford to invest in upcoming talents such as Gurjapneet Singh- ₹2.2 crore, Nathan Ellis- ₹2 crore, and Jamie Overton- ₹1.5 crore. 

Chennai Super Kings Player List

Shivam Dube (All-Rounder), Noor Ahmad (Bowler), Ravichandran Ashwin (All-Rounder), Devon Conway (Batter), Khaleel Ahmed (Bowler), Rachin Ravindra (All-Rounder), MS Dhoni (Batter), Anshul Kamboj (All-Rounder), Rahul Tripathi (Batter), Sam Curran (All-Rounder), Gurjapneet Singh (Bowler), Nathan Ellis (Bowler), Deepak Hooda (All-Rounder), Jamie Overton (All-Rounder), Vijay Shankar (All-Rounder), Vansh Bedi (Batter), C Andre Siddarth (Batter,) Ramakrishna Ghosh (All-Rounder), Shaik Rasheed (Batter), Mukesh Choudhary (Bowler), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (All-Rounder), and  Shreyas Gopal (Bowler).

The teams consist of experienced players which would make this a happening match to watch.

Overall Head-to-Head Record 

​As of March 27, 2025, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings have played with each other 29 times in IPL. CSK has won 16 times and RR has secured 13 victories. ​

StatisticCSKRR
Matches Played2929
Wins1613
Highest Score246223
Lowest Score109126

Few Individual Performances which are notable are: 

  • Highest Individual Score: Murali Vijay (CSK) scored 127 runs in IPL 2010.​
  • Best Bowling Figures: Sohail Tanvir (RR) achieved 6/14 in IPL 2008.

Conclusion

The clash between CSK and RR will be very exciting and both the teams will be knocking with great and experienced players on the ground. CSK can flaunt in the second match as they have an advantage of their home stadium MA Chidambaram Stadium. In this ground, the spinners will play crucial roles. And on the other hand, RR will cover up the same through their explosive batters and aggressive bowlers in the first match at Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

CSK leads RR with 16 wins out of 29 matches, but recently we can see that RR has emerged as a challenge for all. Both CSK and RR have well-balanced squads and fans can expect thrilling encounters and crucial competition.

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