On the evening of March 30 at 7:30 PM IST, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the eleventh match of IPL 2025 at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Both teams are desperate for a win as they look to climb out of their respective slumps. Rajasthan Royals, currently languishing at the bottom of the points table after two consecutive losses, are eager to turn their fortunes around.
Their previous outing saw them fall to Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets, with Dhruv Jurel scoring 33 runs but not enough to secure a win. Chennai Super Kings, sitting in seventh place after winning one of their two matches, also face challenges. They suffered a 50-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last game, despite a resilient 41-run effort from Rachin Ravindra.
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Historically, CSK have held the upper hand in encounters with Rajasthan Royals, winning 16 out of their last 30 IPL clashes, while the Royals have managed 14 victories. With both sides eager to improve their standings, today’s match promises to be a closely fought contest. Fans will be hoping for a high-intensity showdown that could reshape the dynamics of the IPL 2025 points table for both teams.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Sanju Samson is expected to be away from wicketkeeping and captaincy duties. No other injuries or unavailabilities have been reported. Expect Jofra Archer and Tushar Deshpande to be on duty against Rahul Tripathi and Deepak Hooda. Both the batters were out to short-pitched balls vs RCB. Tripathi was also bounced out by Deepak Chahar in CSK’s opening game. That was a struggle for both even during their fine run in 2022. Against short-pitched deliveries, Hooda averages 17.1 and Tripathi averages 15.14.
Probable XII: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag (c), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya/Sandeep Sharma
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Quite interestingly, R Ashwin has a favourable matchup against Sanju Samson, in terms of both containing him as well as dismissing him. However, Nitish Rana has scored at a strike rate of above 186 against the office without ever getting dismissed by him in the 58-ball face-off in the IPL.
Probable XII: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda/Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Sanju Samson (vc), Dhruv Jurel, MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rachin Ravindra (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal (vc), Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad
