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]IPL 2026, Match 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Chennai Super Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in the 3rd match of IPL 2026 on March 30th at the Barsapara Stadium Guwahati, Assam, starting at 7:30 PM. Riyan Parag will lead RR, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain CSK in this match.
There are fantastic players across the two squads and you can expect great performances from players such as Shimron Hetmyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube. It will be interesting to see what their final predicted playing XI looks like prior to events both sides play at this significant event.
Match Details
| Match | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
|---|---|
| Date | Monday, 30 March 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Match No. | 3rd T20 |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Venue | Barsapara Cricket Stadium |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
CSK vs RR – Full Squad
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (Batter) | Ayush Mhatre (Batter) |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Batter) | Urvil Patel (Batter) |
| Riyan Parag (C, Batter) | Shivam Dube (All-Rounder) |
| Dhruv Jurel (WK, Batter) | Dewald Brevis ✈️ (Batter) |
| Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ (Batter) | MS Dhoni (WK, Batter) |
| Kwena Maphaka ✈️ (Bowler) | Noor Ahmad ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Yudhvir Singh (Bowler) | Anshul Kamboj (All-Rounder) |
| Tushar Deshpande (Bowler) | Khaleel Ahmed (Bowler) |
| Shubham Dubey (Batter) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C, Batter) |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius ✈️ (Batter) | Sanju Samson (Batter) |
| Ravindra Jadeja (All-Rounder) | Ramakrishna Ghosh (All-Rounder) |
| Donovan Ferreira ✈️ (All-Rounder) | Gurjapneet Singh (Bowler) |
| Jofra Archer ✈️ (Bowler) | Shreyas Gopal (Bowler) |
| Sandeep Sharma (Bowler) | Mukesh Choudhary (Bowler) |
| Nandre Burger ✈️ (Bowler) | Jamie Overton ✈️ (All-Rounder) |
| Ravi Bishnoi (Bowler) | Akeal Hosein ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Sushant Mishra (Bowler) | Prashant Veer (All-Rounder) |
| Vignesh Puthur (Bowler) | Kartik Sharma (Batter) |
| Yash Punja (All-Rounder) | Matthew Short ✈️ (All-Rounder) |
| Ravi Singh (Batter) | Aman Khan (Batter) |
| Aman Rao (Batter) | Sarfaraz Khan (Batter) |
| Brijesh Sharma (Bowler) | Matt Henry ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Adam Milne ✈️ (Bowler) | Rahul Chahar (Bowler) |
| Kuldeep Sen (Bowler) | Zak Foulkes ✈️ (All-Rounder) |
| Dasun Shanaka ✈️ (All-Rounder) | — |
CSK vs RR – Predicted Playing 11
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Playing XI | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (Batter) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C, Batter) |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Batter) | Sanju Samson (Batter) |
| Riyan Parag (C, Batter) | Shivam Dube (All-Rounder) |
| Dhruv Jurel (WK, Batter) | MS Dhoni (WK, Batter) |
| Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ (Batter) | Dewald Brevis ✈️ (Batter) |
| Ravindra Jadeja (All-Rounder) | Ayush Mhatre (Batter) |
| Donovan Ferreira ✈️ (All-Rounder) | Jamie Overton ✈️ (All-Rounder) |
| Jofra Archer ✈️ (Bowler) | Noor Ahmad ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Sandeep Sharma (Bowler) | Khaleel Ahmed (Bowler) |
| Tushar Deshpande (Bowler) | Mukesh Choudhary (Bowler) |
| Ravi Bishnoi (Bowler) | Rahul Chahar (Bowler) |
Impact Players
If Batting First
CSK: Noor Ahmad
RR: Jofra Archer
If Bowling First
CSK: Shivam Dube
RR: Shimron Hetmyer