CSK vs RR

11:25 PM IST: That brings us to the end of our coverage from this encounter between Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan finish their campaign on a high but still end at 9th on the points table while CSK went down yet again and ran the risk of finishing at the bottom of the points table for the very first time in IPL history. The IPL carnival continues tomorrow with Mumbai Indians slated to square off against the Delhi Capitals in one of the biggest matches of the tournament. A win for MI will see them to through to the playoffs while a win for DC will keep both teams alive. Both teams will want to keep their fortunes in their hands and hence a victory is or utmost priority tomorrow. Do join us then and for many more sporting actions on Sportskeeda but for now this is the pair of Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and Lavil Saldanha taking your leave. Goodnight fellas! 

Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals captain): Yeah it feels good. Very honestly, we were thinking of defending a score then I thought there is no hiding in the game and let's chase the score. We have a very young bowling line up. Really hats off to the young bowlers for showing so much clarity. To be honest, there has been lots of work going on. Madhwal has been working with Shane Bond, hours and hours of spot bowling. Everyone including Rahul sir has seen how hard he has been working. Definitely the game is changing, the way teams are looking at powerplay. There is not much difference in quality of line ups. The margin of error is so less it's difficult to find out why the season didn't go our way. There has been some mistakes and come back with a positive mindset next year. Yeah I mean I don't have words for Vaibhav. The way he scored the century. It was not only slogging, he played overs. Even today he played very smart cricket, he has very good game awareness and something really special following for the Indian team.

Yashasvi Jaiswal [Rajasthan Royals]: I think we were trying our best, and I enjoyed it in the middle. There have been a few injuries in the team. Sanju bhai was coming in after a few games, so good to end on a high. He (Vaibhav Suryavanshi) played really well, and the way he carried himself after the first six overs was amazing to see. They (Madhwal, Yudhvir, and Tushar) have bowled pretty well, we have a clear plan, and I was telling them to do it with a clear mind. They have done a very good job today

MS Dhoni [captain, Chennai Super Kings]: If you look at the amount of runs, it was very good, but the wickets column also puts pressure on the lower middle order. Brevis was taking risks, and the run rate was up, but we lost wickets too often. He (Kamboj) is good, gets movement, and I feel the ball hits you slightly harder than what the speed gun suggests. He has taken the responsibility very well, more often than not, bowling three overs in the powerplay. It is consistency we need to look for, if you are looking for a 200+ strike rate, consistency is hard to get. Just that they need to back themselves and play a long innings. Also, do not take the pressure of expectations. If it is your first season, learn from the senior players and coaching staff. That really helps you as a youngster

11 PM IST: Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets (with 17 deliveries to spare)

Vaibhav Suryavanshi 57(33) | Akash Madhwal 3/29(4)
Ayush Mhatre 43(20) | Ravichandran Ashwin 2/41(4)

Rajasthan Royals finished their campaign with a resounding win against the Chennai Super Kings and are most likely to finish 9th in the points table. They have some real positives to take forward in the next season and it will be interesting to see what changes they make ahead of 2026. When Chennai finished the innings on 187, it looked like a well below par score especially on a surface which looked an absolute belter. 

However, Rajasthan Royals needed to bat sensibly and play according to the game situation as they had already messed up quite a few run chases. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi started off the chase. Jaiswal played a few play and misses in the very first over before getting into his groove in the next over. He smashed a six off Anshul Kamboj before taking Khaleel Ahmed ro the cleaners, smashing him for 19 runs in his second over. 

Suryavanshi didn't face too many deliveries in the powerplay but Jaiswal did a terrific job at the other end and he wasn't needed. Jaiswal continued finding the boundaries and raced off to 36 before getting castled by Anshul Kamboj. Suryavanshi came into his groove after the powerplay but played a different game today. He was ready to take his time and play according to the merit of the ball. He didn't quite blaze away like the way he did when he scored a century.

Samson at the other end batted beautifully and made sure the duo moved the scoreboard along and kept finding boundaries quite consistently. The duo shared a 98 run stand before Samson and Suryavanshi were dismissed in the same over by Ravichandran Ashwin. Dhruv Jurel came out and eased out any nerves which was there, remaining unbeaten on 31 off just 12 deliveries. He smashed a couple of fours and three sixes just when RR lost three quick wickets and eventually saw them through with nearly three overs to spare.

10:57 PM IST: What an exceptional shot from Dhruv Jurel to end the match. A quickfire cameo from him to ease the nerves as Rajasthan finish their campaign with a six wicket win. It was a very tough season for them but finally they managed to salvage something from the last match and something to look forward to in the next season. Remember Chennai Super Kings have never finished at the bottom of the points table in the history of the IPL. This year might just be the one but they still have one match left where they will to finish on a high. 

17.1 Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! RR WIN AND CLOSE THEIR CAMPAIGN ON A HIGH! Back of a length delivery on the middle and off stump, Jurel gets under that one nicely and smashes that up and over the deep square leg fence for a maximum to end the over. Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets and end an otherwise underwhelming campaign on a high!

Jurel and Hetmyer has all but sealed the match for the Rajasthan Royals in that over. Just six more required off the next three overs and this should be done in the next over. 

16.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! PROPER STRIKE THAT! Full and on the middle stump, was tossed up and Hetmyer had his eyes light up on that occasion. Hetmyer walks down the track and thumps it over the deep midwicket fence for a maximum. 6 needed now for a win in three overs

16.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shimron Hetmyer, FINE AND FOUR! Length delivery on the pads, Hetmyer runs it down the pads and sends it racing along the turf and to the fence for a boundary