CSK vs RR: RR Hands CSK their 10th Defeat of the TATA IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first, a decision that paid off as they restricted Chennai Super Kings to 187 for 8 on a good batting track. Despite CSK maintaining a brisk scoring rate early on, they kept losing wickets regularly. Yudhvir Singh made an immediate impact with three crucial wickets, removing Conway, Urvil Patel, and Jadeja.

Ayush Mhatre (43 off 20) and Dewald Brevis (42 off 25) provided momentum with quickfire knocks, but the innings lost steam in the latter half. Akash Madhwal’s superb reverse-swing bowling in the death overs—nailing yorkers and low full tosses—helped pull things back, finishing with 3 for 29. Wanindu Hasaranga also played his part, containing MS Dhoni and conceding just 27 runs from his four overs. CSK managed only 17 runs in the final three overs, ending with what might be a below-par total.

Rajasthan Royals got off to a flying start in their chase, with Yashasvi Jaiswal surviving an early chance as MS Dhoni couldn’t get across in time to take a catch off the very first ball. Vaibhav and captain Sanju Samson built solid momentum, but both were dismissed by R Ashwin, who briefly brought CSK back into the game.

Riyan Parag couldn’t make an impact, but the composed partnership between Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel sealed the chase comfortably. The duo added the remaining runs with ease, taking RR past the target with 17 balls to spare and securing a six-wicket win to wrap up their campaign.