RR vs CSK Match Preview: Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja will face the old team, Chennai team will enter the field without MS Dhoni

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 30, 2026

Chennai Super Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in the third match of Indian Premier League 2026 and all eyes will be on 15-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav has been excellent recently and it will be interesting to see how he fares in the IPL this time around, as every team will be fully prepared against him.

Vaibhav-Sanju will be in the news

After the glory, now everyone will be eager to see the performance of Sanju Samson, who will be playing for the Chennai Super Kings for the first time in the IPL. As MS Dhoni will not be playing for CSK, Sanju will be in a dual role, opening the innings along with wicketkeeping. Dhoni will be away from CSK for two weeks, which will be a big problem for the team, as his experience is crucial for the team.

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Dhoni-Brevis not available

Along with Dhoni, CSK will have to play without their young explosive batsman, Devald Brevis, who will miss the opening few matches due to a rib injury. Absence of these players could pose a big challenge to CSK. Now we know which playing XI the five-time champions can field against Rajasthan. On the other hand, Rajasthan looks very young, especially their batting line-up is strong.

The Rajasthan team has openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, along with players like Shimron Hetmyer, Rian Parag and Dasun Shanaka. In fact, both the teams’ batting looks good, but their bowling looks a bit weak. The result of the match will depend on the performance of the bowlers. The better the bowling, the more the chances of victory.

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Team:

Rajasthan Royals: Ryan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurrell (wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, Luann Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Aman Perala, Shimran Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Karan, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Jofra Archer, Kuldeep Sen, Kwena Mfaka, Nandre Berger, Ravi Bishnoi and Sandeep Sharma

Chennai Super Kings: Rituraj Gaekwad (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Ayush Mhatre, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Sarfraz Khan, Rahul Chahar, Karthik Sharma, Urvil Patel, Aqeel Hussain, Noor Ahmed, Jaimie Overton, Matthew Short, Khalil Ahmed, Jock Fokes, Aman Khan, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapaneet Singh and Mukesh Chaudhary