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CSK vs RR Live Score, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals win by 6 wickets
This will be the first neutral fixture at the venue, following the wrap-up of Delhi Capitals’ home games. Chennai Super Kings, the five-time champions, have endured a forgettable season marred by tactical failures and a general lack of cohesion across departments. However, silver linings have emerged in the form of youthful exuberance. Seventeen-year-old Ayush Mhatre has been a revelation at the top, providing the intent CSK have long missed in the powerplay. With Shaik Rasheed, Dewald Brevis, and Urvil Patel also showing glimpses of potential, CSK appear to be laying down early foundations for a squad refresh.
Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, will be playing their final game of the tournament and are desperate to exit on a positive note after a chaotic and ineffective season. Their decision to let go of proven overseas performers like Jos Buttler and instead invest heavily in young Indian talent has not yielded the desired results. Despite the emergence of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and consistent efforts from Yashasvi Jaiswal, RR’s middle order has collapsed under pressure in most games, leading to eight losses in nine chases.
Their bowling attack, which was expected to be bolstered by the presence of Jofra Archer and Wanindu Hasaranga, has lacked penetration. The absence of a quality Indian all-rounder and no standout Indian pacer has only added to their woes. The team’s inability to close out games—evident in close defeats to DC (via Super Over) and Punjab Kings—has typified a season gone wrong.
With pride at stake and young careers on the line, Tuesday’s clash could turn out to be an exciting affair despite its lack of playoff implications. Expect fireworks from the likes of Mhatre and Suryavanshi, and possibly one final moment of brilliance from seasoned names like MS Dhoni or Ravindra Jadeja. It may not impact the standings, but for fans and franchises alike, this match holds value as a look into what the future might bring.
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Kwena Maphaka to Ayush Mhatre, Pitches it right up on the leg stump, Mhatre clears the front leg and drills the drive straight to mid on.
Kwena Maphaka to Ravichandran Ashwin, Begins from over the wicket, bowling it on a hard length and angling it across off. Ashwin stays back and just guides it through backward point for a run.
- Ayush Mhatre 21 (11)
- Ravichandran Ashwin 11 (4)
Yudhvir Singh to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! A fine shot to end the over and 24 runs come off it. Marginally short but well wide, Mhatre stands up tall and smacks the ball in front of point and into the gap for another boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Ayush Mhatre, SIX! Ayush Mhatre makes full use of the freebie! Short of a length and around off, Mhatre hangs back, waiting for it before clobbering it over long on for a biggie.
Yudhvir Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, NO BALL! Uh, oh! Off goes the siren and Yudhvir Singh has overstepped here. Length ball on the pads, nudged away off the pads to short fine leg for a leg bye by Ashwin. Free Hit coming up...
Yudhvir Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX! Wow, that is a proper shot! Fuller this time, straying on the pads again, Ravichandran Ashwin nonchalantly whips it away and the ball sails over the square leg fence for the first biggie of the game.
Yudhvir Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Erring in line here Yudhvir! Hard length on the pads, angled in, Ravichandran Ashwin flicks it off the inside edge and fine of short fine leg for a boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Ayush Mhatre, Slightly pace-off, on a hard length and outside off, Mhatre shapes up to go over the off side but ends up just patting it through cover-point for one more.
Yudhvir Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, Bowled on a good length, around the top of off, Ashwin leans across a tad and nudges it across in front of square leg for a single.
- Ayush Mhatre 10 (8)
- Ravichandran Ashwin 0 (0)
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, Hard length again, on middle and angling in, Mhatre backs away to swing across the line but gets a big inside edge back onto the pads.
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Stand and deliver! On the fuller side and straighter too, Ayush Mhatre takes the front leg out and whacks it back over the bowler's head for a boundary down to long off.
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, Hard length around off, Mhatre stands tall and jams the ball out to mid off.
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Swung away with ease! Ever so slightly short and on middle and leg, pace-off too. Mhatre waits back and lines it up before muscling it flat over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, Good disciplined bowling! Good length around off, angling back in towards the top of the stumps, Ayush Mhatre watchfully blocks it off.
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, Hard-length delivery, in and around off, Mhatre stays upright and books it firmly down to covers.
Ravichandran Ashwin comes out to the middle now.
- Urvil Patel 0 (2)
- Ayush Mhatre 2 (2)
Yudhvir Singh to Urvil Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Yudhvir Singh goes bang-bang, and CSK are two down in a jiffy! Singh keeps hammering the ball on a hard length and keeps the line over off and middle. Urvil Patel makes the same mistake as Conway and tries to force the lofted shot. Patel loses his shape and lofts it over mid on, where Kwena Maphaka takes a brilliant catch leaping over his shoulders. Patel goes for a two-ball duck.
Yudhvir Singh to Urvil Patel, Excellent stop! Short and wide, there to be hit. Urvil Patel goes too hard at it and cue-ends it wide of short third where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dives to his weaker right side and still manages to stop the ball.
Urvil Patel comes out to bat at number three.
Yudhvir Singh to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Easy catch but Riyan Parag took a big risk there by letting go of the ball in a flash. Yudhvir Singh bangs this one slightly into the deck and keeps the line over off and middle. Devon Conway is itching to come down the track but gets undone by the length and still goes through with the shot. Conway chips it straight to mid off where Parag takes the easiest of catches and RR get an early breakthrough. CSK 12/1!
Yudhvir Singh to Devon Conway, On a hard length over middle, Conway comes down the pitch but has to adjust and tap it down to covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Devon Conway, FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length, not too wide of off, Conway stays back and opens the bat face late, before guiding it wide of the gully region for a boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Ayush Mhatre, Not a great delivery to begin with, but gets away with it. Banged in a bit short and well outside off, Mhatre reaches out and slaps it away to deep backward point for only a single.
Yudhvir Singh will bowl from the other end.
- Devon Conway 6 (5)
- Ayush Mhatre 1 (1)
Tushar Deshpande to Devon Conway, Oh, that's excellent bowling! Bangs it in on a hard length, quicker and on a tighter line around off, Devon Conway stands tall and looks to angle it away but is beaten for pace. 7 off the first over!
Tushar Deshpande to Devon Conway, Play and a miss! Just a fraction fuller and angled across the off stump, Conway with a loose shot, trying to play away from the body but he is beaten past the outside edge.
Tushar Deshpande to Devon Conway, Hard length on middle and leg, cramping the batter for room, Conway nudges it down to short mid-wicket.
Tushar Deshpande to Devon Conway, FOUR! Top shot! Pitched up on middle, swinging in, Conway gets well forward and nails the straight drive, to the left of mid off and the ball races away for the first boundary of the game.
Tushar Deshpande to Devon Conway, A hint of swing into the left-hander but this is bowled on a hard length and on the pads, Devon Conway tucks it away neatly and well behind square leg for a couple of runs.
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, Oh, streaky edge to begin proceedings! Starts off on a good length and gets it to just swing away from around off, Ayush Mhatre looks to drive on the up but gets an outside edge, down and wide of the keeper who gets a glove on it. CSK are off the mark with a single.
All is in readiness in Delhi to kick off the action. The umpires are out in the middle, followed by the players of the Rajasthan Royals led by their skipper, Sanju Samson, who gives a final pep talk in a huddle, before they spread out to take their respective field positions. Also, the two openers, Ayush Mhatre and Devon Conway of Chennai Super Kings, come out to open the innings. Tushar Deshpande has the new ball in his hand, and he will start the proceedings. Here we go...
The captain of Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni, says that the boys have already started to express themselves, especially batters, to play freely, going into the last two matches. Adds that he is looking forward to seeing and analysing which individual is playing how, and they can be in the group for the future. Admits that the bowling has gone for some runs, where they have done decently after the six overs, but their problem has been majorly in the Powerplay, thus they are trying to find out which one bowler can fit into that bracket. Mentions that that’s what they are doing after they have gotten out of the playoff contention, finding out the players and strategies for the next season, apart from playing for pride. He is quite happy with the way they have batted in the last few games, particularly, and he hopes that the batters will continue that. States that it becomes tough to come out and express yourself in pressure situations, but this is an opportunity for the players to bat as they want, where they can play their shots freely. Further says that they have observed this even from the other teams, where the batter can play authentic cricketing shots and with a good strike rate. Informs that they are going in with the same team that played the last match.
Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan Royals, says that they will bowl first and watching the previous game, it felt like the wicket got better in the second half. Adds that every individual needs to believe that they can be a match-winner, and if a few of them actually fire, they could get the win. Mentions that the players need to be brave and informs that the combination remains the same, but Yudhvir comes in for Farooqi, and there's one more change as well.
Impact Players for Chennai Super Kings - Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI) - Ayush Mhatre, Devon Conway, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Players for Rajasthan Royals - Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Yudhvir Singh (In place of Fazalhaq Farooqi), Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal.
TOSS - Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to BOWL first.
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Maheesh Theekshana, Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ayush Mhatre, Devon Conway, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Sam Curran, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shaik Rasheed, Andre Siddarth C
Facing him could be CSK’s Shivam Dube, whose ability to clear boundaries makes him a threat in the middle overs.
Maphaka’s bounce vs Dube’s reach might define a phase where matches are often won or lost. If Royals want to finish on a high, their youngster must outfox one of CSK’s few in-form batters.
This season, he’s had more opportunities and responsibility. In this dead rubber, all eyes will be on whether Parag can truly step up as a match-winner or whether RR will head into 2026 still asking the same questions.
With four last-over defeats and a string of poor chases, questions about leadership choices have grown louder.
Against a wounded CSK, Samson has one last opportunity in 2025 to showcase composure and lead from the front.
Will we see the calm Sanju who marshals his troops smartly, or the burdened one who leaves too much to the finish?
Yet, this match could mark the beginning of a new identity. With MS Dhoni likely in his final season and a young core emerging, this could be the moment CSK begins planning for life beyond its legendary stalwarts.
Can this final game offer a glimpse into the franchise’s future?
Jadeja strikes at just 102.9 vs spin since 2020, could Riyan Parag get a bowl?
Nathan Ellis has dismissed Samson twice in 11 balls
Fazalhaq Farooqi is yet to take a wicket this season
With GT chasing down 200+ here just two nights ago, expect another high-scoring contest unless spin slows things down.
Toss could be key once again.
How these players perform in this inconsequential fixture could influence retention strategies heading into IPL 2026.
Will Samson break the pattern or will CSK’s spinners torment him again?
At just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has the backing of his franchise.
But can he end RR’s season on a personal high with another special knock?
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals will be playing their final game of the season, hoping to end a forgettable campaign on a high. RR’s strategy at last year’s mega auction, including the release of Jos Buttler and overreliance on inexperienced Indian talent, has backfired. The side has failed repeatedly while chasing, winning just one of nine such encounters, and their bowling has lacked bite despite signing Jofra Archer.
With both teams out of the playoff race, the contest presents a final opportunity for their youngsters to make a statement and for fans to witness flashes of future potential as the curtains draw on their respective IPL 2025 journeys.
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