Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 3rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryRR vs CSK, 3rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wkts

Chennai Super Kings

127(19.4)

Rajasthan Royals

128/2(12.1)

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Jaiswal times it beautifully for SIX!

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Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, back to back sixes. Jaiswal has struggled for timing today but not this time. He's got it off the middle and there's no catching that. Fullish delivery angled across, Jaiswal stays leg-side and gives himself the space to open his hands, thumps it over long-off and takes RR closer

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Noor Ahmad to Riyan Parag, SIX, whoa! He's nailed it this time. Parag once again for the reverse sweep and this one comes right off the screws. The line was around leg-stump and that played right into Parag's hands, not much followthrough of the bat but the ball sails over deep extra cover

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Anshul Kamboj to Dhruv Jurel, out Bowled!! Dragged on! But Kamboj is not complaining. He's pumped and celebrates the wicket with a fist pump. Jurel tried to be cheeky - shuffled across his stumps and tries to play the scoop, but only manages to drag it onto leg-stump. He had got a couple of fours and could have knocked it around, but RR are looking at the NRR. Dhruv Jurel b Anshul Kamboj 18(9) [4s-4]

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Anshul Kamboj to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, nothing going right for CSK. Fullish delivery around off, Jurel prods forward and squirts an inside-edge past short fine. Khaleel gives chase and drags the ball along with him into the rope

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Anshul Kamboj to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, Rajasthan Royals want to finish this quickly. Boundaries continue to flow.. Kamboj misses his line - full delivery but on middle and leg, Jurel whips it with a strong bottom hand and almost sends it the distance, one bounce and over the wide long-on fence

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Jamie Overton to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, poor ball and punished. Shortened length, the line is down leg, Dhruv Jurel swivels and pulls hard to send it to the long leg fence. No chance for fine leg to even get close to it

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Jamie Overton to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, shot! 143.1kph, full on leg and Dhruv Jurel flicks it beautifully through midwicket. The placement is perfect as well

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Anshul Kamboj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, out Caught by Sarfaraz Khan!! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holes out! He stands in disbelief before taking the long walk back. End of a fantastic knock nevertheless from the left-handed opener. It's a length ball outside off and Vaibhav's quick hands come into play as he flays it over cover. Makes good contact but he's hit it flat. Sarfaraz, the man in the deep, runs in and collects with both hands as he dives. Makes a tough catch look easy. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Sarfaraz Khan b Anshul Kamboj 52(17) [4s-4 6s-5]

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Noor Ahmad to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, 15-ball fifty for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi! Wow, this is incredible hitting from the 15-year-old. Noor goes fuller and Vaibhav brings his wrists into play as he launches it over long-on

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Noor Ahmad to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, high and handsome! 97.9kph, length ball, looked like the googly. Sooryavanshi once again clears his front leg to bludgeon it over long-on

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Anshul Kamboj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, he's hit that with disdain! 132kph, fuller than a good length, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi clears his front leg, sets a strong base and smashes it over long-on with a big backlift. Fifty up for RR in the fifth over

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Anshul Kamboj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, 134.8kph, the boundaries keep coming. Length ball outside off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi clears his front leg to swing hard across the line. Thick inside edge eludes the leg-stump and runs away to fine leg for four more

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Anshul Kamboj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, 134.1kph, nicely played by the youngster! Short and wide of off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi arches back and uses the bowler's pace and angle to wristily elevate it over the short third man

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Khaleel Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, Jaiswal wants to join the party as well. It's a length ball and Jaiswal decides to smack it downtown. Hits him high on the bat but he's muscled it over straight mid-off for a boundary

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Matt Henry to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, 121.1kph, slower ball on a length outside off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sees it coming. Clears his front leg, waits for it and there come his quick hands to superbly slash it over deep backward point. Incredible the way he could generate so much power. The man at deep backward point meanwhile is a mere spectator

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Khaleel Ahmed to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! On a length and just outside off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi throws his arms at it and slices it over point for a one-bounce four

Early finish on the cards?

RR are off to a blazing start, and if Suryavanshi remains not out until the end of the powerplay, there is a high possibility that this game could end within 12 overs. View Complete Forecast...

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Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 18 runs off the opening over! Henry errs with his line and ends up straying this length ball onto the pads and Jaiswal glances it to fine leg

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Matt Henry to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, there you go! Henry bowls another one on the shorter side. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets into a better position to slam the pull over deep midwicket. This is how he's going to bat

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Matt Henry to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, dropped! Shortish ball, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wants to go after it with a pull shot. Miscues off the bottom part of the bat. Kartik turns around and runs back from midwicket, outstretches and gets both hands on it but fails to hold onto it. He then chases the dribbling ball, slips and ends up kicking the ball to the fence. Sloppy!

Cricbuzz Live: RR v CSK, IPL 2026: Mid-innings show

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Sandeep Sharma to Jamie Overton, out Jamie Overton Run Out!! 1 run completed. CSK are bowled out for 127. Complete confusion from Overton. He miscues the heave straight to deep mid-wicket and was reluctant to go for the single, but responds as Kamboj was more than halfway down. He's then not sure to go for the second or not as he ambles across for the first run, makes a late call to go for the second and is caught short. Hetmyer was a bit casual with getting to the ball and releasing it, which might have prompted Overton to go for the second, but the throw was good to Jurel and he catches Overton well short of the crease. Jamie Overton run out (Shimron Hetmyer/Dhruv Jurel) 43(36) [4s-2 6s-2]

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Sandeep Sharma to Jamie Overton, SIX, smashed! He's nailed that. Sandeep goes short and into the pitch, sits up nicely as Overton backs away, gets it right in the arc and he does not hold back - hammers the pull flat and all the way over deep mid-wicket

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Nandre Burger to Anshul Kamboj, FOUR, slower ball angling down leg, Kamboj swings even as the bottom hand comes off the bat handle, but the pull is good enough to clear backward square and race away

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Sandeep Sharma to Jamie Overton, FOUR, CSK go past 100. Slower ball dug into the surface, Overton missed a few pull shots off Archer but not off Sandeep, the top-edge flies over short fine and races to the fence

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Jofra Archer to Jamie Overton, FOUR, full and attacking the stumps, Overton moves away and throws his bat on the big shot, slices it over backward point and the ball has enough to trickle into the rope

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Ravi Bishnoi to Matt Henry, out Caught&Bowled!! Bishnoi has his first. Soft dismissal. Henry stands there with his head down. CSK are nine down. Another wrong 'un but this is slower and dips on the batter, Henry wanted to drive but ends up chipping it straight back, Bishnoi reverse cups it safely and lands on his back. Matt Henry c and b Ravi Bishnoi 5(7) [4s-1]

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Brijesh Sharma to Matt Henry, FOUR, streaky! 115.2ks off-pace back of a length delivery, Henry has a swipe across the line and gets a thick top-edge, the ball flies over a leaping Jurel and races to third man

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Jofra Archer to Noor Ahmad, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! CSK are eight down. Archer comes back and picks up his second. He set-up Noor smartly there. One full pitcher, couple of short balls and now the sucker delivery - full and outside off, Noor goes for a booming drive but he's not close to the ball, stays leg-side and has to reach, only manages an outside-edge and Jurel does the rest behind the stumps. CSK in danger of being bowled out inside 20 overs. Noor Ahmad c Dhruv Jurel b Jofra Archer 1(9)

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Brijesh Sharma to Kartik Sharma, out Lbw!! CSK slip further. Maiden IPL wicket for Brijesh Sharma. Riyan Parag can do no wrong today. He brings back Brijesh and gets a wicket. Full and straight delivery, Kartik falls over as he attempts the flick and fails to make contact, struck in line with the stumps and ball-tracking showed it to be smashing into leg-stump. We are into the bowlers now.. Kartik Sharma lbw b Brijesh Sharma 18(15) [6s-1]

Cricbuzz Comm Box: IPL 2026 | RR v CSK, 1st innings

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Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Overton, SIX, 95.6kph, Overton breaks the shackles with a maximum. He shimmies down the track, moves leg-side in the process and makes superb contact as he lofts this fullish ball over long-off

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Ravindra Jadeja to Shivam Dube, out Caught by Ravi Bishnoi!! Ravindra Jadeja gets his man! Second wicket in the over for the former CSKian. 98.2kph, it's on a fullish length wide of off. Dube tries to go after it with a lofted hit but the timing goes awry. Hits it straight down long-off's throat and Dube is distraught as he walks back. Shivam Dube c Ravi Bishnoi b Ravindra Jadeja 6(4) [6s-1]

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Ravindra Jadeja to Shivam Dube, SIX, Dube needs no sighters. It's full and in the slot from over the wicket. Dube's eyes light up on seeing that. Gets under it as he bends his back leg and bludgeons it over long-on for a 75m six

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Ravindra Jadeja to Sarfaraz Khan, out Lbw!! Sarfaraz Khan has been adjudged lbw. He has a chat with Kartik Sharma and reviews. 89.3kph, a bit slower from Jadeja and Sarfaraz gets low to play a premeditated sweep shot. He gets really low and fails to make contact. Gets hit around the right arm - just below the shoulder. UltraEdge confirms no bat. Over to ball-tracking and it's three reds! Jadeja strikes with his second ball and he's removed Sarfaraz who was looking to be aggressive. It was bowled slower. The ball-tracking, however, predicted the ball go on straight. CSK have now lost half their side. Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 17(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

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Ravi Bishnoi to Kartik Sharma, SIX, 104.4kph, a drag down from Ravi Bishnoi and Kartik Sharma puts it away. On seeing the length on the shorter side, Kartik goes on the back foot to play an aerial pull shot. Gets a lot of height clears the fence as well as he dispatches it over deep square leg

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Sandeep Sharma to Matthew Short, out Caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal!! Soft dismissal. 122.6kph, innocuous length ball on leg, Short is early to clip and chips it straight to midwicket. Jaiswal takes the catch but he isn't happy with something - probably didn't spot it as well as he would have liked to. CSK lose their fourth wicket inside the 6th over. Matthew Short c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma 2(7)

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Sarfaraz to the rescue?

Sarfaraz has come out with positive intent, and his recent form suggests that he could end up as the highest scorer for CSK today. If he gets past the powerplay, a 50-plus score looks very likely. View Complete Forecast...

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Nandre Burger to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX, wow! Sarfaraz Khan gives the charge to the bowler. Dances down the pitch, moves leg-side in the process and swings across the line to flick this length ball over backward square leg. The ball has the wings to go over the boundary rope

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Nandre Burger to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, Sarfaraz Khan gets off the mark with a confident pull shot! Short ball, hip-high, Sarfaraz spots the length early, swivels and pulls over midwicket

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Nandre Burger to Ayush Mhatre, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Burger is celebrating, the umpire is unmoved and RR have reviewed it. Head-high bouncer from Burger. Gets big on the batter who pulls awkwardly. No room on offer as well. It's close to the gloves. Let's see what UltraEdge says. Big spike on UltraEdge when the ball is near the right thumb. So, it's off the glove. Successful review and Mohit Krishnadas has to overturn his decision. Ayush Mhatre departs for a golden duck and CSK are in a spot of bother. Ayush Mhatre c Dhruv Jurel b Nandre Burger 0(1)

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Jofra Archer to Ruturaj Gaikwad, out Bowled!! Gone! CSK lose both their openers cheaply. It's full, quick and on the stumps at 143.3kph, Gaikwad backs away to access the off-side. Moves a tad too much and misses a straight ball. Hears the death rattle and walks back to the dressing room. CSK rocked early. Ruturaj Gaikwad b Jofra Archer 6(11) [4s-1]

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Jofra Archer to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR, overpitched outside off and Ruturaj Gaikwad latches onto it. The CSK captain leans forward and caresses the drive through cover-point. First boundary for Gaikwad and that should get him going

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Nandre Burger to Sanju Samson, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! The off-stump has been removed. Cracking delivery from Nandre Burger and he's rightly pumped. Jumps and punches the air in delight. 140.2kph, just a fraction fuller than a good length and he gets it to move away from the right-hander. Samson shapes to play across the line and misses it altogether as he doesn't account for the movement. The ball crashes into the off-stump and Samson departs for a low score on his debut for CSK. Sanju Samson b Nandre Burger 6(7) [4s-1]

Slightly tricky conditions to bat

There is enough swing on offer and RR might pick up at least 2 wickets in the powerplay. CSK's score at the end of 6 overs could be between 48-54. View Complete Forecast...

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Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR, edge and four! Full again around off, Samson - with cemented feet - drives hard. Gets a fat outside edge that goes between the keeper and the short third man fielder. Races away to the third man fence. No slip, but don't think it would have gone to first slip

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