Rajasthan Royals Beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 Wickets, Register Big IPL Record

The third match of IPL 2026 was played between Rajasthan Royals (RR), who are the 2008 IPL champions, and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who are five-time IPL champions. Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. With this victory, Rajasthan Royals have achieved a record.

Mumbai Indians (MI) have registered the highest number of wins against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL history, with 21 victories. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are two of the most successful IPL franchises, with five IPL titles each.

Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals are joint second in terms of most wins against CSK. Both have won 16 matches each. RCB has defeated CSK in 13 matches and is the third most successful team. Delhi Capitals are fourth with 12 wins, and Kolkata Knight Riders are fifth with 11 wins.

Recalling the match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, CSK, after losing the toss and opting to bat first, were bowled out for 127 runs in 19.4 overs. Jamie Overton top-scored for CSK with 43 runs. For Rajasthan Royals, Jofra Archer took 2 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs, Nandre Burger took 2 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs, and Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets for 18 runs in 3 overs. Brijesh Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi got 1 wicket each.

Rajasthan Royals won the match by 8 wickets by scoring 128 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 12.1 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an inning of 52 runs in 17 balls. Yashasvi Jaiswal remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs in 36 balls. RR's fast bowler Nandre Burger was the player of the match. Burger took 2 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs.