Stakes will be high when Rajasthan Royals kick off their IPL 2026 campaign against five-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.

The RR vs CSK IPL 2026 match on March 30 will start at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) and will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast.

Beyond being the opening fixture for both sides, the contest carries an added layer of intrigue.

RR’ Ravindra Jadeja is set for a potential face-off against his former team, while CSK’s Sanju Samson could find himself up against a side he was leading as recently as last season, adding a compelling emotional subplot to the clash.

Jadeja and Samson had switched sides following a trade deal in pre-season.

Another big storyline will beRiyan Parag’s first match as RR’s full-time captain in front of his home crowd.

Riyan Parag had previously stepped in as a stand-in skipper during Sanju Samson’s injury last season, but this clash against CSK will mark his official debut as the team’s permanent captain.

Furthermore, Kumar Sangakkara also returns to the RR head coach’s role, having guided the team to the final in the 2022 season.

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RR vs CSK in IPL

Rajasthan Royals have won 15 of the 31 RR vs CSK IPL head-to-head matches while the Super Kings have emerged victorious 16 times.

Rajasthan Royals last five matches

Opponent

Venue

Result

Match Date

Margin

CSK

Delhi

Won

May 20, 2025

Six wickets

PBKS

Jaipur

Lost

May 18, 2025

10 runs

KKR

Kolkata

Lost

May 4, 2025

1 run

MI

Jaipur

Lost

May 1, 2025

100 runs

GT

Jaipur

Won

April 28, 2025

Eight wickets

Chennai Super Kings last five matches

Opponent

Venue

Result

Match Date

Margin

GT

Ahmedabad

Won

May 25, 2025

83 runs

RR

Delhi

Lost

May 20, 2025

Six wickets

KKR

Kolkata

Won

May 7, 2025

Two wickets

RCB

Bengaluru

Lost

May 3, 2025

Two runs

PBKS

Chennai

Lost

April 30, 2025

Four wickets

Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings players

Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Donovan Ferreira and Dasun Shanaka - a last-minute replacement for the injured Sam Curran - have been the big-ticket acquisitions for RR this season.

Newly-appointed captain Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer - following up on a stellar T20 World Cup - and Jofra Archer will also hope to make a good start to the season.

All eyes will be on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after a record-debut season last year. The hard-hitting teenager has only consolidated his reputation as a rising star in Indian cricket since and was the architect of India’s U19 World Cup triumph earlier this year.

On the other hand, CSK shelled out big money for the uncapped duo of Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma at the IPL 2026 auction and there will be considerable interest in how the duo fares over the course of the season.

CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad will be without his predecessor and talisman MS Dhoni for the match but will look to the likes of Samson to fill the void both in the batting line-up and behind the wickets.

RR vs CSK squads

Rajasthan Royals players: Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Aman Rao, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Yudhvir Singh, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Punja.

Chennai Super Kings players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Dewald Brewis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Mathew William Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Spencer Johnson, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.

Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings stats

  • 50: Riyan Parag is 2 wickets away from 50 wickets in T20s
  • 100: Shimron Hetmyer is 7 sixes away from 100 sixes in IPL
  • 100: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 8 sixes away from 100 sixes in IPL
  • 100: Nandre Burger is 3 wickets away from 100 wickets in T20s
  • 150: Sandeep Sharma is 4 wickets away from 150 wickets in IPL
  • 150: Ravindra Jadeja is 9 sixes away from 150 sixes in T20s
  • 150: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 6 sixes away from 150 sixes as opener in T20s
  • 200: Riyan Parag is 12 sixes away from 200 sixes in T20s
  • 200: Ravi Bishnoi is 3 wickets away from 200 wickets in T20s
  • 300: Dasun Shanaka is 3 sixes away from 300 sixes in T20s
  • 500: Ravindra Jadeja is 70 runs away from 500 runs for RR in IPL
  • 1000: Shimron Hetmyer is 35 runs away from 1000 runs for RR in IPL
  • 1500: Shimron Hetmyer is 18 runs away from 1500 runs in IPL
  • 3000: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 54 runs away from 3000 runs in T20s in India
  • 4000: Ravindra Jadeja is 15 runs away from 4000 runs in T20s

Where to watch RR vs CSK IPL 2026 live

Live streaming of the Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2026 match will be available on the JioHotstar App and website. The RR vs CSK match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada and their corresponding HD TV channels in India. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.

RR vs CSK venue: ACA Stadium records

  • Highest team total: 199/4 by RR vs DC in 2023
  • Lowest team total: 142/9 by DC vs RR, 2023
  • Highest individual score: 97 by Quinton de Kock, KKR vs RR, 2025
  • Best bowling figures: 4/30 by Nathan Ellis, PBKS vs RR, 2023
  • Highest partnership: 98 by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler, first wicket, RR vs DC, 2023
  • Win rate batting first: 60% (3 won; 2 lost)
  • Average first innings score: 160
  • Average first innings winning score: 179