Big image: Who are CSK’s loss of life bowlers?
Rajasthan Royals and
Chennai Super Kings, the 2 groups that completed
at the bottom in IPL 2025, have a brand new look in
IPL 2026 after hitting the revamp button. Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja have swapped groups. Riyan Parag has taken over as RR’s captain, whereas Ruturaj Gaikwad, whose 2025 season was minimize quick by harm, has taken again the CSK captaincy from MS Dhoni, who’s prone to miss the primary two weeks of this season with a
calf injury.
CSK will even should deal with an
injury to Dewald Brevis; head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed the South Africa batter will miss the crew’s opening match.
Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana are each gone at RR. Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar and Deepak Hooda are all gone at CSK. Having two abroad spinners messed with RR’s stability within the earlier season, however they’ve remedied that by buying and selling Jadeja in and buying Ravi Bishnoi on the public sale. RR even have categorical tempo in Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger and Adam Milne.
CSK’s bowling assault would not seem as balanced, particularly following the withdrawal of Nathan Ellis
due to injury. They signed Spencer Johnson, who’s working his means
back from injury himself, as a alternative. Matt Henry does a job for New Zealand throughout phases however might not be a first-choice possibility in most different IPL groups.
CSK have choices in Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Zak Foulkes and Akeal Hosein, however the issue is all of them concentrate on bowling within the powerplay. Noor Ahmad, who was the best wicket-taker amongst spinners in IPL 2025, can man the center overs, however who will bowl on the loss of life?
Team information: Shanaka or Ferreira for RR?
Without Sam Curran, who has been dominated out of the season with harm, RR should choose between South African allrounder
Donovan Ferreira, who was traded in from Delhi Capitals, and Sri Lankan allrounder
Dasun Shanaka. They might also have to decide on between left-armer Nandre Burger and Adam Milne, who’s reportedly match after lacking the T20 World Cup with harm.
Rajasthan Royals (possible): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Riyan Parag (capt), 4 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Donnovan Ferreira/Dasun Shanaka, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Tushar Deshpande, 11 Sandeep Sharma, 12 Nandre Burger/Adam Milne
In Dhoni’s harm absence, Samson is ready to maintain wickets and open the batting with Gaikwad. There are questions across the No. 3 spot, with
Ayush Mhatre,
Urvil Patel and
Sarfaraz Khan all in rivalry. There’s a great likelihood that Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer might debut collectively in a new-look line-up. While Noor and Henry are certainties within the bowling assault, CSK may need to decide on between the left-arm spin of Akeal Hosein and the tempo of Jamie Overton, relying on circumstances in Guwahati.
Chennai Super Kings (possible): 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Ayush Mhatre/Urvil Patel/Sarfaraz Khan, 4 Matt Short, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Kartik Sharma, 7 Prashant Veer, 8 Jamie Overton/Akeal Hosein, 9 Noor Ahmad, 10 Matt Henry, 11 Khaleel Ahmed, 12 Anshul Kamboj/Gurjapneet Singh/Ramakrishna Ghosh
In the highlight: Ravindra Jadeja and Prashant Veer
After middling returns for CSK in 2025 and the captaincy turmoil previous to that,
Ravindra Jadeja returns to RR as their Rockstar. Jadeja is 37, and not lively in T20Is, however his management with the ball within the center overs and pace-hitting with the bat on the loss of life might give RR the stability that they missed within the earlier season. He might have an even bigger function to play with the ball in opposition to a right-hand heavy CSK line-up.
Prashant Veer, very like Jadeja, darts the ball into right-hand batters at a quickish tempo, however in contrast to Jadeja, is prepared to bowl within the powerplay. Though Veer has performed solely 9 official T20s to date, and a handful of video games within the UPT20 league, CSK’s crew administration believes he could make the step up from Noida Super Kings to Chennai Super Kings. He additionally comes with the home popularity of being a six-hitter down the order.
Pitch and circumstances: Rain within the air in Guwahati
A recent pitch is probably going for use for Monday’s fixture, and it was beneath the covers as a result of rain on the eve of the match. There’s forecast for rain on the afternoon of the sport as nicely, nevertheless it would possibly clear up by the night. Wet climate curtailed RR’s observe session on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals
April 4: vs Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad
April 7: vs Mumbai Indians in Guwahati
April 10: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati
Chennai Super Kings
April 3: vs Punjab Kings in Chennai
April 5: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru
April 11: vs Delhi Capitals in Chennai
