CSK vs RR Predicted XIs, IPL 2026: Check Barsapara Stadium Pitch Report, Guwahati Weather Forecast And Rajasthan vs Chennai Head-To-Head

CSK vs RR Predicted XIs, IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals (RR), the 2008 IPL champions, will lock horns with five-time title winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the third match of the 2026 season on Monday at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings begin their 2026 campaigns seeking a fresh start, after finishing 9th and 10th respectively last season.

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The match is filled with bittersweet subplots, as Ravindra Jadeja faces his former team, Chennai Super Kings, and Sanju Samson takes on Rajasthan Royals, the franchise he led for years.

IPL 2026: CSK vs RR Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

Barsapara Cricket Stadium's batting-friendly pitch and dew factor favour teams bowling first. With batters anticipated to thrive throughout, bowlers will need to be careful to counter the pitch's benevolence.

IPL 2026: CSK vs RR Guwahati Weather

Guwahati's partially cloudy and humid weather forecast for Monday evening, with 86% humidity and a 25% chance of rain, threatens to disrupt the match.

IPL 2026: CSK vs RR Predicted XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhurv Jurel (wk), Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Bishnoi. (Impact Player: Vignesh Puthur).

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Matt Short, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Matt Henry. (Impact Player: Prashant Veer).

IPL 2026: CSK vs RR Head-To-Head

Matches played: 31

Rajasthan Royals wins: 15

Chennai Super Kings wins: 16

IPL 2026 CSK vs RR Squads

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

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