Rajasthan Royals suffered their third straight defeat on Sunday night when they lost to Super Kings by eight runs.

Rajasthan Royals have played well in each of their first three IPL 2019 matches but have failed to grab the key moments in each of them.

The Chennai track was slow and hardly 140 runs were scored in the first game. However, it is expected to play better this time around after complaints were made.

Chennai Super Kings have won both their games and are third in the points table while Rajasthan Royals have lost both their IPL 2019 encounters so far.

David Warner's 37-ball 69 outshined Sanju Samson's 55-ball 102 as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets in Hyderabad.

While the bowling is an area that SRH will look to correct, the Royals will want to ensure that they get their batting right.

While the Chris Gayle factor is worrying Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab is banking on the Caribbean's experience.

Soon after the tweet was posted, Rahane was bombarded with some hilarious answers from users on the micro-blogging site.

Rahane was elevated to the captain's role last season after Steve Smith was suspended, due to the Sandpaper Gate. This season will see the India batsman take charge for the second time. 

It's been more than a year that Rahane is out of Indian ODI team but he still will like to stick to his own method.

Rahane wants to focus on doing well in the IPL as he feels that it will automatically take him closer to the goal of representing India in the showpiece event.

Rahane was seen struggling with the bat in the group stage as he was able to put a total of just 58 runs in six matches at an average of 9.67.

Ajinkya Rahane, who hasn't played a limted-overs game for India since February 16, 2018, said that he still hopes to get a place in the ODI squad for the World Cup in England.

Mumbai rode on Shaw's blazing 71 off just 47 balls to reach the target of 140 with 10 balls to spare.

When asked by PTI whether it was the umpire's mistake, the player replied in the negative.

The squad also comprises young opening batsman Prithvi Shaw, who will be returning to competitive cricket after sustaining an ankle injury during a practice game in Australia in November prior to the Test series.

Enjoying a good run of form, the 25-year-old Vihari created the record with a single down the ground on the fourth day, his second century of the match and third straight in Irani Cup.

Rahane has been quite impressive and consistent in List A cricket having scored 597 runs in 11 innings at an average of 74.62.

The Rest of India side's batting line-up bears a formidable look with a lot of current India players like Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari in the mix.

India 'A' crushed England Lions by 138 runs in the second unofficial ODI to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.