Game 11 of the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 saw Rajasthan Royals taking on Chennai Super Kings. Both sides locked horns at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on March 30, and the clash began with Royals coming in to bat first after losing the toss, and much to the hosts' ecstasy, Rajasthan Royals registered their first IPL 2025 win, defeating CSK by six runs.
The side’s openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson, scored four and 20 runs, respectively. However, after the early dismissals, it was the knock of Nitish Rana that propelled Royals to a fighting total. Coming out to bat, Rana scored 81 runs in 36 deliveries.
Furthermore, Riyan Parag scored 37 runs in 28 deliveries, alongside Shimron Hetmyer, who added 19 runs on the board. In the first innings, Royals posted a total of 182 runs. As for Chennai, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, and Khaleel Ahmed were the highest wicket takers with two wickets each to their name. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each as well.
Aiming to chase down the target, CSK got off to a horrid start as opener Rachin Ravindra departed for a duck. Rahul Tripathi departed for 23 runs, alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad, who posted 63 runs in 44 deliveries. Shivam Dube departed for 18 runs, and as the onus fell onto the shoulders of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, both put in their best effort but failed to push their side over the line in the end. Jadeja went unbeaten on a score of 32 runs in 22 deliveries, alongside Dhoni who added 16 runs on the board.
CSK needed 20 runs off the last over to win the game, and with Sandeep Sharma and Jofra Archer both having overs left, skipper Riyan Parag made the decision to let Sandeep bowl the final over. The veteran kept his calm and put in an excellent performance in the final over, helping RR win the game by six runs.