
Rajasthan Royals VS Chennai Super Kings: Playing XI | IPL 2025
The next match of the IPL 2025 will be played between the Rajasthan Royals and five-time IPL champions, the Chennai Super Kings. Let’s take a look at the probable playing XI of both teams for the upcoming match number 11, which will be played in Guwahati on Sunday.
The Chennai Super Kings started their season with a victory against the Mumbai Indians in their second match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, the team lost the match by 50 runs after subpar batting and bowling performances.
Rajasthan Royals began their season by losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad, who scored a massive 286 runs against Rajasthan. Despite their best efforts, the team could only score 242 runs in the chase and lost the match by 44 runs. In their next match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the team faced another defeat, losing by 8 wickets.
Rajasthan Royals: Playing XI
Role |
Player |
Specialty |
Captain |
Sanju Samson |
Wicketkeeper-Batter |
Opener |
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
Batter |
No. 3 |
Jos Buttler |
Batter |
No. 4 |
Shimron Hetmyer |
Batter |
No. 5 |
Riyan Parag |
All-rounder |
No. 6 |
Dhruv Jurel |
Wicketkeeper-Batter |
No. 7 |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
Bowling All-rounder |
No. 8 |
Maheesh Theekshana |
Bowler |
No. 9 |
Sandeep Sharma |
Bowler |
No. 10 |
Tushar Deshpande |
Bowler |
No. 11 |
Jofra Archer |
Bowler |
In the Rajasthan Royals’ playing XI, their biggest strength lies in their top order, which includes the young Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, the experienced English wicketkeeper batter Jos Buttler, and captain Sanju Samson, who will be playing as an impact player in the match. After losing two back-to-back matches, Rajasthan will be looking to make a strong comeback against CSK.
Top Order: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson
Middle Order: Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel
Lower Middle Order: Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana
Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Jofra Archer
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Chennai Super Kings: Playing XI
Role |
Player |
Specialty |
Captain |
Ruturaj Gaikwad |
Batter |
Opener |
Rachin Ravindra |
All-rounder |
No. 3 |
Rahul Tripathi |
Batter |
No. 4 |
Shivam Dube |
All-rounder |
No. 5 |
Deepak Hooda |
All-rounder |
No. 6 |
Ravindra Jadeja |
All-rounder |
No. 7 |
MS Dhoni (WK) |
Wicketkeeper-Batter |
No. 8 |
Sam Curran |
All-rounder |
No. 9 |
R Ashwin |
Bowler |
No. 10 |
Bowler |
|
No. 11 |
Matheesha Pathirana |
Bowler |
The biggest strength of the Chennai Super Kings is a formidable spin attack led by the trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Noor Ahmad. Meanwhile, in the top order, the team features Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Top Order: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi
Middle Order: Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja
Lower Middle Order: MS Dhoni, Sam Curran
Bowlers: R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana
Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2025 Squad
Role |
Players |
Batters |
Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana |
All-rounders |
Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kumar Kartikeya |
Wicketkeepers |
Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore |
Bowlers |
Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma,Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande |
Others |
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey |
Chennai Super Kings: IPL 2025 Squad
Role | Players |
---|---|
Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
Wicketkeeper | MS Dhoni |
Batters | Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Andre Siddarth, Devon Conway, Vansh Bedi |
All-rounders | Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Ramakrishna Ghosh |
Bowlers | Matheesha Pathirana, R Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra |