The Chennai Super Kings took on the Rajasthan Royals in match 62 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Both CSK and RR were already eliminated from the playoffs race, and as a result, both teams played for pride and showed intent throughout the course of the match.
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This was the last time RR played in the IPL 2025 campaign, while CSK will have one more game to play after the clash in the national capital, Delhi.
As the Royals ended the season with a 6-wicket win over the Super Kings in Delhi, The Sporting News followed the game with live updates, scores, and highlights.
CSK vs RR, IPL 2025: Live scorecard, match updates
End of the match: Rajasthan Royals 188/4 (17.1); win by 6 wickets
Dhruv Jurel's fine unbeaten 31 off 12 cameos with 3 sixes and 2 fours added the finishing touch to the match.
Ashwin's two quick wickets, sending Samson and Suryavanshi back to the hut had RR have a slight hiccup before Hetmyer and Jurel combined.
Suryavanshi ended with 57(33) and Samson with 41(31) as key contributors after the powerplay.
The Royals end the season with a win over CSK and 8 points on the table.
End of 10 overs: Rajasthan Royals 97/1
Captain Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Suryavanshi have kept things rolling as they keep the required rate under control.
Samson has scored 29*(23) with 2 sixes and a four while Suryavanshi has 30*(18) to his name with 4 fours and a solitary six.
They need 93 from the final 10 overs.
End of the powerplay: Rajasthan Royals 56/1
RR has started the run chase well with a swashbuckling 36(19) from Yashasvi Jaiswal upfront.
He took on Khaleel Ahmed and notably scored 19 from an over before Anshul Kamboj got the better of him.
Kamboj with his 1/21 is the pick of the bowlers for Dhoni so far.
End of an innings: Chennai Super Kings 187/8
A strong finish from Akash Madhwal, who ended his four overs for 3/29, helps the Royals stop Chennai at 187/8 after the fiery first 10 overs.
Brevis got 42 off 25 before he was cleaned up by Madhwal who also sent back the dangerous-looking Shivam Dube for 39(32) and Dhoni who could only manage 16 from 17.
Yudhvir ended his spell with 3/47 and Tushar Deshpande and Wanindu Hasaranga bowled well for their 1/33 and 1/27 respectively.
End of 10 overs: Chennai Super Kings 102/5
Both Ashwin and Jadeja head back to the pavilion, but the men in yellow continue to attack.
The South African, Dewald Brevis, has made sure that the momentum set by Mhatre is continued with his 27*(12).
The best bowler for the Royals, so far, has been Yudhvir Singh with 3/35 in 3 overs.
End of powerplay: Chennai Super Kings 68/3
The top-3 of the Super Kings are back in the hut after Tushar Deshpande sends the dangerous Mhatre back for 43(20).
Before Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh scalped two in an over that saw the opener, Devon Conway, and Urvil Patel returning.
However, the cameos of the openers, Mhatre and Conway, have gotten CSK a good PP score of 68/3.
Ashwin and Jadeja are in the middle to with the likes of Brevis and Dube to follow.
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7:00 pm: TOSS! Sanju Samson has won the toss and they will be fielding first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
6:15 pm: The toss is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. IST.
Hello and welcome to the live match blog of today's IPL 2025 clash between CSK and RR at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
CSK vs RR: Lineups
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Shaik Rasheed, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Yudhvir Singh.
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CSK vs RR, IPL 2025: Pre-Match Odds
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