CSK vs RR IPL 2026 3rd Match Highlights: In the third match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings badly. After playing first, Chennai had scored only 127 runs in 19.4 overs. In reply, Rajasthan Royals chased the target losing only two wickets in 12.1 overs. For Rajasthan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a half-century in just 15 balls. Vaibhav played an innings of 52 runs in 17 balls. During this, Vaibhav had completed his half-century in just 15 balls.
In the match, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to bowl. Rain was seen before the match. Due to rain, the pitch was kept covered for a long time, which helped a lot to the bowlers of the team who came out to bowl first. Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger and Ravindra Jadeja took 2-2 wickets for the team. Apart from this, Brijesh Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi took 1-1 wicket in their account.
For Rajasthan, Joffra Archer and Nandre Berger took full advantage of the pitch and kept the Chennai batsmen in a bind. Chennai’s top order looked a complete flop. The team had lost 3 wickets at the score of just 19 runs. During this, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who came to open for the team, played innings of 6 runs each. Apart from this, Ayush Mhatre, who came at number three, was out without opening his account. Similarly, Chennai’s wickets kept falling gradually and the team could not reach a big total.
Rajasthan’s wonder in run chase
Rajasthan Royals, who set out for the run chase, adopted an aggressive style from the very beginning. For the team, the opening pair of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal did wonders and made a partnership of 75 runs in 38 balls for the first wicket. The first blow to the team came in the form of Suryavanshi. After this, Jaiswal along with Dhruv Jurel made a partnership of 24 runs in 13 balls for the second wicket.
After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag made an unbroken partnership of 29 runs in 22 balls for the third wicket and helped the team cross the victory line.
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