RR vs CSK, IPL 2025 highlights: Nitish, Hasaranga shine as Royals won by 6 runs

Ruturaj Gaikwad: Obvious in the PP (the key moment in the game). NItish batted well and we were not proactive knowing he was going behind square and we should have made him play in front of the wicket. 8-10 runs through misfields as well. We are trying to improve there. 180 was chasable. Still a good wicket if you hit the pockets. I was really happy at the innings break. They were looking good for 210, but 180 was chasable. (About him batting at No. 3) Over the years Ajinkya batted at 3 and Rayudu was taking care of middle-overs. We thought it would be better if I came a bit late to take care of the middle overs and Tripathi can bat aggressively at the top. Anyway it doesn't matter because I am getting to bat early in the three games (smiles). It was decided during the auction time and I don't have any problem with that. I can take risks when needed and rotate strike. Unfortunately we have not been getting the good starts but once we get that things will be different. (Positives) Noor as usual bowling well, Khaleel bowling well and Jaddu bhai bowled well as well. You need some momentum in the bowling department. I think once everything comes together and we have the momentum we will be a really good side.

Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 runs to register their first win of the season. Royals bowling attack led by Wanindu Hasaranga restricted Super Kings to 176/6 in their pursuit of 183-run target. Hasaranga registered the figures of 4/34 in four overs.

WICKET! Sandeep bowls a low, wide full toss. Dhoni (16) moves across and swings hard, but Hetmyer quickly moves to his left from deep mid-wicket and takes a brilliant catch.

Score: CSK - 164/6 in 19.1 overs 

After Ruturaj Gaikwad's dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni are out in the middle as they are keeping hopes alive despite the slim chances of winning the match. CSK need 39 off 12 balls to win

Score: CSK - 144/5 after 18 overs (Jadeja 24, Dhoni 4)

WICKET! Wanindu Hasaranga bowls a full delivery at the stumps. Ruturaj Gaikwad (63) moves his front leg out of the way and tries to hit a big shot across the line. He doesn’t connect it well, and the ball goes high in the air. Yashasvi Jaiswal runs in from long-on and takes the catch. CSK need 54 off 24 balls to win. 

MS Dhoni joied Ravindra Jadeja at the crease.

Score: CSK - 129/5 after 16 overs (Jadeja 13, Dhoni 0)

Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad leading from the front in Chennai Super Kings' 183-run chase as he bought up his fifty in 37 balls. CSK need 72 off 36 balls to win. 

Score: CSK - 111/4 after 14 overs (Ruturaj 55, Jadeja 5)

WICKET! Hasaranga bowls another loopy delivery, but this time it's shorter. Shankar (9) tries to move forward but misses the ball completely, making him look a bit awkward for committing to the front foot. CSK need 90 off 48 balls. 

Ravindra Jadeja joined Ruturaj Gaikwad at the crease.

Score: CSK - 93/4 after 12 overs (Ruturaj 41, Jadeja 1)

WICKET! After a conceding a six and a four against Shivam Dube, Wanindu Hasaranga got rid of him. Hasaranga bowled a full delivery outside off stump at high speed. Dube hit a powerful drive to the right of extra cover. Parag dived to his side and managed to get his fingertips under the fast-moving ball. CSK need 109 off 60 alls. 

Vijay Shankar joined Ruturaj Gaikwad at the crease. 

Score: CSK - 74/3 after 10 overs (Ruturaj 31, Vijay 1)

WICKET! Wanindu Hasaranga bowled a short and slow delivery that bounced more than expected. Rahul Tripathi (22) went back to pull but mistimed it. The ball went to deep mid-wicket, where Shimron Hetmyer dived forward and took a clean catch. CSK need 129 off 72 balls to win. 

Shivam Dube joined Ruturaj Gaikwad at the crease. 

Score: CSK - 54/2 after 8 overs (Ruturaj 24, Dube 6)

After struggling to score runs, Rahul Tripathi and Ruturaj Gaikwad switched their gears as they accelerated the Chennai Super Kings' innings in their pursuit of 183-run target. CSK need 141 off 84 balls to win. 

Score: CSK - 42/1 after 6 overs (Tripathi 21, Ruturaj 21)

WICKET! Rachin kept moving to the leg side and trying to cut or guide the ball with the swing. He missed twice, but Jofra got him on the third try. He got a thick outside edge, and Jurel took a clean catch. CSK need 183 off 114 balls to win. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad joined Rahul Tripathi at the crease.

Score: CSK - 0/1 after 1st over (Tripathi 0, Gaikwad 0)

Rajasthan Royals set the target of 183 for Chennai Super Kings to chase in 20 overs. Nitish Rana led the RR's batting with an innings of 81 off 36 balls, while skipper Riyan Parag made a vital contribution with a knock of 37 off 28 balls. For CSK, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, and Noor Ahmad picked two wickets each.

After Riyan Parag's dismissal, Rajasthan Royals failed to keep up the momentum as they lost wickets of Jofra Archer (0) and Kumar Karthikeya (1). Maheesh Theekshana survived LBW call. 

Score: RR - 175/8 after 19 overs

WICKET! Matheesha Pathirana bowled a perfect delivery right at the base of the off stump. It was hard to stop, and Riyan Parag ((37) tried to hit it across the line but missed. The ball swung in a little, and playing across the line made it even tougher for Riyan to hit.

Score: RR - 166/6 after 18 overs (Hetmyer 18, Archer 0)

WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja bowled a full delivery right in the slot. Wanindu Hasaranga (4) tried a big slog-sweep but hit the ball flat and low. It was a tough catch, but Vijay Shankar showed great athleticism by diving and getting his fingers under the ball just in time.

Shimron Hetmyer joined Riyan Parag at the crease. 

Score: RR - 145/5 after 15 overs (Parag 25, Hetmyer 3)

WICKET! Dhruv Jurel (3) tried to hit a big shot over cover as soon as he saw Noor Ahmad bowl a full delivery. However, he got a thick edge. Pathirana reacted a bit slowly but still managed to take the catch at short leg. 

Wanindu Hasaranga joined Riyan Parag at the crease.

Score: RR - 140/4 after 14 overs (Parag 23, Hasaranga 4)

WICKET! Ravichandran Ashwin bowled a wide delivery outside off stump. Nitish Rana (81) had already stepped forward to play the shot but missed it. MS Dhoni collected the ball and quickly stumped him out. 

Dhruv Jurel joined Riyan Parag at the crease

Score: RR - 134/3 after 13 overs (Parag 22, Jurel 3)

Ravichandran Ashwin bowled a very full delivery that seemed to be going down the leg side. Nitish Rana moved across to play a paddle shot but missed, and the ball hit the outer part of his front pad. There was no contact with the bat. However, ball-tracking showed that while the ball pitched and hit in line, it was missing the stumps

Score: RR - 92/2 after 9 overs (Rana 65, Parag 2)

WICKET! Noor Ahmad bowled a full delivery just outside off stump. Samson moved his front leg out of the way and tried to hit it over long-off. However, he couldn't get enough height on the shot and ended up hitting it straight to Ravindra, who took the catch.

Riyan Parag joined Nitish Rana at the crease. 

Score: RR - 87/2 after 8 overs (Rana 61, Parag 2)

FIFTY! Nitish Rana brought up his first fifty of the season in just 21 balls. Khaleel Ahmed bowled a short delivery outside off stump. Nitish Rana stayed back and hit it over backward point for a four.

Score: RR - 79/1 after 6 overs (Rana 58, Samson 16)