Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: It was an anticlimax for CSK (Chennai Super Kings) fans as Sanju Samson fell for a 7-ball 6 against Rajasthan Royals in match number three of the Indian Premier League 2026 on Monday. Notably, CSK kicked off their campaign against RR at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati as their batters received a hostile bowling spell from Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger. Notably, Samson was sent in to open the batting for CSK as Archer tested him on the front foot with swinging deliveries.
Samson even got a thick outside edge, which went for a boundary. However, the South African Nandre Burger got Samson caught on the crease to dismantle his off-stump. Check out the video here:
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 🎶
Nandre Burger 🤝 Jofra Archer #RR fans, how was that for a start? 😉
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 30, 2026
As soon as the video went viral on social media, it triggered reactions of ‘disappointment’ over Samson’s dismissal. Check out the reactions here:
Gautam Gambhir to Sanju Samson 🤣 #CSKvsRR pic.twitter.com/sXDgVL3Xz8
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) March 30, 2026
Sanju Samson whenever he faces quality Bowling on a quality pitch 😭 #CSKvsRRpic.twitter.com/Jctx4FqSKg
— Stubbsy (@spideypant_) March 30, 2026
RR Opt To Bowl
After winning the toss, the Rajasthan Royals asked CSK to bat first on a wicket that provided purchase for fast bowlers. Burger, along with the wicket of Samson, got rid of Ayush Mhatre with a bouncer, which took an edge off his gloves as wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel completed the catch.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain, also failed to get going, falling to Jofra Archer in an effort to charge at him.
CSK 70/6 (10)
After the first 10 overs, CSK have reached 70 for 6 with Jamie Overton and Kartik Sharma in the middle.
RR and CSK playing 11s:
Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma.
RR Impact Subs: Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Tushar Deshpande.
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma(w), Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.
CSK Impact Subs: Sarfaraz Khan, Prashanth Veer, Rahul Chahar, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh.
