In a thrilling IPL 2026 encounter held at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on March 30, Rajasthan Royals' fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger dismantled the Chennai Super Kings' batting line-up, while Ravindra Jadeja delivered a crucial double strike, leading to CSK's collapse at a mere 127 runs.

Without the steady influence of MS Dhoni and Dewald Brevis, the young CSK batting order struggled on a red-soil pitch that provided early help to the bowlers, enhanced by the pre-match drizzle. Both Archer and Burger claimed two wickets apiece, with Jadeja adding two more in a disciplined showing from the RR bowling attack.

The only resistance from the CSK side came from Jamie Overton, who countered with a determined 43 runs off 36 deliveries, helping CSK recover from 84/8 to a somewhat respectable total. Nonetheless, the score was significantly below par, granting RR an excellent chance to kick off their campaign with a victory under new full-time captain Riyan Parag.

Archer initiated the assault by swinging the ball to trouble both Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad right from the first over. Burger made the first significant impact, dismissing Samson for just 6 runs with a delivery that swung away and struck the off-stump.

Archer returned to claim Gaikwad in his second over, as the CSK skipper tried to access the off-side but was bowled for six after missing a straight delivery. Burger added to the woes in the third over, taking down Ayush Mhatre for a golden duck, as the batsman gloved a bouncer to keeper Dhruv Jurel, which was upheld upon review.

Impact substitute Sarfaraz Khan attempted to resist, hitting Burger for four and six in consecutive balls. Following a notable debut from Brijesh Sharma, who conceded only six runs in the fourth over, Sarfaraz kept fighting to maintain momentum.

Sandeep Sharma struck in the final over of the power-play, dismissing Matthew Short, who could only manage two runs, leaving CSK at 41/4. The situation worsened for CSK as Sarfaraz fell victim to Jadeja's lbw for 17, and Shivam Dube was caught at long-off.

CSK's downfall continued as Brijesh Sharma bowled Kartik lbw for 18, while Archer sent Noor Ahmed back to the pavilion. Ravi Bishnoi made a sharp caught-and-bowled chance after fooling Matt Henry with a googly. Despite Jamie Overton's boundaries alongside Anshul Kamboj, CSK could only manage to surpass the 120-mark before Overton was run out due to confusion.

Final Scores: Chennai Super Kings 127 in 19.4 overs (Jamie Overton 43, Kartik Sharma 18; Ravindra Jadeja 2-18, Jofra Archer 2-19) against Rajasthan Royals.