RR vs CSK Live Score IPL 2026: Sandeep Sharma removes Matthew Short; Super Kings 4 down in powerplay

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Sandeep Sharma strikes in his first over as he dismisses struggling Matthew Short. The Australian tried to go for a big shot over mid on, but found Yashavi Jaiswal around inside the circle.

Short scored 2 runs off 7 balls. Another IPL debutant, Kartik Sharma, who cost INR 14.2 crore in the auction, joins Sarfaraz Khan in the middle.

CSK - 41/4 in 6 overs.

Brijesh Sharma begins his IPL journey on a positive note as he concedes just 6 runs off his first over. RR bowlers are in control at Barsapara Stadium.

Sarfaraz Khan - 14 off 6 balls.

Matthew Short - 1 off 5 balls.

CSK - 36/3 in 5 overs.

Brijesh Sharma makes his IPL debut today. He is the 27-year-old right-arm fast bowler from Bengal and was signed by the Royals for his base price of INR 30 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction.

After coming as a forced impact sub, Sarfaraz Khan starts his innings by smashing Nandre Burger for a four and six. A good start for the Mumbai stalwart.

Sarfaraz Khan - 10 off 5 balls.

Matthew Short - 0 off 0 balls.

CSK - 30/3 in 4 overs.

A sensational bouncer from Nandre Burger brushes off Ayush Mhatre's gloves, and it's an easy catch for Dhruv Jurel behind.

A golden duck for Ayush Mhatre. Sarfaraz Khan comes in as an impact player in place for Mhatre.

CSK - 19/3 in 3.1 overs.

Another clean bowled. This time Jofra Archer delivers a brilliant ball to remove CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was struggling for big shots.

CSK's both openers are back in the pavilion and RR bowlers are dictating terms.

Gaikwad scored 6 runs off 11 balls. Australian Matthew Short joins Ayush Mhatre in the middle.

CSK -19/2 in 3 overs.

Nandre Burger also delivers a good over, leaking only 7 runs and finishing it with Sanju Samson's big wicket. A stunning delivery to bowl out CSK opener.

Sanju Samson scored 6 runs off 7 balls. India's U19 captain Ayush Mhatre joins Gaikwad in the middle.

CSK - 14/1 in 2 overs.

A good start for the Royals as Jofra Archer concedes only 7 runs in the first over. Samson gets a four, but it comes through an outside edge with no slip in place.

Sanju Samson - 5 off 5 balls

Ruturaj Gaikwad - 1 off 1 ball

CSK - 7/0 in 1 over.

Openers Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out there to open CSK's innings. Jofra Archer to bowl the opening over for RR.

The game is on at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.

Riyan Parag confirms that Donovan Ferreira will play today's game as an impact player. Surprise to see him among the substitutes, given his skills with the balls.

RR: Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Tushar Deshpande.

Chennai Super Kings are likely to bring in spinner Rahul Chahar as an impact player when they bowl.

CSK: Sarfaraz Khan, Prashanth Veer, Rahul Chahar, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh.

CSK Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Matt Short, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.

RR Playing XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma.

Captains Riyan Parag and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle for the toss. Former Indian spinner Murali Kartik to get things underway.

Riyan gives a coin flip; Ruturaj calls it tails. Heads it is.

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and they have decided to bowl first.

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It's a red soil pitch, and due to being under covers for some time, the pacers are likely to get extra bounce and pace from it. Spinners might make an impact later in the game, but fast bowlers will look to dominate with the new ball.