Five Players Including Sanju Samson Culprits Behind CSK Defeat Against RR: On March 30, in the third match of the Indian Premier League 2026, there was a clash between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. In this match played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, CSK suffered a big defeat by 8 wickets. Chennai team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, was reduced to just 127 runs. In reply, Rajasthan chased the small target of 128 runs in just 12.1 overs. Here we are going to tell you about those 5 players of CSK, due to whose poor performance the Chennai team had to face a shameful defeat.

These 5 players are guilty of CSK’s shameful defeat

1. Noor Ahmed

Afghanistan’s star spinner Noor Ahmed proved costly against Rajasthan Royals. In this match, he gave away 24 runs in 2 overs and could not take even a single wicket.

2. Matt Henry

New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry also proved to be very expensive against Rajasthan Royals. In this match, Henry bowled 3 overs, in which he gave 40 runs at an economy of 13.30 and was not able to take even a single wicket.

3. Shivam Dubey

Team India’s star all-rounder Shivam Dubey also did not bat against Rajasthan Royals. Shivam became the victim of his old partner Ravindra Jadeja by making only 6.

4. Rituraj Gaikwad

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s bat also remained silent against the bowlers of Rajasthan Royals. Gaikwad was clean bowled by Joffra Archer after scoring just 6 runs, while CSK was expecting a big innings from him.

5. Sanju Samson

In-form batsman Sanju Samson, who was debuting for Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals, also flopped. Samson was also bowled by Nandre Berger after scoring only 6 runs. CSK was expecting a big innings from Sanju as he had recently given a memorable performance in the T20 World Cup.