RR vs CSK Match 11 Results

6:27 PM IST Nitish Rana is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his fine knock of 81 off just 36 balls. Rana says that he tried to utilize the new ball to the max, and knew how important the Powerplay was going to be and also tried to play the field. Adds that whenever fine leg or third man was inside the ring, he knew he could utilize the pace and find those gaps and was going too hard in the previous two games. Mentions that he is ready to bat anywhere, but the coaches decided to make the change in this game, and the plan was to bat as deep as possible.

6:26 PM IST Right then, Rajasthan Royals have managed to get off the mark and end their home leg in Guwahati with a win. This now leaves the Mumbai Indians as the only team without a win so far this season. But they have the chance to rectify that very soon as next up, the new week kicks off with a clash between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. That game will be played on Monday, 31 March and will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

6:26 PM IST Riyan Parag, the captain of Rajasthan Royals is down for a chat. He says that it feels good to win as a captain, as it took three games. Adds that he feels that they were 20 runs short, going back after the end of the first inning, but the couple of wickets in the early phase of the second inning were game-changers as they bowled pretty well. Mentions that they had two tough games with the bowling as they went for above 280 in the first one and weren't able to defend 150 runs in the second, so the bowlers had to forget that and came out with different plans. He feels that luckily, he had seven bowling options, including him and Nitish, and as per the condition and situation, he chose Sandeep to bowl out the final one, and he defended that. Concludes that the fielding always makes up for the runs short and the team has worked hard on that aspect.

6:16 PM IST Wanindu Hasaranga, the top performer with the ball for RR, is in for a chat next. He says he tried to bowl at the stumps and then bowl wider while keeping it all simple and sticking to the plans. Mentions that Ruturaj Gaikwad batted really well and it was his wicket that pleases him the most. Talks about the fielding and appreciates the catches taken by Riyan Parag and Hetmyer. Concludes that they have a good bowling attack and everybody has a specific role, and all the bowlers played well in this game.

6:15 PM IST The skipper of Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj Gaikwad, says that during the Powerplay in the first inning, Nitish Rana batted really well, and they gave away too many runs there. Adds that they weren’t proactive there and they should have contained the opposition in that phase, which could have saved them. Mentions that the fielding cost them 8-10 run,s and they will try to improve that aspect. States that 180 was a chaseable score on this wicket, and it was a good pitch to bat on, and he was pretty happy at the end of the first inning as he felt that they had stopped RR under 20-30 runs from a good score. Concludes that Ajinkya Rahane used to bat at number three for them in the last couple of seasons, and he wanted to replicate that so that Rahul Tripathi can bat aggressively at the top. And there has not been much difference, as he had to come out to bat in the first or second over. He says that he is pretty happy to bat at number three and that he wants to hold one end. Concludes that he will look forward to the next match, and there have been a lot of positives, especially in the bowling, and they need to put the pressure back with batting also in the upcoming games.

6:15 PM IST The Presentation ceremony...