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S haken by the sound thrashing that Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed them , a confused Chennai Super Kings might feel more “at home” against an equally clueless Rajasthan Royals on an expected slow turner in their next IPL game in Guwahati on Sunday (March 30, 2025). Also read | CSK should rethink its batting approach Losing by 50 runs at ‘Fortress Chepauk’ would have seemed like a wishful thinking for an opposition side till date but RCB’s ‘class of 2025’ under an ever-improving skipper Rajat Patidar has exposed some chinks in the CSK armoury and match against Royals couldn’t have come at a better time for Ruturaj Gaikwad’s men. Also read | Royals, Super Kings eye return to winning ways Though CSK is slightly ahead in a battle of two weak teams.
It is an intriguing situation where Royals don’t have one big overseas batting heavyweight like Jos Buttler and their Indian bowling assortment comprising Tushar Deshpande and Sandeep Sharma also doesn’t inspire confidence. Royals also do not have a quality spinner to exploit the Barsapara track. It’s early days for Chennai Super Kings in this season’s IPL, having played just two games (a win and a loss).
However, the 50-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MAC Stadium here on Friday exposed the team’s fundamental weakness, which has been apparent since the squad was put together at the auction last year. A look at the line-up shows that it lacks the dynamism and firepower that most outfits have. CSK’s method of maximising its home advantage by playing on spin-friendly tracks forced the think-tank to spend big bucks on tweakers Noor Ahmad and R.
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