IPL 2026 It is to start on March 28 with the match between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad. But, in the 19th season of the league, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his team Rajasthan Royals will play their first match against Chennai Super Kings on March 30. This match will be held in Guwahati, which is the second home ground of Rajasthan team. The big thing is that Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made an open challenge to Dhoni’s team CSK before this match. He has talked about defeating Chennai Super Kings again. This quote by Vaibhav Suryavanshi has now created excitement about the RR vs CSK match in IPL 2026.
Now the question is, when, where and how did Vaibhav Suryavanshi challenge Dhoni’s team? What happened was that Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL, and Ayush Mhatre, who plays for Chennai Super Kings, came together in a program of Star Sports during the NAMAN Awards. During the same time, Vaibhav Suryavanshi challenged Dhoni’s IPL team player Ayush Mhatre. These two players, who played together in U19 cricket, had made their IPL debut last season only.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi told Ayush Mhatre that after my arrival in Rajasthan Royals, CSK lost twice, this time it will be 4-0. The direct meaning of Suryavanshi’s words was that just as CSK had to face defeat in both the encounters with RR in IPL 2025, similarly this time also CSK will be defeated in both the matches. Every team faces each other twice in the group stage of IPL.
The first clash between RR and CSK in IPL 2025 took place on March 30, in which Rajasthan defeated Chennai by 6 runs. Although Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not play in that match, he was a part of the Rajasthan team. After this, the second clash took place between RR and CSK in IPL 2025 on May 20, in which Rajasthan defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. In this match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had scored 57 runs in 33 balls, which included 4 sixes and as many fours.
