Ashwin blamed the moisture in the pitch for their top order collapse while batting first at the early stage of the match. He also said that moisture and seam movement made batting first extremely difficult.

Guwahati, March 31: Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday explained why Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a poor start during their opening game against Rajasthan Royals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. Ashwin blamed the moisture in the pitch for their top order collapse while batting first at the early stage of the match. He also said that moisture and seam movement made batting first extremely difficult.

Unfavourable Conditions

In his analysis, Ashwin said that the pitch had a big role in the match and said that the conditions were heavily in the favour of the bowlers which made it very hard for batters to perform in the first innings.

Rain Brought Moisture