Chennai, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat first in their crucial IPL match against Chennai Super Kings here on Sunday.
Dhruv Jurel was included in RR's playing IX, while CSK brought in Mahise Thekshana in place of Mitchell Santner.
It is important for fourth-placed CSK to win both their remaining matches as they have 12 points from as many matches with a net run rate of 0.491.
Second-placed RR will look to bounce back after two consecutive defeats, with Rajasthan placed second with 16 points from 11 matches.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Mooi Ali, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tusha Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Mahesh Theekshana.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Rhea Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Dhruv Jurel was included in RR's playing IX, while CSK brought in Mahise Thekshana in place of Mitchell Santner.
It is important for fourth-placed CSK to win both their remaining matches as they have 12 points from as many matches with a net run rate of 0.491.
Second-placed RR will look to bounce back after two consecutive defeats, with Rajasthan placed second with 16 points from 11 matches.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Mooi Ali, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tusha Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Mahesh Theekshana.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Rhea Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
