Mumbai : Winning the toss CSK captain decided to ball first against RR.
CSK led by Dhoni is currently top of the table as they have won 5 games of their 6 matches whereas it is must win game for Rajasthan Royals as they won only 1 match out of there 6 games.
Dhoni says the pitch is a good one, but defending is slightly more difficult. He confirms that Harbhajan and Kuggeleijn are out of today’s side, with Santner and Shardul coming in.
Rahane says he wanted to bowl first, too, and says the wicket will differ to the one used against KKR. Samson, Parag and Unadkat will all play today.
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane ©, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.
Chennai Super Kings
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni ©, Kedar Jadhav, Ravinder Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir.
