CSK vs RR: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings is all set to take on Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals in the 17th match of the IPL 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Tonight’s CSK vs RR match is going to be special for the Chennai skipper as he will be making a landmark appearance in the history of this league.
Tonight, as Dhoni walked out for the toss he achieved another milestone in the league as he made his 200th appearance as CSK captain.
Talking about the teams, after an initial stutter against Gujarat Titans, CSK has roared back to form with consecutive wins all thanks to the free-flowing batting from the openers Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, and captain MS Dhoni.
On the other hand, RR would be aware of the fact that defeating CSK at their home ground is quite tough. RR’s biggest challenger, however, will be to battle the Chepauk crowd and the conditions.
CSK vs RR: Dhoni Won The Toss And Decided To Bowl First
Meanwhile, the toss was won by CSK captain Dhoni, who decided to bowl first. MS Dhoni was quite optimistic that Dew would come into action later in the game. Speaking at the toss, Dhoni said: “We will bowl first. It maybe slightly on the slower side,different from the first game. Dew may play a role and it might get better in the second innings. (On his 200th game as CSK captain in the IPL) It feels good and also I feel the crowd has been fantastic. Also the fact that we started in the old stadium, it was very hot and humid. But now it feels like we’re playing in Switzerland. It’s good to play. We have seen cricket change – how T20 was played at that point of time till now, a lot has changed.The crowd has been fantastic. We have had injury concerns and players were unavailable, so we have done well.”
RR captain Sanju Samson also stated that he would have liked to bowl first as well. He also revealed the reason why Trent Boult isn’t playing tonight’s match. He said:
“We would have liked to bowl first too. We have started well but we need to continue the momentum. We are playing at Chepauk after a long time. We have experience and the youngsters to do that. It has always been a pleasure to come to Chepauk and play here. Boulty misses out due to a small niggle and we have a couple of changes, you will come to know that. It’s difficult to keep track with the sub rule”
Playing XI And Impact Player List For CSK vs RR:
Rajasthan Royals playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
RR subs: KM Asif, Donavon Ferreira, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Riyan Parag
Chennai Super Kings playing XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sisanda Magala, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh
CSK subs: Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargerkar
