IPL 2019 CSKvsRR: Rajasthan win toss, opt to bowl against Chennai at Chepauk

Coming to the toss, Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai at Chepauk.  Chennai have just one change in their team as Mitchell Santner comes in place of Harbhajan Singh.

The focus will be on the pitch, which came in for severe criticism after the IPL opener, when Chennai Super Kings take on Rajasthan Royals in their second home game on Sunday. In the tournament opener, the slowness of the track drew criticism from both the captains -- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli. It will interesting to see how the pitch behaves today. Coming to the toss, Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai at Chepauk.  Chennai have just one change in their team as Mitchell Santner comes in place of Harbhajan Singh. "We'll bowl first. Not sure about the wicket but I think dew might come in later. Chennai is a very strong batting line up and we'll look to bowl well up front to them. We are playing with the same XI.", said Ajinkya Rahane.

The @rajasthanroyals Skipper @ajinkyarahane88 wins the toss and elects to bowl first against the @ChennaiIPL #CSKvRR #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/4450Q8vEBM

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Meanwhile, CSK has started the season with two straight wins and will look to keep the momentum going. After beating Bangalore, they rode on a team effort to prevail over Delhi Capitals in their second outing. In contrast, the Rajasthan have lost both their matches so far and would need to step up if they aim to breach the reigning champions' fortress. Teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir