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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are taking on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 61 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, May 12. Notably, both teams are coming into this fixture on the back of a loss in their respective games.
However, with IPL 2024 playoffs race getting intense with each passing day, this turns out to be a crucial match, especially for CSK. While it was RR skipper Sanju Samson, who won the toss and elected to bat first, he also called for a change in the XI. The RR keeper-batter confirmed that Dhruv Jurel, who missed the last game, comes in place of Donovan Ferreira.
“Need to stick to what has worked for us. Need to do our basic processes, just taking care of the controllables. Need to perform as a batsman, results have to go your way to feel happy. Jurel is back,” Sanju Samson said after winning the toss.
On the other hand, Ruturaj Gaikwad also announced a change in their playing XI with Maheesh Theekshana coming in place of Mitchell Santner. “You need to be in good head space and deliver what’s expected. We have the right balance, Rachin and I will open, and Mitchell will bat at number 3. Theekshana comes in for Santner. Need to believe and back yourself. We want to win every game possible, you got to have the right mindset,” Gaikwad said.
CSK vs RR Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana.
Impact Subs: Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C, wk), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandra Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj.
