Rajasthan Royals (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lock horns on Thursday in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
After a brilliant start to their season, RR suffered back-to-back defeats against LSG and RCB. They will aim to get back to winning ways and reclaim their position at the top of the table.
CSK, meanwhile, are on a roll at the moment, winning their last three matches and are currently occupying the top position on the league table. They will hope to make four wins in a row and extend their lead at the summit.
The two teams have met each other on 27 occasions in the past with RR winning 12 times and CSK edging them out with 15 victories.
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Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups and team news ahead of RR and CSK.
RR vs CSK pitch report
The match between RR and CSK is set to take place at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
It is one of the oldest venues in India and was established in 1969. It has a capacity of 30,000.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium is known to produce challenging wickets for the batters. The average first-innings score at the venue is 157.6. The big boundaries will also play a huge part in teams struggling to score boundaries freely.
RR will play in Jaipur for the second time this season. In their first game against LSG, RR lost by 10 runs.
They had played their first two home games at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati which was the team's second home this season.
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RR vs CSK live toss
RR skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bat first.
RR vs CSK team news
RR- Sanju Samson confirmed that Trent Boult misses the game due to a niggle and Adam Zampa replaced him in the starting lineup.
CSK- MS Dhoni confirmed that CSK are fielding an unchanged lineup.
RR vs CSK confirmed lineups
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Juvel, R. Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Subs: Donovan Ferreira, M Ashwin, Riyan Parag, KM Asif, Kuldip Sen
CSK: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Moeel Ali, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Akash Singh.
Subs: Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar
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RR vs CSK: Who can be the impact player?
For RR, Kuldip Yadav replaced Shimron Hetmyer as the impact substitute.
CSK are yet to announce their impact substitute.
