RR vs CSK, IPL 2023: Toss result and playing XIs for today's match, umpires list and pitch report

Rajasthan Royals (RR) meet Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 37th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday (April 27). CSK are the table-toppers with five wins from seven games. They're on an impressive three-match winning streak, while RR are third but have lost their last two games.

In their previous outing, Chennai hammered Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs. Batting first, CSK posted 235-4, with opener Devon Conway (56 off 40) notching up his fifth consecutive half-century. Ajinkya Rahane clobbered 71* off only 29 deliveries, while Shivam Dube smashed 50 off 21. The bowlers did an efficient job while defending the big total.

RR, meanwhile, head into the contest off a loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore. The bowlers did well to restrict RCB to 189-9, but RR failed to get over the line. Devdutt Padikkal (52 off 34) and Dhruv Jurel (34* off 16) played good knocks, but RR fell just short.

Today's RR vs CSK toss result

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and opted to bat first in their 200th IPL game. Speaking about the decision, Sanju Samson said:

“We like to stick to our strength, which is to defend.”

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Trent Boult misses out for RR with a niggle. Adam Zampa comes in. CSK are going in with an unchanged squad.

RR vs CSK - Today's match playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan subs: Donovan Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Chennai subs: Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan

Today's RR vs CSK pitch report

According to Kevin Pietersen and Daren Ganga, there wasn't as much grass in the game where Lucknow defended 154, but the big change on the evening is the even covering of grass. That's not to say that it's going to be bouncing and seaming. It may start a bit like that, but conditions should be better for batting.

Today's RR vs CSK match players list

Rajasthan Royals squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Donavon Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Riyan Parag, Joe Root, Adam Zampa, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Singh Rathore

Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu