Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals face off today (May 12) in Indian Premier League 2024. Second-placed Rajasthan will be looking to win this match and reach the playoffs, while CSK, who faced defeat in the last match, will look to bounce back and stay in the playoff race.

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In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and decided to bat first. Dhruv Jurel has made a comeback in the Rajasthan team, while Mahesh Thikshan has also made a comeback in the Chennai team. Chennai have included Thikshana in place of Mitchell Santner.

Both playing eleven

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjit Singh, Mahesh Thekshana.

Impact Sub: Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Chaudhary.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper/captain), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Sub: Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Andre Berger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj.

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CSK vs Rajasthan Head to Head

Chennai and Rajasthan have played 29 IPL matches against each other so far. CSK has won 15 and RR has won 14. CSK's highest score against Rajasthan so far is 246 runs. RR's highest score against Chennai is 223 runs.

CSK vs Rajasthan Peach Report

Actually, the pitch mood of Chepauk has been changing from time to time this season of IPL. This ground has seen a lot of runs in many matches, while the pitch has been useful for spinners in many matches. So it is not easy to understand the nature of this pitch. This season the first innings average is 183 runs. Also, the team chasing runs has won 4 times in 6 matches. The bowlers get help on this pitch, but if the batsmen spend some time at the crease, it becomes easier to score runs.