Rajasthan captain Samson won the toss and decided to bat first - see playing 11

CSK vs RR: Double header (2 matches in a day) is being played today in IPL 2024. The first match of the day is being played between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan won the toss and decided to bat. Dhruv Jurel is back. He had missed the last match. The match will be played at Chennai's home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) from 3:30 pm onwards. Both the teams will face each other for the first time this season.

Today will be Chennai's 13th match of the season. The team won 6 out of 12 matches and lost 6. The team is fourth in the points table. This will be the 12th match of Rajasthan, the team is at second place with 16 points after winning 8 out of 11 matches and losing 3. By winning today's match, CSK will keep their playoff hopes alive. By winning, RR will qualify for the playoffs.

The second match of the day will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from 7:30 PM.

Playing eleven of both the teams

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

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

Rajasthan won the toss

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and decided to bat first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Dhruv Jurel has returned to the Rajasthan team, while Mahesh Tikshana has also returned to the Chennai team. Chennai has included Tikshana in place of Mitchell Santner.