IPL 2023: RR vs CSK | Rajasthan opts to bat against Chennai
The Hindu
Indian Premier League 2023: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL game in Jaipur on April 27.
The Royals have brought in Adam Zampa in place of pacer Trent Boult, who misses out due to a niggle.
Table toppers CSK, on the other hand, are fielding the same playing XI.
Rajasthan Royals : Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(wk/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Chennai Super Kings : Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.