NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
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It is Dhoni's 200th match as CSK captain. CSK made two changes bringing in Moeen Ali and Maheesh Theekshana in place of Mitchell Santner and Dwayne Pretorius while paceman Trent Boult missed out due to a niggle for the RR.
"We will bowl first. It may be slightly on the slower side, different from the first game. Dew may play a role and it might get better in the second innings. (On his 200th game as CSK captain in the IPL) It feels good and also I feel the crowd has been fantastic. Also the fact that we started in the old stadium, it was very hot and humid. But now it feels like we're playing in Switzerland. It's good to play. We have seen cricket change - how T20 was played at that point of time till now, a lot has changed. The crowd has been fantastic. We have had injury concerns and players were unavailable, but still we have done well," Dhoni said after winning the toss.
"We would have liked to bowl first too. We have started well but we need to continue the momentum. We are playing at Chepauk after a long time. We have experience and the youngsters to do that. It has always been a pleasure to come to Chepauk and play here. Boulty misses out due to a small niggle and we have a couple of changes, you will come to know that. It's difficult to keep track with the sub rule," RR skipper Sanju Samson said at the toss.
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