IPL 2018: Ajinkya Rahane opts to bowl against Chennai

Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to ball against Dhoni-led Chennai at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.

After winning the toss, Rahane said, "No pressure really, the mood in the camp is good. Looking forward to the game."

For Rajasthan there are two changes, Heinrich Klaasen and Stuart Binny has replaced Stuart Binny and Dhawal Kulkarni respectively for tonight's clash.

Following the unrest in Tamil Nadu state over Cauvery water dispute, Chennai's home ground has been shifted from M.A. Chidambaram Stadium to Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium and it is expected that Dhoni will receive a warm welcome at their new home.

For Chennai, Suresh Raina is fit and back in the playing XI, he replaced Murli Vijay and also Harbhajan Singh has been dropped for tonight's game and Karn Sharma will play at Bhajji's place.

Playing XI:

Chennai: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir

Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin