Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018 17th Match
LIVE CRICKET SCORE, IPL 2018 MATCH 17, CSK vs RR:
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 17th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Missing live cricket action on TV? Catch IPL Live Updates, Latest Cricket Scores and Ball-by-ball commentary here through our live blog. Chennai will aim to regain lost momentum when they host Rajasthan at their new home -- Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Both the franchises have returned to the IPL after serving bans in the aftermath of the 2013 spot-fixing scandal and will come face to face for the first time in the ongoing edition. A loss in their last outing has hurt both the former champions and they will look to get back to winning ways when they face off. With CSK being exiled from Chennai due to protests on the Cauvery waters issue, the T20 franchise taken a few hundred of their die-hard fans to their new home. A special train carrying the 'Yellow Army' fans with CSK banners left Chennai Central station on Thursday morning. However, the fans might miss CSK skipper MS Dhoni today as the 36-year-old missed the practice session in Pune on Wednesday. Dhoni had earlier hurt his back during a 44-ball unbeaten 79 against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. (LIVE STREAMING)CHENNAI SUPER KINGS VS RAJASTHAN ROYALS LIVE UPDATES FROM PUNE
18.50 IST: CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja expresses his excitement for the Pune clash.
Sir Jadeja is excited about the game tonight at the #DenAwayFromDen! @imjadeja #WhistlePodu 💛🦁 pic.twitter.com/n2WJr54BCq
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 20, 2018
18.40 IST: Here are the IPL teams for the 17th match between Chennai and Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Royals: Heinrich Klassen, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane, Darcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan
Brief Preview: Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host Rajasthan Royals with an aim to regain lost momentum at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, on Friday. Both the franchises have returned to the Indian Premier League (IPL) after serving bans in the aftermath of the 2013 spot-fixing scandal and will come face to face for the first time in the ongoing edition.
A loss in their last outing has hurt both the former champions and they will look to get back to winning ways when they face off. With two wins and two defeats, Rajasthan Royals are fifth with four points, while Chennai have also gathered an equal number of points with two victories from three matches. They are placed fourth because of better net run rate. (Read Full Preview)