KKR vs CSK, IPL 2023: Toss result and playing XIs for today's match, umpires list and pitch report

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 33rd game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (April 23). This will be the second game of the doubleheader.

KKR are languishing in eighth place in the points table, with only two wins from six games. Following the Rinku Singh-engineered win over Gujarat Titans, Kolkata have hit a three-match losing streak. In their last game, they went down to Delhi Capitals by four wickets as their batting flattered to deceive.

CSK, meanwhile, will be high on confidence heading into Sunday’s encounter. They hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their last game. Ravindra Jadeja’s three-wicket haul helped restrict SRH to 134-7. Devon Conway then guided the chase with his third straight fifty-plus score.

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Today's KKR vs CSK toss result

KKR have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking about the decision, captain Nitish Rana said:

“It’s a good wicket, but if there is dew, it would be better to bat second.”

Kolkata have made two changes to their lineup. David Wiese is in for Litton Das, while N Jagadeesan comes in for Mandeep Singh. CSK, meanwhile, are going in with an unchanged XI.

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KKR vs CSK - Today's match playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders: N Jagadeesan (w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Kolkata subs: Litton Das, Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Chennai subs: Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Dwaine Pretorius, Akash Singh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

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Today's KKR vs CSK pitch report

According to Daren Ganga, pitch number 4 is being used. The pitch looks very good for batting; it's a very typical of an Eden Gardens pitch.

There's a tinge of green, and the grass is even, so expect consistent bounce and pace. Seamers have dominated, while spinners have been a bit more economical.

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Today's KKR vs CSK match players list

Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Litton Das (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Aarya Desai

Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu

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KKR vs CSK - Today's match umpires

On-field umpires: Tapan Sharma, Nitin Menon

TV umpire: Virender Sharma

Match Referee: Shakti Singh