IPL 2018 KKR vs CKS: Kolkata wins toss; Chennai to bat

Kolkata: Winning the toss, the home team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) invited Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to bat first in Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) encounter at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.

KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik has dropped under-performing Nitish Rana for Rinku Singh, while CSK captain MS Dhoni has retained the playing XI from the previous match.

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Here are the two teams:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wk/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Lungi Ngidi, KM Asif

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav