RANCHI:
Chennai Super Kings skipper
MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday.
The match has been reduced to 17-overs-a-side contest after a 1 hour 40 minutes delay due to rain.
Chennai are playing an unchanged side while Kolkata have made two changes, bringing in Andre Russell for Morne Morkel, and Yusuf Pathan for Manvinder Bisla.
Teams: Chennai Super Kings: Dwayne Smith, Brendom McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Mithun Manhas, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ishwar Pandey, Manish Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, R Vinay Kumar, Sunil Narine.