For defending champions KKR, it\u2019s a do-or-die encounter as a victory over an already eliminated CSK will keep their play-offs hopes alive. After winning the toss, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane said Iyer misses out because he has stitches on his hand, thus paving the way for Pandey to come into the playing eleven.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cLooks a good wicket. Last two games we batted first and did really well. We want to put runs on the board and defend it. What's important is taking one game at a time. Not thinking much about the future. Lots of learnings from the previous match, guys are looking forward to this game. You are bound to lose close games, but you need to be confident. If there's a chance, we will try to give our best,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CSK captain MS Dhoni said Devon Conway and Urvil Patel come into the playing eleven and replace Sam Curran and Shaik Rasheed respectively. Patel, the wicketkeeper-batter, was drafted into CSK squad as a replacement for injured Vansh Bedi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He got into limelight by hitting the joint-fastest T20 century by an Indian batter \u2014 a blistering 28-ball hundred coming for Gujarat against Tripura in last year\u2019s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Urvil will open CSK\u2019s innings alongside exciting teenage batter Ayush Mhatre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI have played a lot of cricket here while growing up, like a home ground for the amount of cricket I have played here. When it was Zonal trophy, a few office leagues, overall I have played a lot of cricket here and nearby. What's important is to get answers for the next year and what hasn't gone well for us in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe are trying to get those answers, our middle order batting and bowling solutions. We are giving chances to players, but we want a good playing XI or XII. You can try such things towards the end and what players will slot in. They have two quality spinners, so it will be a challenge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After the toss, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said the national anthem will be played in the Eden Gardens before the start of this match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakravarthy<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact Substitutes: Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, and Luvnith Sisodia<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chennai Super Kings: Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, R Ashwin, MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, and Matheesha Pathirana<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact Substitutes: Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, and Luvnith Sisodia<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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