After winning the toss, Axar said, Ngidi, who was declared hundred percent fit by bowling coach Munaf Patel on the eve of the clash after recovering from an unfortunate head injury against the Punjab Kings last month, and completed a seven-day mandatory stand-down period, replaces fellow pacer Kyle Jamieson in the playing eleven.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think the surface looks good, and we feel it\u2019s a very good pitch. Maybe in the second innings it might slow down a bit, so I\u2019d like to give that advantage to our bowlers. The way the tournament is going, it\u2019s a very important match. But at the same time, it\u2019s more important to focus on how you\u2019re playing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t think too much about points - if you do, you put extra pressure on yourself. That\u2019s what we\u2019ve been discussing as a team; we just want to play good cricket, and the points will take care of themselves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve lost some close matches, but if you look at the season overall, I\u2019m happy with the wins and performances. That\u2019s what happens sometimes, but if we talk about cricket, I\u2019m very happy with the boys\u2019 batting and bowling. In fielding, if we had done better, we could have been in a stronger position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, who got a roaring reception from the crowd dressed majorly in a yellow jersey, said he wanted to bowl first anyway and wasn\u2019t worried about losing the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With pace-bowling all-rounder Ramakrishna Ghosh ruled out of the competition due to a right foot fracture, CSK had to rejig their combination - left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Akeal Hosein and left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh have come into the playing eleven.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe pitch looks a bit dry, so I don\u2019t think it will change much. So batting or bowling first won\u2019t make much difference. There have been some positive signs in the last 2\u20133 matches. Even though we haven\u2019t won every game, there are some good positives. Since the first three matches of the tournament, we\u2019ve improved a lot in all departments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOur bowling has been doing really well, and the batting is slowly coming together. We just want to carry that momentum into the last phase of the tournament. We\u2019re really happy coming into this game, especially after the last one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut this is a new game, so we want to start fresh and start well. It\u2019s also great to see youngsters getting opportunities and stepping up. It\u2019s a good sign for the franchise - they are repaying the faith shown by the management,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tuesday\u2019s clash will be played on pitch number four, and the boundaries are 66 metres square on one side, while 60 metres is the boundary on the other side, and the 73 metres boundary stands straight down the ground. In the pitch report, Ian Bishop and Eoin Morgan noted that showers in the past 24 hours have cooled the conditions, but the surface remains rock\u2011hard and conducive for batting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs: <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact substitutes: Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Matt Short, Akash Madhwal, and Sarfaraz Khan<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact substitutes: Vipraj Nigam, Sameer Rizvi, Abishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, and David Miller<\/p>\r\n\r\n