Rajasthan Royals Captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to field first against Chennai Super Kings in the 47th match of the IPL 2021. The match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

Head 2 head count between RR & CSK stands at 15-9, with Chennai dominating Rajasthan. The last time when these two teams met at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Chennai Super Kings won by 45 runs. Playing XI of both teams are:

Rajasthan Royals (RR) - Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Akash Singh, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Josh Hazlewood.