Sunrisers Hyderabad win toss and elect to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024, with various changes in play

In a match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, both teams made significant changes to their playing elevens. SRH skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first. T. Natarajan returned from injury for SRH while CSK made three changes due to Mustafizur Rahman’s absence and Matheesha Pathirana’s injury.

Cummins mentioned, “Looks like a good wicket and should stay the same for the whole match. We’ve got a great squad. Consistency is the key.” CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad expressed confidence in his team, stating, “Everyone is in a good head space. For me, I have done captaincy before, I just want to be myself and take things forward.”

The playing XIs for the match were declared as follows: Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, among others. Impact Substitutes included Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner. Sunrisers Hyderabad – Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Mayank Markande, among others. Impact Substitutes included Washington Sundar and Travis Head.

The match took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday evening. With changes in both teams’ line-ups, the spectators were eager to see how the alterations would impact the game. Both captains expressed their optimism and readiness for the exciting match ahead.