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IPL 13: KKR win toss, opt to bat first against CSK

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 7 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday won the toss and opted to bat first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

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KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik and CSK captain MS Dhoni (Image: Indian Premier League's Twitter )

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 7 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday won the toss and opted to bat first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Both the sides will be targeting their third win in the ongoing IPL as they square off in Abu Dhabi.
CSK have made one change in the side as Karn Sharma comes in place for Piyush Chawla while KKR have fielded an unchanged XI.
CSK Playing XI: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar
KKR Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy. (ANI)

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