Hyderabad, Apr 17 (PTI) Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been rested for the match as a precautionary measure after suffering back spasm, handing over CSK's captaincy to Suresh Raina. Sam Billings will keep wickets in the absence of Dhoni, while Karn Sharma came in the place of Mitchell Santner.

Yusuf Pathan and Shahbaaz Nadeem returned for SRH.

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaaz Nadeem

Chennai Super Kings XI: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina (Capt), Ambati Rayudu, Sam Billings, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir. PTI

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