Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Chennai Super Kings in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League 2026. Toss Decision - Captain's Comments & Reasoning "We will bowl first.

The last game was good for us, but the result didn't go our way. It is important to have belief and win small moments. The guys are working hard, and the combination looked good for us in the last game," Ajinkya Rahane said. CSK spinner Ruturaj Gaikwad would have bowled had he won the toss.

"We would have bowled first as well. The wicket hasn't changed much, and putting a big total in the first innings could be challenging. We are looking forward to the match. We batted and fielded well.

Everyone is performing, and we are slowly getting our combination right. It is about delivering and staying consistent in every game," Ruturaj Gaikwad said. Playing XIs Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurjapneet Singh CSK Impact Sub Options: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora KKR Impact Sub Options: Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert Toss Result Today - CSK vs KKR Match 22 IPL 2026 Q1: Who won the toss today in the CSK vs KKR Match 22 IPL 2026? KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Q2: What was the toss time today? The toss took place at 07:00 pm IST. Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first? Ajinkya Rahane has decided to bowl first because of the good bowling conditions. Q4: Where is today's match being played? MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai