Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday, with Virat Kohli set to open for the first time in this IPL. Kohli has been battling form in his last game with a golden duck, which saw RCB suffer a massive defeat after being bundled out for 68 runs. RCB dismissed their misfiring openers Anuj Rawat and Rajat Patidar.
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Rajasthan are third on the points table and are looking to make a comeback after consecutive wins and look for their sixth win of the season. He has also made changes in his XI with pacer Kuldeep Sen coming in for Obed McCoy, while Karun Nair favors New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell.
After winning the toss, RCB captain Faf du Plessis said, ‘We will bowl first. There will be a little bit of it in the beginning and we will try to take advantage of that tonight. You have to get over it (68), it’s just about getting to the playoffs, it’s not how you get there. One change for us – Silver comes in for Anuj Rawat with Virat going on top. We want him to go to the top, want to see the real Virat play. It’s a new game, a new day and a good play.
Whereas Sanju Samson said, “We would have bowled here as well, but we are also happy to bat first. It has been great, he has set a great standard, the whole team is learning a lot from him, the way he has played in the team.” Have played according to the situation, learned a lot from it. Best move forward – few changes, Daryl Mitchell replaces Karun Nair, Kuldeep Sen replaces Obed McCoy
RCB vs RR Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudesai, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Vanindu Hasranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammad Siraj
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Daryl Mitchell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen, Pranand Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
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