Royal Challengers Bangalore gained the toss and opted to bowl first in opposition to Rajasthan Royals at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Tuesday with Virat Kohli set to open for the primary time on this IPL. Kohli has been combating type with a golden duck in his final sport, which noticed RCB droop to a heavy defeat after being bundled out for 68. RCB have dropped their misfiring opener Anuj Rawat and in comes Rajat Patidar.
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Rajasthan are third on the factors desk and are coming off the again of back-to-back wins and will likely be on the lookout for their sixth win of the season. They have additionally made modifications to their XI with pacer Kuldeep Sen coming in for Obed McCoy whereas Karun Nair sits out in favour of New Zealand allrounder Daryl Mitchell.
After successful the toss, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis mentioned, “We will bowl first. There will likely be a bit in it early on and we’ll look to use it tonight. You should go previous it (68), it’s nearly attending to the playoffs, it’s not the way you get there. One change for us – Rajat is available in for Anuj Rawat with Virat going to the highest. We need him to get going proper on the prime, need to see the true Virat play. This is a brand new sport, new day and properly should play properly.
While Sanju Samson added, “We would have additionally bowled right here, however we’re completely happy to bat first as properly. It’s been nice, he has arrange an amazing commonplace, the whole staff is studying quite a bit from him, the way in which he has performed in accordance with the staff state of affairs, there’s quite a bit to be taught. Just put one of the best step ahead – couple of modifications, Daryl Mitchell comes instead of Karun Nair, Kuldeep Sen replaces Obed McCoy
RCB vs RR Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Daryl Mitchell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
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