Toss Rajasthan Royals opt to bowl v Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Parag cited rain and moisture on what should’ve otherwise been a dry surface as one of the reasons behind his decision. Royals left out Tushar Deshpande for fellow-seamer Brijesh Sharma in their bowl-first XI. with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set to come in as the Impact Player.
“We’ve been clinical before the start of the tournament. We want to play smart cricket. Hope we keep assessing and adapting,” Parag said. “All three games are in the past, we have to perform. If we don’t, we’ll lose two points.”
This is RCB’s first away game, following two excellent home wins at the M Chinnaswamy stadium to kick off the season. Last year, they won each of their seven ‘away’ fixtures en route to the final, where they beat Punjab Kings to be crowned champions for the first time.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (capt), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
Impact subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (capt), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer
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