Mullanpur, April 13: Rajasthan Royals (RR) chose to bowl first against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 27th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, here on Saturday.
England all-rounder Sam Curran went for toss as Punjab Kings captain with in place of regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan. Punjab have included Liam Livingstone and Atharva Taide in their XI.
RR skipper Sanju Samson, who won the toss informed that two of their key players opening batter Jos Buttler and seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been rested due to niggles. They have been replaced by Rovman Powell and Tanush Kotian.
Squads:
Punjab Kings XI: Sam Curran (Captain), Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh.
PBKS substitutes: Rahul Chahar, Ashutosh Sharma, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia Ellis.
Rajasthan Royals XI: Sanju Samson (Captan and wicket-keeper), Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Tanush Kotian, Trent Boult, Keshav Maharaj, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen and Yuzvendra Chahal.
RR Substitutes: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini and Abid Mushtaq.
