Skipper Shreyas Iyer of Punjab Kings elected to bat first after winning the toss, placing his trust in their formidable batting unit. A few adjustments were made to the playing eleven, as key players Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis are yet to join the IPL squad. In their place, BBL champion Mitchell Owen, who scored a century in the recent final, and paceman Xavier Bartlett have been given an opportunity.
During the hiatus, Sanju Samson, captain of the Rajasthan Royals, had the opportunity to recuperate from his earlier abdomen injury. He appeared content with the outcome of the toss, stating his preference to bowl regardless. This decision was influenced by the pitch’s performance in the previous game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which started off a bit sluggish.
Samson has solidified that RR will maintain its opening with 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and it will be him changing his position in the lineup to make space for the young player after his remarkable century at the top. As predicted, Nitish Rana was replaced. The second alteration, in line with expectations, was South Africa’s Kwena Maphaka replacing Jofra Archer who did not return to the IPL’s resumption with the team.
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The Rajasthan Royals’ initial bowling lineup consists of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson as captain and wicket-keeper, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
The Subs that made an impact include Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma, and Kunal Rathore.
The PBKS team batting first is composed of 11 players: 1 Prabhsimran Singh as the wicketkeeper, 2 Priyansh Arya, 3 Shreyas Iyer as captain, 4 Mitchell Owen, 5 Nehal Wadhera, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Azmatullah Omarzai, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Arshdeep Singh and rounding off with number 11 Yuzvendra Chahal.
Some potential substitutes that could make a significant difference in the game are Harpreet Brar, Pravin Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Musheer Khan.
