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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh on April 20. Patidar made one change to the side. He replaced England all-rounder Liam Livingstone with Caribbean all-rounder Romario Shepherd. While Manoj Bhandage is named in impact substitutions, Devdutt Padikkal may walk out to bat in the run chase.
"We're going to bowl first. Wicket looks decent, won't change much. Batting second will give more clarity about the game and the wicket. We're not looking at venues, just trying to play good cricket. Shepherd comes in for Livi [Livingstone]," Patidar said after winning the toss.
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer decided not to tinker with the winning combination which means Glenn Maxwell has been benched again.
"We also wanted to bowl. At the end of the day you always have to adapt according to the situation. Important to give ourselves some time, see how the ball is moving. It's the first afternoon game for us. Hopefully we get a good total on the board. The support we got, especially in the last game in this stadium, was outstanding. Same team," Iyer said at the coin toss.
PBKS vs RCB Playing XIs:
RCB Playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
PBKS Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey
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