Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to field first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) citing the dew factor that comes into play in the second innings.
Du Plessis handed debut cap to Goan pacer Suyash Parbhudesai. Prabhudesai walked into the side after star pacer Harshal Patel left the bio-bubble due to his sister’s death. Also, Australian fast bowler and ex-CSK member, Josh Hazlewood will open the bowling at at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. On the other hand, Jadeja made no changes to his side despite the loss.
Captains speak
“Going with the trend of the tournament, win the toss and bowl. I know them, but they also know me very well. It's like playing against my brothers today. We have been good with the ball, we need to improve with the last two overs. Josh Hazlewood is back, excited to see what he will do with the new ball,” the former South Africa skipper said after winning the toss.
“We would have bowled first as well, looking at the wicket. We'll look to come here and play competitive cricket. The toss is not going our way, something that's not going out way. As a team every game is important. We'll try to fight it out and clinch our first win hopefully. We are going with the same team,” Jadeja said after losing the toss.
CSK XI: Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja(c), MS Dhoni(w), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary
RCB XI: Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep
CSK are still winless under the leadership of new skipper Jadeja as they have suffered four defeats in a row, their worst start in the league’s history. On the other hand, RCB are in the third spot with three wins from four games.
