IPL 2018, KXIP vs RR: R Ashwin wins the toss elected to bowl first
The 38th match of IPL is going to play between R Ashwin led team Kings XI Punjab and Ajinkya Rahane's team Rajasthan Royals. In the toss, R Ashwin wins the toss and elected to bowl first, so, for now, Ajinkya Rahane's team will open for a bat. There are some changes in both teams.
R Ashwin announces Kings XI Punjab will play without Yuvraj Singh as Manoj Tiwary comes in for them. Whether Rahane also took a mic to announce the change as from their team Dhawal Kulkarni will not play as Anureet Singh replaces him.
Update from Indore where the @lionsdenkxip have won the toss and elect to bowl first against @rajasthanroyals.#KXIPvRR pic.twitter.com/Gz4o8yCKKg
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Playing XI
Kings XI Punjab
Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Axar Patel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ankit Rajpoot, Andrew Tye
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler(w), D Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Anureet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat
First published: 6 May 2018, 20:02 IST