RCB's Captain Rajat Patidar Chooses to Bowl First Against KKR in IPL Clash

Match Overview

Raipur: In a thrilling Indian Premier League encounter, Rajat Patidar, the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, won the toss and decided to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.

The toss experienced a delay due to a wet outfield caused by rain; however, the match proceeded without any overs being lost under the updated playing conditions.

The toss was eventually conducted at 8:30 PM local time, with the match set to commence at 8:45 PM after a delay of over an hour and 15 minutes.

In terms of team changes, RCB brought in Venkatesh Iyer to replace Romario Shepherd, while KKR made a single adjustment, introducing Saurabh Dubey in place of spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who is sidelined due to a minor injury.

Teams for the match are as follows:

RCB: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Rasikh Salam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Jacob Duffy.

KKR: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora.