At the toss, Riyan Parag won the coin flip and opted to field first for Rajasthan Royals.
Shreyas Iyer on Shashank’s Absence
Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer confirmed that Shashank Singh’s absence was a forced change, without revealing the exact reason he said that,
“We would have loved to bowl first as well. The wicket was covered for the last few days because of the weather. All of us are proactive, irrespective of whether we are bowling first or second. We have one forced change, Suryansh comes in place of Shashank. Also, Lockie comes in place of Xavier.”
Team Updates: PBKS vs RR
Rajasthan Royals Changes:
Out: Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Bishnoi
In: Dasun Shanaka, Yash Raj Punia
Punjab Kings Changes:
Out: Shashank Singh (injury), Xavier Bartlett
In: Suryansh Shedge, Lockie Ferguson
Playing XIs for Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Suryansh Shedge, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja
Impact subs for Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals Impact subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan