PBKS Opt To Bowl First Against RR: Check Playing XI Details

PBKS Vs RR: Punjab Kings have won the coin toss, and opt to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, on Saturday, April 5.

Playing XI's

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c and wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh, Sandeep Sharma.

Punjab Kings Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas lyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Here's What Both Skippers Said During Toss

Shreyas lyer (Punjab Kings Captain):

"We will bowl first. Looking at the last game, it was the first game of the season on that surface. Same mindset here, we want to see how the surface plays. We played few practice games here. Kind of gets better when the dew comes in later."

"We need to stabilise from game one and that happened. It is important to steady the ship. Boys are in high spirits, as we go forward we need to keep composure and calmness. Sometimes it gets to your head."

"[Revamp to the side] We have played practice games so each individual has a fair idea on how the pitch is going to play. We played the last 2 games on the red soil so we got 2 good sessions to analyse and adapt as quickly as possible. We have got the mindset of champions and hopefully we can execute. We are going with the same team."

Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals Captain):

"Yeah, I have to be happy with batting first! Looking forward to batting first and putting a decent score on the board."

"(On being an impact player for the first three matches) I think I could feel the coaches a bit restless and helpless. Very excited and happy to be back. To be honest, it is a very new team and management. We are getting to know each other. It takes a bit of time. We are getting together better now, last game we pretty much had the perfect game. Three games are perfect for it."

"We have a small niggle in the camp. Tushar Deshpande misses out. Yudhvir Singh Charak comes in."

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