Gujarat Lions captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bowl against the Virat Kohli - led Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Their backs against the wall, struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to outgun title-contenders, Gujarat Lions in this must-win IPL clash to keep alive their play-off hopes.
Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina misses his first ever IPL match and Brendon McCullum has taken up the baton.
Teams:
Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik(w), Aaron Finch, Akshdeep Nath, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe, Shivil Kaushik
Royal Challengers Bangalore: (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Lokesh Rahul(w), Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Sreenath Aravind, Chris Jordan, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal
(with inputs from PTI)