Lions' skipper Raina asks RCB to bat first at Rajkot

The hosts made three changes in their playing XI dropping Jason Roy, Munaf Patel and Praveen Kumar and picking Aaron Finch, Dhawal Kulkarni and Shivil Kaushik.
Gujarat Lions team (File Photo | PTI)
Gujarat Lions team (File Photo | PTI)

RAJKOT: Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday.

The hosts made three changes in their playing XI dropping Jason Roy, Munaf Patel and Praveen Kumar and picking Aaron Finch, Dhawal Kulkarni and Shivil Kaushik for the crucial game.

The visitors, on the other hand, included Chris Gayle and Travis Head in place of the injured duo of AB de Villiers and Samuel Badree.

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Captian), Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Travis Head, Kedar Jadhav (WK), Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (Captain), Aaron Finch, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Andrew Tye, Dhawal Kulkarni, Basil Thampi, Shivil Kaushik.

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