Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and decided to field first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in the eleventh game of this year’s Indian Premier League.
Pitch report:
“It is really hot. It looks like a beautiful wicket. There will be plenty of runs for the batsmen this afternoon,” says Brett Lee.
Here is what the captains said:
Virat Kohli:
“We will bowl first. This pitch will play slow in the first half. And it will play well in the second half.”
Bhuvneshwar Kumar:
“”I would have bowled too. Conditions become much better in the second half. Kane had a niggle and we thought this is the right time to give him a rest. We have made two changes in the team. Hooda and Nabi comes in place of Williamson and Nadeem.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI):
David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI)
Parthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, Shivam Dube, Prayas Barman, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj