After two consecutive losses in their first two matches of IPL, RCB are up against Sunrisers Hyderabad who are missing Kane Williamson and are led by Bhuvaneshwar Kumar today.
Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bowl first. He reinstated his confidence in the team and looked forward to win this encounter and add two points for his team.
"We will bowl first. We have added another spinner to our team today. This pitch will play slow in the first half. And it will be beautiful to bat on in the evening. We have made one change. Navdeep Saini misses out and Prayas Barman will make his debut. He is an exciting talent. The guys are really looking forward to this match. Me and ABD are senior cricketers and we would like to take as much responsibility as we can for the RCB," said Virat Kohli hoping to make a turnaround after two consecutive losses.
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"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 come in place of Williamson and Nadeem," said Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prayas Barman
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