IPL 2019 RR vs KKR: Kolkata opt to field with one major change

KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik has elected to field first against the Royals

High on confidence after their maiden victory, Rajasthan Royals will look to carry the momentum by exploiting familiar conditions when they host a rampaging Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here Sunday. Coming to the toss, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik has elected to field first against the Royals. They have roped in Harry Gurney to replace Lockie Ferguson in today’s match. “We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, will hold good for 40 overs, we would like to chase. We just need to keep the spirits high in the camp, the expectation on the team is always there, a score around 140 should be a par score,” said Karthik. On the other hand, RR have made two changes for the game - Prashant Chopra and Midhun come in for Stuart Binny and Varun Aaron respectively. “We have played three games in five days, we won against RCB and looking forward to this match. We were batting first, we need to play well against a team like KKR. We have to be aggressive against him (Russell) and bowl good line and lengths,” said Rahane at the toss. Here are the playing XIs: RR: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Prashant Chopra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sudhesan Midhun KKR: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna