IPL 2020, RCB vs RR: Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bat First At Abu Dhabi

IPL 2020, RCB vs RR Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Abu Dhabi.

The fifteenth game in the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will get underway at the Shiekh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in a short while from now. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM (IST) Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Abu Dhabi. Rajasthan Royals have made one change to their Playin XI. Left arm spinner Mahipal Lomror comes in place of seamer Ankit Rajpoot. Meanwhile Royal Challengers Bangalore are going ahead with the same Playing XI as they did in their previous win against Mumbai Indians. Here is what the skippers had to say about the conditions and pitch on offer and their respective playing elevens after the toss. RCB Skipper Virat Kohli: It's dry heat, but it's not so bad. We are playing with the same XI. We wanted to bat first, day game, better to get into the game with the first six overs of the match. Getting a strong squad together, it's good to see the youngsters doing the job for us. Dube contribution, Chahal's always a banker and AB does what he is good at doing. RR Skipper Steve Smith: We'll bat first. It's a day game, pretty warm out here, so we want to bat first and set a target. We got one change, Lomror comes in for Ankit (Rajpoot). It's a long tournament, you are going to win games, lose games. Hopefully, we'll put on a good show today. Ben (Stokes) is a quality player, adds to our squad once he's arrives. Here are the Playing XI for the two teams Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Mahipal Lomror, Jaydev Unadkat Rajasthan Royals do enjoy the slender edge over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous encounters in the Indian Premier League. Out of the 20 games played between these two teams, RR have won 10, while RCB have emerged victorious in 8 encounters. 2 games have been washed out. Here are the full squads for Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020: RCB: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa RR: Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Andrew Tye, Kartik Tyagi, Steven Smith (captain), Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Aniruddha Joshi, Jofra Archer