Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2025. “The overs have been reduced. Bowling first is the bright option, as we don’t know how the wicket would behave. Marcus Stoinis has replaced Glenn Maxwell. You should have the right fielders in the right place,” Shreyas Iyer said.
Rajat Patidar would have also bowled first had he won the toss. “We have to be smart and adapt to the situation. The wicket would be a bit sticky. We will put runs on the board to put them under pressure,” Rajat Patidar said.
RCB XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
Impact players list: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
PBKS XI: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh
Impact players list: Prabhsimran Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Pravin Dubey
