RR vs KXIP: Rajasthan won the toss, decided to bat with three changes

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The 40th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League is being played between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in Jaipur. To make Royals the place to play, it is very important to win the remaining one. In such a scenario, Captain Ajinkya Rahane surprised everyone by taking a decision of batting as he won the toss.

The two teams were seen face-to-face on Sunday, where Punjab had defeated Rajasthan.

This match is for the Rajasthan Royals to do or die. Win in this match will keep him in the playoff race and defeat will almost close his way.

Punjab has made two changes in its team. In place of Mayank Agarwal, Mohit Sharma has been given the place in the playing eleven instead of Akshdeep Nath and Ankit Rajput.

Rajasthan has made three changes in its team. Stuart Binny, Mahipal Lomaroor and Ish Sodhi have got place in the team while Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tripathi and Darcy Short have to go out.

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Marcus Stonyis, Akshdeep Nath, Mohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Mujib ur Rahman, Akshar Patel, Andrew Tie

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Joefra Archer, Krishnappa Gautam, Mahipal Lomaroor, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Anurrant Singh.