Royals opt to bowl against Titans, Boult out with a niggle

Navi Numbai: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League here Thursday.

Royals’ lead pacer Trent Boult was unavailable for selection due to a niggle, said skipper Sanju Samson at the toss. Fellow New Zealander Jimmy Neesham replaced him in the playing eleven.

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Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (w/c), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, James Neesham, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade (w), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal.

PTI