IPL 2018: Punjab Wins The Toss And Chooses To Field First

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad will host the 25th match between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Visiting team captain Ravi Ashwin won the toss and opted field first. The first centurion of IPL 2018, Chris Gayle is back into KXIP playing XI while left handed batsman Yuvraj Singh has been dropped due to lack of form.

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to extend their winning run in a bid to climb to the second spot by defeating the visitors. KXIP currently stand in the second position, below Chennai Super Kings. SRH are exuding with confidence from their stunning defence of a target of just 118 runs against defending team Mumbai Indians.

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Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Basil Thampi, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman