RR VS SRH: Warner wins toss, opts to field first

Hyderabad have one big change as Kane Williamson misses out due to injury and Jason Holder replaces him. While Shabaz Nadeem comes in for Basil Thampi

Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and opted to field first against Rajasthan Royals here at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. SRH have made two changes while RR are going into this game unchanged.

Hyderabad have one big change as Kane Williamson misses out due to injury and Jason Holder replaces him. While Shabaz Nadeem comes in for Basil Thampi.

Smith: I was looking to bat. We have been playing IPL for a long time. It was a good win the other night (against CSK). We are heading in the right direction, playing good cricket. You got to play well to make it to the finals and you need to peak at the right time. Same team.

Warner: I think too much is not going to change. We have the big man Holder coming in. Nadeem comes in for Thampi. I am always nice and calm. Have had time to relax. It's quite difficult in the bubble.

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi