IPL 2021: RCB win toss, elect to field against SRH

A dry pitch with cracks developing. Spinners will get assistance but batsmen can go for a big score if they play with caution. Both SRH and RCB have gone with the same side.

Abu Dhabi:Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in an Indian Premier League (IPL) here.

Pitch Report:A dry pitch with cracks developing. Spinners will get assistance but batsmen can go for a big score if they play with caution.

Both SRH and RCB have gone with the same side.

At the toss, RCB skipper Virat Kohli said, "We are gonna bowl first. We have seen the wicket eases out in the second half. We had a bit of a jolt at the start of this leg. Against Chennai, we could have made a game out of it. We were 15-20 short. Every team wants to qualify with a few games to spare. Having qualified, we would want to back ourselves to deliver when under pressure. Same side for us."

On the other hand, SRH captain Kane Williamson said, "Exciting opportunity for us. I think as an environment, we would try to evolve. There is still some focus. There is a lot of enthusiasm thanks to the youth in the team. We are going with the same side from the last match."

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik

Kane Williamson: Exciting opportunity for us. I think as an environment, we would try to evolve. There is still some focus. There is a lot of enthusiasm thanks to the youth in the team. We are going with the same side from the last match.