Hyderabad:Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane have won the toss and have decided to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad here at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
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Team news
With both SRH and RR lost their respective season opener, they will eye to win their first match of IPL 2019 to put their campaign on right track.
RR, who lost to Kings XI Punjab by14 runs against KXIP on Monday, didn'tmake any changto their playing XI.
However,SRH made two changes to their playing XI. While skipper Kane Williamson cameback to the SRH replacing Shakib-Al-Hasan, bowlingall-rounderShahbaz Nadeem got his first match of the season as Deepak Hooda has been dropped.
Kane Williamson: "We would'vs liked to bat first as well. Shakib and Hooda miss out from the last match. Myself and Shabaz come in. It looks like a good surface and it is important that we adapt with the ball first up. The injury recovery is coming along nicely. Every side enjoys playing at their home ground in front of a wonderful crowd."
Ajinkya Rahane: "We're looking to bat first. I don;t know how this wicket will behave but I am sure that the wicket won't change much in the 40 overs. We're going in with the same combination; we don't believe in a lot of changes. I think staying in the present is all what this format is all about. We need to stick to our strengths and back ourselves."
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni
