IPL 2018: Dinesh Karthik opts to bowl against Rajasthan
Dinesh Karthik
Both the teams have exactly the same squad as the previous games
Dinesh Karthik won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Kolkata won the previous clash against Delhi by 71 runs and due to this high margin, Kolkata have managed to climb up on the points table following a better Net Run Rate.
The intent of winning with the scope of improvement makes the team a strong contender for the IPL 2018 title.
Playing XI:
Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane(c), D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson(w), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin
Kolkata: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav
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Both the teams have exactly the same squad as the previous games.