IPL 2018: Hyderabad opt to bowl first against Rajasthan

Hyderabad won the toss and opted to ball first against Rajasthan in the fourth clash of the eleventh edition of Indian Premier League on Monday.

Both Rajasthan and Hyderabad faced same fortune as their star players Steve Smith and David Warner were ruled out from the ongoing tournament as they both were involved in the recent ball-tampering scandal in a recently concluded Test series between Australia and South Africa.

Rajasthan will hope to get off to a winning start while making a comeback into the tournament after a two-year suspension, and Hyderabad will aim for a similar result as in 2016 when they clinched the title.

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For Hyderabad, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan and Kane Williamson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar are all there on the teamsheet.

The Royals also spent heavily on their foreign contingent buying players impact players like Ben Stokes, Joffra Archer.

Playing XI:

Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Siddarth Kaul

Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane(c), D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson(w), Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Jos Buttler, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin