(Video) Samson loses umpteenth toss as Titans opt to bat

It came as no surprise when Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first. It’s a fresh pitch, a fresh venue, and nobody knows how it is likely to play out. Alzarri Joseph has come in for Lockie Ferguson while Rajasthan are unchanged.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami