Kohli wins toss, Shakib’s Hyderabad to bat first
In the 39th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the toss and invited Kane Williamson’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to bat first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Placed on the top of VIVO IPL points table, SRH will be looking to solidify the top spot.
On the other hand, RCB will have to win all the matches to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Brendon McCullum has been left out of the squad of RCB. England all-rounder Moeen Ali gets a game.
Here are the squads for both the teams for today's match:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) playing 11 for IPL today's match: Alex Hales, Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma. Change: No change.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) playing 11 for IPL today's match: Parthiv Patel(w), Manan Vohra, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal. Change: Manan Vohra replaces M Ashiwn, Moeen Ali is for Brendon McCullum.