Here are the playing XIs of both the sides
Kings XI Punjab: Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Murugan Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w), Rahul Tripathi, Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ish Sodhi
Captains have their say at the toss
Ravichandran Ashwin: “We were looking to field first as well. We are playing three spinners so probably we want to make the most use of dry conditions. There has been quite a cloud cover throughout the day, hopefully there is no dew. We have David Miller back in place of Sam Curran. It’s one of those stages where you got to gain some momentum.” (ALSO READ: It’s unfortunate that my father’s name has been tainted: Vinoo Mankad’s son)
Ajinkya Rahane: “We’ll look to bowl first. It’s a dry wicket and on this ground chasing teams always win. What is important is playing good cricket throughout 40 overs and start fresh. It’s a funny format so you need to give your best. Three changes as Ashton Turner comes in. It was a good victory against Mumbai, we did really well. Only four overseas can play in IPL, hence it’s a difficult choice to make.”