Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf Duplessis won the toss and elected to bat against Gujarat Titans. Both teams came down with changes from the team they played in the last game. While Bangalore will make a change to replace Suyash Prabhu Desai with Mahipal Lomrore, Gujarat will make two changes to replace the injured Yash Dayal with Pradeep Sangwan and Abhinav Manohar with Sai Sudarshan.
Two consecutive defeats are aimed at making a comeback for Bangalore, who are directly out of the top four. Bangalore are fifth with 10 points after nine wins from nine matches. They are also aiming for the best performance of the batting line – up, which Ambe has lost in the last two matches. Virat Kohli, who is worried about not being able to find form this season, is also aiming for a comeback.
Gujarat, on the other hand, are top of the table with 14 points from eight matches. A win on the verge of defeat against Hyderabad in the last match will give them confidence.
Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomroor, Vanindu Hazaranga, Herschelle Patel, Josh Hazel.
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keeper), Shubhman Gill, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, Rahul Thewatia, Rashid Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, Alsari Joseph, Loki Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammad Shami.
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