Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis received the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans of their Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad on April 28.
The RCB have introduced Glenn Maxwell again to their eleven.
Two weeks in the past, the Australian all-rounder had determined to take a “mental and physical” break from the IPL after going via a modest run within the match.
GT retained their eleven from the final match.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma.