IPL 2018 SRH vs RR: Hyderabad wins toss; Rajasthan to bat

Hyderabad: Winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) invited Rajasthan Royals (RR) to bat first in their opening Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Monday.

Claiming to be happy to bat first on a Hyderabad wicket where due will not play a crucial role, RR skipper Ajinkya Rahane revealed that Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler Ben Laughlin, and D'Arcy Short will be playing in the side. It will be the debut of Short in IPL.

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SRH skipper Kane Williamson named the four foreigner including him are Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake and Shakib Al Hasan.

Here are the two squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha (w), Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Siddarth Kaul

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

Ajinkya Rahane (c), D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Jos Buttler (w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin