Virat Kohli has won the toss and RCB have opted to bowl against Kings XI Punjab. RCB unchanged, while KXIP have made two changes. New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham has been presented his IPL cap. Kohli’s RCB began their campaign with a win the other night, while their opponents for Thursday, KXIP came close but lost in the Super Over to Delhi Capitals.
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, James Neesham, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Josh Philippe(w), Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal