Rajasthan elect to bat as Tendulkar misses out yet again

Rajastha Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier of the Pepsi Indian Premier League here today.

Rajasthan Royals have retained their same team which they Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator.

Mumbai Indians made one-change to their line-up, bringing in young medium pacer Rishi Dhawan in place of Munaf Patel.

However, Sachin Tendulkar, who retired hurt after injuring his left wrist in their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 13, has been ruled out of the match as he is yet to recover fully from the injury.

The winners of the second qualifier will set up the final clash against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

Earlier, evening showers delayed the start of the match by an hour even as there was no reduction to the stipulated 20 overs-a-side affair.

Teams

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (capt), Dwayne Smith, Aditya Tare, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Pragyan Ojha, Rishi Dhawan.

Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Dishant Yagnik, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson, Brad Hodge, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Vikramjeet Malik, Siddharth Trivedi.

Field Umpires: Simon Taufel, C Samsuddin.

TV Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena.

Fourth Umpire: K Srinath.

Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle.