RCB elect to bat against KXIP

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat against Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League encounter, here today.

Royal Challengers Bangalore brought in a fit again AB de Villiers in place of West Indies' destructive batsman Chris Gayle.

Kings XI Punjab, meanwhile, included Varun Aaron in place of Swapnil Singh.

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab: Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Glenn Maxwell (capt), David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Varun Aaron, T Natarajan.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Shane Watson (capt), Vishnu Vinod (wk), AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav, Mandeep Singh, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Iqbal Abdulla, Tymal Mills, Yuzvendra Chahal, Billy Stanlake.