Mohali | Punjab Kings stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL match here on Thursday.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan continues to be on the sidelines as he is nursing a shoulder injury.
England batter Liam Livingstone has finally been included in the PBKS side along with Nathan Ellis, while South African quick Kagiso Rabada and opening batter Prabhsimran Singh miss out from the playing XI.
Former RCB skipper Kohli is leading the side as regular skipper Faf du Plessis is playing as an impact player.
The teams:
Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj.
Scoreboard of Indian Premier League match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Thursday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli c Sharma b Brar 59
Faf du Plessis c Curran b Ellis 84
Glenn Maxwell c Taide b Brar 0
Dinesh Karthik c Taide b Singh 7
Mahipal Lomror not out 7
Shahbaz Ahmed not out 5
Extras: (LB-8 W-3 NB-1) 12
Total: (For 4 wickets in 20 overs) 174
Fall of wickets: 1/137 2/137 3/151 4/163 Bowling: Arshdeep Singh 4-0-34-1, Harpreet Brar 3-0-31-2, Nathan Ellis 4-0-41-1, Sam Curran 4-0-27-0, Rahul Chahar 4-0-24-0, Liam Livingstone 1-0-9-0
