SRH win toss, send RR into bat in IPL match 5

Pune, March 29 : Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to field first against Rajasthan Royals in the fifth match of the IPL at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday. Rajasthan are going with four foreign internationals including Jos Buttler, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult and Shimron Hetmyer, while Hyderabad are fielding Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Romario Shepherd and Captain Kane Williamson. “It is a special day for the franchise as seven guys are making their debuts. Our four foreign internationals are Jos Buttler, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult and Hetmyer. We have played a lot of games here and know what is going to happen. It looks like a very green wicket but I am sure it will help both batsmen and bowlers,” Rajasthan Captain Sanju Samson said at the toss. Williamson said he expects the pitch to play pretty well and would like to use the dew factor and short grass to their advantage. “Most of the team has been here for a week to ten days and that has been really helpful,” he said. On his return from injury, Williamson said he is really excited to get the tournament started. “Every team is faced with the same challenges and it will be great to be get going,” he said. The Kiwi captain also praised the coaching staff by saying that they have amazing knowledge to share and they are also excited about it. Teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson(c), Nicholas Pooran(w), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik. BDN SHK1932

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