Kolkata: As the Eden Gardens stadium saw a steady stream of spectators filling the stands, visiting captain Shane Warne of Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first.
The host captain, Sourav Ganguly, will be determined to go out and win this game for pride now that all realistic chances for Kolkata Knight Riders have been extinguished. Murali Kartik, who had performed impressively for the side, returns from injury while McCullum will take over wicketkeeping duties from Wriddhimaan Saha. David Hussey has been left out of the squad, as has Ajit Agarkar while Shane Bond gets an outing here in Kolkata.
Warne, on the other hand, needs to win this vital encounter and earn two valuable points to give Rajasthan’s semi-final quest a final push. Aaron Finch gets his first game of the tournament while Michael Lumb sits this one out.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne (captin), Aaron Finch, Naman Ojha (wk), Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Adam Voges, Faiz Fazal, Paras Dogra, Abhishek Raut, Siddharth Trivedi, Kamran Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum (wk), Manoj Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Angelo Mathews, Shane Bond, Murali Kartik, Ashoke Dinda, Jaidev Unadkat
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