IPL-2017: Kohli opts to field against Smith's Pune

Pune, April 29 (CRICKETNMORE): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to field against Rising Supergiant (RPS) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.

The hosts have made a couple of changes with Deepak Chahar and Lockie Ferguson replacing Shardul Thakur and Faf du Plessis while all-rounder Ben Stokes is yet to recover fully.

RCB on the other hand have made three changes with Stuart Binny, Sachin Baby and Adam Milne getting a match in place of Chris Gayle, Ankit Chaudhary and Mandeep Singh.

Teams: 
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Captain), Travis Head, AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav (WK), Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Samuel Badree, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rising Pune Supergiant: Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith (Captain), MS Dhoni(WK), Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Jaydev Unadkat, Lockie Ferguson, Imran Tahir.