Why Are Ashwin And Buttler Not Playing For RR? Samson Reveals

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl against Punjab Kings, who are being led by Sam Curran, in their IPL 2024 match at Mullanpur on Saturday. England all-rounder Curran is captaining PBKS after regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan sat out with a niggle. For PBKS, Atharva Taide replaced Dhawan, while Liam Livingstone also returned to the XI. Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin too miss out with Rovman Powell and Tanush Kotian coming in for RR. "Jos isn't 100%, Ash bhai is having a niggle," informed Samson at the toss.

Here are the Playing XIs -

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada.

Here are the Impact Subs -

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Abid Mushtaq

Punjab Kings: Rahul Chahar, Ashutosh Sharma, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Nathan Ellis