Sanju Samson has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024. “The pitch will play better in the second innings, and that’s why we are bowling first. It is nice to be back at Eden Gardens as this ground gives positive vibes. Jos Buttler and Ravichandran are back in the playing XI,’ Sanju Samson said.

Shreyas Iyer would have bowled first as well. “We would have bowled because of the conditions. The ball will do a bit in the first innings. However, we will have to play good cricket to win the match. Sunil Narine has been phenomenal for us, and he is getting us back into the games,’ Shreyas Iyer said.

Royals XI: 1 Jaiswal, 2 Powell, 3 Samson, 4 Parag, 5 Hetmyer, 6 Jurel, 7 Ashwin, 8 Boult, 9 Avesh, 10 Kuldeep, Chahal

KKR XI: 1 Salt, 2 Narine, 3 Shreyas (capt), 4 Venkatesh, 5 Raghuvanshi, 6 Rinku, 7 Russell, 8 Ramandeep, 9 Starc, 10 Varun, 11 Harshit

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