MI ask RR to bat in rain-truncated IPL match

GUWAHATI: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match, which has been reduced to 11-overs-a-side, here on Tuesday.

The match was delayed by over two-and-a-half hours due to persistent rain.

Skipper Pandya has recovered from his illness and returns to lead MI while pacer Trent Boult and spinner Allah Ghazanfar also make a comeback to the playing XI after missing the previous match.

Hosts Rajasthan are fielding an unchanged side.

The Teams:

Mumbai Indians:

Hardik Pandya (capt), Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Rajasthan Royals:

Riyan Parag(c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.