NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad stand-in skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and elected to field first against Rajasthan Royals in Match 4 of the Indian Premier League.
Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar is leading the home team only for this game as their regular skipper Aiden Markram is away for national duty.
Hyderabad handed debuts to England's Adil Rashid and Harry Brook along with New Zealand's Glenn Phillips and Mayank Agarwal.
West Indies captain Jason Holder and KM Asif are making their debuts for Rajasthan.
"Looks like a good batting wicket. Will take advantage with the chase. (On captaincy) Just the one game this time. I'll try my best and do what is needed for the team," said Bhuvneshwar at the toss.
This is a new IPL with new rules. We have to respect the opponents and play to our strengths. Always feel good to wear this jersey, looking forward to playing in Jaipur. (On Sangakkara) We have a good relationship with each other. Discuss things regularly before games," said Royals skipper Sanju Samson at the toss.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips (wicketkeeper), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (captain), T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(captain & wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, KM Asif.
