Punjab have made one change to their side, bringing in Murali Kartik in place of Rishi Dhawan.
Rajasthan have replaced a sick Brad Hodge with Steve Smith.
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Watson (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Steve Smith, Abhishek Nayar, James Faulkner, Rajat Bhatia, Kane Richardson, Dhawal Kulkarni and Pravin Tambe.
Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (c), Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Mitchell Johnson, Murali Kartik, Akshar Patel, Parvinder Awana and Laxmipati Balaji.