For RR, Karun Nair has come in for Dhawal Kulkarni while Kane Richardson comes in place of James Faulkner. RCB surprisingly drop Varun Aaron to bring in Ravi Rampaul while Sachin Rana comes in for Muttiah Muralitharan.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Watson (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Stuart Binny, Steve Smith, Abhishek Nayar, Kane Richardson, Rajat Bhatia, Kane Richardson, Karun Nair and Pravin Tambe.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Parthiv Patel (wk), Yogesh Takawale, Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel, Sachin Rana, Ashok Dinda, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Rampaul.